Demographics of Bladen County, North Carolina

Bladen County, North Carolina had 30,007 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +379 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bladen County, in four figures

30,007
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +379 people.; 44.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,422 ±$6,049
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bladen County, North Carolina's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bladen County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bladen County, North Carolina's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bladen County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,628	100.0	100.0
2021	29,531	99.7	100.2
2022	29,360	99.1	100.7
2023	29,586	99.9	101.6
2024	29,967	101.1	102.5
2025	30,007	101.3	103.1

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Population of Bladen County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,628	+15	−39	+1	+49
2021	29,531	−97	−185	−1	+64
2022	29,360	−171	−236	+7	+72
2023	29,586	+226	−57	+36	+251
2024	29,967	+381	−49	+102	+327
2025	30,007	+40	−60	+63	+36

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±0.7: for men 42.3 ±1.2 and for women 46.5 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bladen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,467 ±126	5.0% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,627 ±366	15.6% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,190 ±408	7.4% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,567 ±463	22.2% ±1.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,780 ±417	26.3% ±1.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,935 ±535	23.5% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,422 ±$6,049, and income per person $27,713 ±$1,839, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bladen County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,509 ±478	29.7% ±3.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,032 ±450	25.6% ±3.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,606 ±282	13.6% ±2.3	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,369 ±306	11.6% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,476 ±302	12.5% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	369 ±129	3.1% ±1.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	463 ±175	3.9% ±1.5	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bladen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	6,417 ±924	22.0% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,203 ±416	36.7% ±6.0	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,868 ±514	19.9% ±3.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,346 ±305	15.3% ±3.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bladen County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bladen County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	15,286 ±27	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.4% ±2.4	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.6% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±2.5	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±3.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,100 ±$18,968	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$773 ±$73	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bladen County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,752 ±0	9.3% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,790 ±146	53.4% ±0.5	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,495 ±196	32.1% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 98	0% to 0.3%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	697 ±61	2.4% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 151	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	702 ±241	2.4% ±0.8	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bladen County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	22,437 ±794	75.9% ±2.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,771 ±816	19.5% ±2.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	235 ±100	0.8% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,123 ±258	3.8% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	86 to 326	0.3% to 1.1%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	917 ±258	3.1% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bladen County among the counties of North Carolina

72nd of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Bladen County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Alexander County	36,958	+1.5%
Transylvania County	34,211	+2.9%
Scotland County	33,322	−0.3%
Currituck County	33,158	+16.7%
Cherokee County	30,830	+6.8%
Bladen County	30,007	+1.3%
Ashe County	27,514	+3.5%
Montgomery County	26,403	+2.7%
Caswell County	22,563	+0.4%
Madison County	22,553	+5.9%
Anson County	21,758	−2.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026