Median Household Income
$80,396
Median Home Value
$299,000
Median Gross Rent
$1,106/mo
Poverty Rate
9.7%
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Homeownership Rate
82.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30.6%
Median Age
41.6
Population Over Time
Pender County grew 20.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
54,218
2016
56,358
2018
59,020
2020
61,891
2022
61,592
2024
65,550
Business & Industry
Pender County has 1,499 business establishments employing 11,591 people.
Construction
277
Health care and social assistance
146
Other services (except public administration)
144
Accommodation and food services
137
Professional, scientific, and technical services
134
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
121
Real estate and rental and leasing
118
Finance and insurance
49
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.