Pender County , North Carolina
Population: 63,475 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $76,838 Home $267,100 Rent $1,072/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Pender County's headline indicators land 3% above the national median on income ($76,838), with housing 12% below the US figure ($267,000 typical) — a profile closer to the broad US middle than to either tail of the distribution. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Pender County in the top 13% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with hurricane exposure the dominant local risk.
$76,838
Median Income
household
$267,100
Home Value
median
$1,072/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $76,838 |
| Per Capita Income | $38,296 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7% |
| Median Home Value | $267,100 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,072/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 81.8% |
| Renter Occupied | 18.2% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 63,475 |
| Median Age | 41.8 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 29.8% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
35.6%
Obesity
9.7%
Diabetes
14.1%
Smoking
37.3%
High Blood Pressure
22.1%
No Physical Activity
25.8%
Depression
32.2%
Insufficient Sleep
79.6%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 86.9 · 87th national percentile
🌊 Flood
81.60
🌪️ Tornado
70.87
🌀 Hurricane
97.16
🔥 Wildfire
86.93
❄️ Winter Storm
87.91
🌍 Earthquake
55.63
☀️ Drought
37.75
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