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Bladen County Schools Overview

Bladen Community College located in Bladen County Schools area. A total of 13,636 households are located in Bladen County Schools area. Among them, 3,660 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 9,701 and 6,825 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.26% (1,072) of residents are non-citizens and 7.78% (2,561) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Bladen County Schools, North Carolina
Household	13,636
Population	32,932
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,660 (26.84%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,701
Total Students	6,825
Pre-Kindergarten	306
Kindergarten	173
Grade 1-8	3,171
Grade 9-12	1,829
College/Graduate School	1,346
Veterans	26,402
Non-citizen	1,072
Non-English Home Language	2,561
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

27,269 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,875 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,861 people are in civilian labor force and 14 are in armed labor force. 13,159 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bladen County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,686	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,070	87.26%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,013	7.99%
Public transportation	24	0.19%
Walked	169	1.33%
Other method	76	0.60%
Worked from home	334	2.63%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,159	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,651	27.75%
Service	2,730	20.75%
Sales and office	2,332	17.72%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,363	17.96%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,083	15.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,159	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,183	8.99%
Construction	1,297	9.86%
Manufacturing	1,680	12.77%
Wholesale trade	142	1.08%
Retail trade	1,563	11.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	554	4.21%
Information	106	0.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	317	2.41%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	599	4.55%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,308	25.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,013	7.70%
Other services, except public administration	514	3.91%
Public administration	883	6.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,159	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,942	75.55%
Government workers	2,242	17.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	913	6.94%
Unpaid family workers	62	0.47%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,229 for the 13,636 households in Bladen County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $28,221. 28,840 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,636	-
Less than $10,000	1,415	10.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,273	9.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,310	16.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,676	12.29%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,832	13.44%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,384	17.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,300	9.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	969	7.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	249	1.83%
More than $200,000	228	1.67%
Median Household Income	$36,173	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,229	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,691	-
Less than $10,000	530	6.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	436	5.02%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,519	17.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	952	10.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,102	12.68%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,926	22.16%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,081	12.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	702	8.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	249	2.87%
More than $200,000	194	2.23%

Median Family Income	$47,038	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$65,906	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,221	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,882	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,882	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,117	-
With health insurance coverage	28,840	87.09%
Public coverage	16,372	49.44%
Private health insurance	18,222	55.02%
Without health insurance coverage	4,277	12.91%

Housing

There are 17,932 housing units in Bladen County Schools area, North Carolina with 13,636 units (76.04%) occupied. 9,732 houses (71.37%) are occupied by owner and 3,904 houses (28.63%) are rented. The average housing value is $95,300 and the average rental cost is $655. 272 houses (1.52%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,501 houses (8.37%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,932	-
Occupied	13,636	76.04%
Owner Occupied	9,732	71.37%
Renter Occupied	3,904	28.63%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,125	56.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	47	0.26%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	919	5.12%
Mobile Homes	6,841	38.15%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,932	-
Built 2014 or later	272	1.52%
Built 2010 - 2013	261	1.46%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,373	13.23%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,698	20.62%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,167	17.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,417	19.06%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,746	9.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,497	8.35%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,501	8.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,932	-
1 room	79	0.44%
2 rooms	156	0.87%
3 rooms	1,403	7.82%
4 rooms	3,074	17.14%
5 rooms	4,674	26.07%
6 rooms	3,951	22.03%
7 rooms	1,845	10.29%
8 rooms	1,440	8.03%
9 rooms or more	1,310	7.31%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,932	-
no bedroom	133	0.74%
1 bedroom	760	4.24%
2 bedrooms	5,015	27.97%
3 bedrooms	9,498	52.97%
4 bedrooms	2,055	11.46%
5 bedrooms or more	471	2.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,732	-
Less than $50,000	2,372	24.37%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,641	27.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,893	19.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,113	11.44%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,118	11.49%
$300,000 - $499,999	500	5.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	61	0.63%
$1,000,000 or more	34	0.35%
Median House Value	$95,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,975	-
Less than $500	761	25.58%
$500 - $999	1,992	66.96%
$1,000 - $1,499	222	7.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$655	-

Demographic

A total of 33,407 people lives in Bladen County Schools area, North Carolina with 16,030 male and 17,377 female. The males to female ratio is 47.98 to 52.02. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,407	-
Male	16,030	47.98%
Female	17,377	52.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,407	-
Under 5 years	1,760	5.27%
5 - 9 years	1,812	5.42%
10 - 14 years	2,161	6.47%
15 - 19 years	2,201	6.59%
20 - 24 years	1,502	4.50%
25 - 34 years	3,663	10.96%
35 - 44 years	3,849	11.52%
45 - 54 years	4,264	12.76%
55 - 59 years	2,348	7.03%
60 - 64 years	2,819	8.44%
65 - 74 years	4,274	12.79%
75 - 84 years	2,084	6.24%
85 years and older	670	2.01%
Median Age	44.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,407	-
One Race	33,088	99.05%
White	19,260	57.65%
Black or African American	11,594	34.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native	850	2.54%
Asian	50	0.15%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,334	3.99%

Two or more races	319	0.95%
White and Black or African American	94	0.28%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	56	0.17%
White and Asian	6	0.02%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	77	0.23%