Bladen County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	31%

This county:	21.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.0%), Educational,health and social services (20.6%).

Type of workers:

Bladen County, North Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bladen County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 15,520	(48.1%)
Females: 16,758	(51.9%)

Bladen County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county	$27,937
North Carolina:	$40,729

Bladen County	$86,843
North Carolina:	$127,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 154
• Burglaries: 288
• Thefts: 533
• Auto thefts: 61

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 24
• Assaults: 224
• Burglaries: 336
• Thefts: 503
• Auto thefts: 51

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bladen County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elizabethtown, Bladenboro, Clarkton, White Lake, East Arcadia, Kelly, White Oak, Butters, Dublin, Tar Heel.

Neighboring counties: Columbus County , Cumberland County , Pender County , Robeson County , Sampson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bladen County: Browns Landing (A), Elizabethtown Dock (B), Memorial Monument (C), Lock Landing (D), Prospect Hall Landing (E), Gibson Landing (F), Reeves Ford (G), Jessups Landing (H), Lake Creek Community House (I), Church Landing (J), Prison Number 601 (K), Russ Landing (L), Sikes Landing (M), Sandy Bluff Landing (N), Tar Heel Landing (O), Boone Field Landing (P), Bakers Landing (Q), Atkinson Landing (R), Still Landing (S), Strawhorn Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bladen County include: ABE Branch Church (A), New Center Church (B), Natmore Church (C), Hickory Grove Church (D), Murphy Chapel (E), Antioch Church (F), Ashwood Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Bakers Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Melvin Cemetery (1), Burney Cemetery (2), Grimes Cemetery (3), McCall Cemetery (4), Johnson Cemetery (5), Atkinson Cemetery (6), Roanoke Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jones Lake (A), Salters Lake (B), Bakers Lake (C), Horseshoe Lake (D), Little Singletary Lake (E), Bay Tree Lake (F), Wheeler Lake (G), Davis Millpond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Georgia Branch (A), Panther Branch (B), Frenchs Creek (C), Pemberton Creek (D), Peters Creek (E), Phillips Creek (F), Fishpond Branch (G), Pine Log Swamp (H), Ellis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bladen County include: Bladen County Park (1), Singletary Lake State Park (2), Jones Lake State Park (3), Bay Tree Lake State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.3%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Current college students: 1,484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 737 (26% naturalized citizens)

Bladen County:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,790
• One, attached: 107
• Two: 202
• 3 or 4: 251
• 5 to 9: 98
• 10 to 19: 45
• 20 or more: 135
• Mobile homes: 4,688

Housing units in Bladen County with a mortgage: 3,183 (310 second mortgage, 292 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,027

Bladen County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 fatalities and 110 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 12 people and injured 101 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,296 (80%) Carpooled: 1,885 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 62 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 148 (1%) Other means: 155 (1%) Worked at home: 272 (2%)

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($452 average AGI)

Bladen County:	0.14%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

3.76% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($19,951 average AGI)
1.56% relocated from other states ($8,168 average AGI)

Bladen County:	1.56%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($30,859 average AGI)
from Robeson County, NC	0.64% ($22,892)
from Columbus County, NC	0.51% ($24,019)
from New Hanover County, NC	0.29% ($33,517)
from Sampson County, NC	0.24% ($34,667)
from Brunswick County, NC	0.14% ($37,000)
from Wake County, NC	0.12% ($37,917)

5.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,249 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.25% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($20,556 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($7,693 average AGI)

Bladen County:	1.30%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($26,308 average AGI)
to Robeson County, NC	0.73% ($25,649)
to Columbus County, NC	0.63% ($31,250)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.33% ($26,235)
to Wake County, NC	0.25% ($21,760)
to Sampson County, NC	0.18% ($25,389)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.17% ($23,882)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,608 (3,998 aged, 1,610 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,096 (6,317 male householders, 2,588 female householders)

  6,157 spouses, 9,449 children (8,869 natural, 193 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 1,081 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 245 parents, 415 other relatives, 576 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,483 (1,679 male householders (1,428 living alone)), 2,289 female householders (2,145 living alone)), 515 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 699 (515 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,879 2-persons, 2,300 3-persons, 1,707 4-persons, 704 5-persons, 228 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,573 1-person, 332 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

94.9% of residents of Bladen County speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $218,129,000 ($6609 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,161,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $89,072,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,833,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,475,000
Federal grants: $69,344,000
Federal procurement contracts: $553,000 ($-5,805,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,852,000 ($4,574,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,149,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,445,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,142,000

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 30.91 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

71% of Bladen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Carolina.

Bladen County:	71.0%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 26867
• Northeast: 1634
• Midwest: 594
• South: 2078
• West: 222

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,000

Here:	5.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	6.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	5.6%
North Carolina:	20.2%