Median Household Income
$42,422
Median Home Value
$135,100
Median Gross Rent
$773/mo
Poverty Rate
22.0%
Unemployment Rate
5.4%
Homeownership Rate
69.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.5%
Median Age
44.7
Population Over Time
Bladen County shrank 15.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
34,915
2016
34,454
2018
33,778
2020
33,209
2022
29,807
2024
29,566
Business & Industry
Bladen County has 540 business establishments employing 10,734 people.
Other services (except public administration)
73
Accommodation and food services
52
Construction
47
Health care and social assistance
45
Professional, scientific, and technical services
31
Finance and insurance
25
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
23
Wholesale trade
21
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.