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Bladen County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 30,458 (9% urban, 91% rural); it was 32,278 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,304
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,136
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,033
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,990 (it was 2,864 in 2000)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

33%

Land area: 875 sq. mi.

Water area: 12.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Bladen County: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.7%), Manufacturing (11.7%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Bladen County, NC (2022)
    • 16,36954.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,02133.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2,5578.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7972.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2450.8%Two or more races
    • 980.3%Asian alone
Median resident age:

45.1 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 14,600  (47.9%)
Females: 15,858  (52.1%)
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Average household size:
Bladen County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $41,267 ($26,877 in 1999)
This county:

$41,267
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $500 (lower quartile is $338, upper quartile is $666)
This county:

$500
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $138,448 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
Bladen:

$138,448
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,638 - $260,012
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,101
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $437

Institutionalized population: 462

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 6
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 82
  • Burglaries: 132
  • Thefts: 248
  • Auto thefts: 45

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 114
  • Burglaries: 172
  • Thefts: 259
  • Auto thefts: 67
Bladen County, NC map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 52 buildings, average cost: $288,500
  • 2021: 24 buildings, average cost: $313,600
  • 2020: 64 buildings, average cost: $181,900
  • 2019: 48 buildings, average cost: $185,500
  • 2018: 29 buildings, average cost: $179,500
  • 2017: 41 buildings, average cost: $211,500
  • 2016: 37 buildings, average cost: $194,900
  • 2015: 36 buildings, average cost: $174,900
  • 2014: 36 buildings, average cost: $162,700
  • 2013: 61 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 2012: 43 buildings, average cost: $150,600
  • 2011: 49 buildings, average cost: $142,900
  • 2010: 38 buildings, average cost: $155,500
  • 2009: 40 buildings, average cost: $154,600
  • 2008: 61 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2007: 78 buildings, average cost: $178,900
  • 2006: 110 buildings, average cost: $108,400
  • 2005: 88 buildings, average cost: $144,500
  • 2004: 118 buildings, average cost: $144,300
  • 2003: 90 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2002: 103 buildings, average cost: $121,700
  • 2001: 86 buildings, average cost: $104,600
  • 2000: 63 buildings, average cost: $120,300
  • 1999: 66 buildings, average cost: $107,600
  • 1998: 77 buildings, average cost: $102,200
  • 1997: 74 buildings, average cost: $78,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Bladen, NC residents
Average permit cost in Bladen, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,264 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $991 (0.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Bladen, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Bladen, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Bladen, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 23.4%
Bladen County:

23.4%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(16.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.8% for Black residents, 45.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.1% for American Indian residents, 33.5% for other race residents, 24.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 45.1 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 47.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.0 years old, Black residents: 43.8 years old, American Indian residents: 31.2 years old, Asian residents: 42.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.7 years old, Other race residents: 21.6 years old)

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.

Bladen County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: McCurtain County, Oklahoma , McIntosh County, Oklahoma , Morgan County, Alabama , Phillips County, Arkansas , McNairy County, Tennessee , St. Francis County, Arkansas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Bladen, NC
County total employment by year in Bladen, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Bladen, NC

Current college students: 1,484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 764 (18.3% naturalized citizens)

Bladen County:

2.5%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1222010 or later
  • 2282000 to 2009
  • 1221990 to 1999
  • 1381980 to 1989
  • 271970 to 1979
  • 68Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.0%

Bladen County marital status for males Bladen County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,236
  • One, attached: 52
  • Two: 168
  • 3 or 4: 212
  • 5 to 9: 127
  • 10 to 19: 78
  • 20 to 49: 124
  • 50 or more: 24
  • Mobile homes: 4,507
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Bladen County with a mortgage: 3,283 (176 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 182

Here:

1.6% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Bladen County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant10,82869
Black Protestant4,83429
Mainline Protestant3,03520
Catholic2221
Other141
None16,257-
Bladen County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 9
Bladen County:

2.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.93 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Bladen County:

5.59 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:

2.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Bladen County:

11.4%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Bladen County:

30.9%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.2%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Bladen County:

Average size of farms: 264 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $462,158
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $608.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $365,858
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.82%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77,120
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.02
Corn for grain: 17719 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2731 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 10730 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 19007 harvested acres
Vegetables: 110 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 132 acres

Earthquake activity:

Bladen County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 232.1 miles away from Bladen County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 191.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 147.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 228.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 138.3 miles away from Bladen County center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:20, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Simmons Road Fire, Incident Period: July 04, 2011 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 2936, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia, Incident Period: September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3254: September 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3254, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Bladen County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 14, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Bladen

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,532 (79.3%)
  • Carpooled: 937 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 35 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 67 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 277 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 810 (6.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Construction (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (33%)
  • Guatemala (26%)
  • Cuba (8%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
  • Korea (4%)
  • West Indies (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bladen County


  • American (31%)
  • English (4%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • African (1%)
  • German (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Bladen County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 231 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 163 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 64 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 24 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 8 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Bladen County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 347 people in nursing homes
  • 101 people in state prisons
  • 94 people in other group homes
  • 71 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $50,904.

6.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.22%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.81% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($31,057 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($10,864 average AGI)
Bladen County:

1.41%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cumberland County, NC  0.87% ($37,934 average AGI)
from Columbus County, NC  0.73% ($32,286)
from Robeson County, NC  0.72% ($38,013)
from Wake County, NC  0.29% ($51,833)
from Sampson County, NC  0.28% ($38,862)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.27% ($52,286)
from New Hanover County, NC  0.22% ($67,739)


5.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.27%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($30,657 average AGI)
0.85% relocated to other states ($5,628 average AGI)
Bladen County:

0.85%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Cumberland County, NC  0.94% ($37,265 average AGI)
to Robeson County, NC  0.73% ($29,263)
to Columbus County, NC  0.61% ($33,683)
to Sampson County, NC  0.31% ($35,969)
to Brunswick County, NC  0.28% ($44,034)
to New Hanover County, NC  0.19% ($21,350)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2

Births per 1000 population in Bladen County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Bladen County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Bladen County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 17.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bladen County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Bladen County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bladen County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bladen County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bladen County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Bladen County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,340 (4,357 aged, 1,983 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,082 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Bladen County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (733)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (517)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (373)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (330)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (296)
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (282)
  • Unspecified dementia (124)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (123)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (60)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (57)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.03
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,314
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 106
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46,533

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,536
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,406
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 92.6. This is more than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 127.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 92.6
  • Other - 35.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 30,458
  • Male householders: 4,774 (1,588 living alone), Female householders: 7,174 (2,496 living alone)
  • 4,998 spouses (4,933 opposite-sex spouses), 651 unmarried partners, (638 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,203 children (8,800 natural, 89 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 1,086 grandchildren, 543 brothers or sisters, 376 parents, 0 foster children, 660 other relatives, 491 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 466

Size of family households: 3,988 2-persons, 1,553 3-persons, 974 4-persons, 511 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,083 1-person, 473 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 23 4-persons.

3,121 married couples with children.
1,883 single-parent households (311 men, 1,572 women).

92.5% of residents of Bladen speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $218,129,000 ($6,609 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,431
Here:

74 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,082
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +309
Here:

+9 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +61
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bladen County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Year house built in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • 352020 or later
  • 1,4062010 to 2019
  • 1,7032000 to 2009
  • 2,9321990 to 1999
  • 2,0581980 to 1989
  • 2,8551970 to 1979
  • 1,3721960 to 1969
  • 1,4021950 to 1959
  • 7371940 to 1949
  • 5981939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • 211 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 2083 rooms
  • 8464 rooms
  • 1,7045 rooms
  • 1,9926 rooms
  • 1,1557 rooms
  • 1,1918 rooms
  • 1,2489+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • 151 room
  • 252 rooms
  • 2983 rooms
  • 1,1684 rooms
  • 8755 rooms
  • 5116 rooms
  • 4097 rooms
  • 1018 rooms
  • 1439+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • 22no bedroom
  • 831 bedroom
  • 1,5062 bedrooms
  • 4,9333 bedrooms
  • 1,5934 bedrooms
  • 1865+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina
  • 15no bedroom
  • 3961 bedroom
  • 1,3332 bedrooms
  • 1,6453 bedrooms
  • 664 bedrooms
  • 785+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Bladen County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bladen County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bladen County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 442no vehicle
  • 1,7941 vehicle
  • 2,9162 vehicles
  • 1,8823 vehicles
  • 8074 vehicles
  • 5205+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bladen County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bladen County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 440no vehicle
  • 1,5641 vehicle
  • 1,1472 vehicles
  • 3503 vehicles
  • 444 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles

93.1% of Bladen County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in North Carolina.

Bladen County:

93.1%
State average:

87.3%

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

  • This state: 23,043
  • Other state: 6,093
  • Northeast: 1,780
  • Midwest: 905
  • South: 2,684
  • West: 723
Year householders moved into unit in Bladen County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bladen County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 67.3%Electricity
  • 26.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.6%Utility gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 82.3%Electricity
  • 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 256
Here:

9.1%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 319
Here:

19.1%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46
Here:

6.5%
North Carolina:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Bladen County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,983,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,661,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,031,000
    Other: $2,872,000
    Hospital Public: $2,859,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,195,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Higher Education - Other: $684,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $661,000
    Higher Education - Other: $550,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $365,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $233,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $196,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $52,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $7,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $13,408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $579,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $191,000
    General - Other: $181,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,000
    General Public Buildings: $71,000
    Libraries: $51,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $48,130,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,604,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,133,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,597,000
    Health - Other: $6,837,000
    Health - Other: $6,448,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,333,000
    Police Protection: $5,666,000
    Police Protection: $4,907,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,554,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,838,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,056,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,993,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,750,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,693,000
    Water Utilities: $1,550,000
    General - Other: $1,511,000
    General - Other: $1,493,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,427,000
    Financial Administration: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
    Financial Administration: $976,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $864,000
    General Public Buildings: $787,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $787,000
    Libraries: $635,000
    Housing and Community Development: $633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $628,000
    Libraries: $535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $334,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $214,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $186,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $133,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $727,000
    Education: $450,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $369,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $538,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $383,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,314,000
    Education: $1,085,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,782,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,342,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,836,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,440,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,052,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,533,000
    Rents: $586,000
    Rents: $568,000
    Interest Earnings: $479,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $93,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $13,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,121,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $979,000
    Police Protection: $473,000
    Health - Other: $283,000
    Other Higher Education: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,000
    General - Other: $31,000
    Libraries: $29,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,136,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,032,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,358,000
    Water Utilities: $2,202,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $52,338,000
    Education: $47,154,000
    Public Welfare: $5,740,000
    Public Welfare: $4,593,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,712,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,438,000
    Other: $1,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,398,000
    Other: $1,129,000
    General Local Government Support: $300,000
    General Local Government Support: $138,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,230,000
    Property: $24,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,909,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,043,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $211,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $190,000
    Other Selective Sales: $157,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
    Other Selective Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $129,000
    Other License: $89,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,765,000
    : $27,355,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $898,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000

Bladen County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,983,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,661,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,031,000
    Other: $2,872,000
    Hospital Public: $2,859,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,195,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Higher Education - Other: $684,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $661,000
    Higher Education - Other: $550,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $365,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $233,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $196,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $52,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $7,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $13,408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $579,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $191,000
    General - Other: $181,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,000
    General Public Buildings: $71,000
    Libraries: $51,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $48,130,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,604,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,133,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,597,000
    Health - Other: $6,837,000
    Health - Other: $6,448,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,333,000
    Police Protection: $5,666,000
    Police Protection: $4,907,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,554,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,838,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,056,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,993,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,750,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,693,000
    Water Utilities: $1,550,000
    General - Other: $1,511,000
    General - Other: $1,493,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,427,000
    Financial Administration: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
    Financial Administration: $976,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $864,000
    General Public Buildings: $787,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $787,000
    Libraries: $635,000
    Housing and Community Development: $633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $628,000
    Libraries: $535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $334,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $214,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $186,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $133,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $727,000
    Education: $450,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $369,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $538,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $383,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,314,000
    Education: $1,085,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,782,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,342,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,836,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,440,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,052,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,533,000
    Rents: $586,000
    Rents: $568,000
    Interest Earnings: $479,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $93,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $13,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,121,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $979,000
    Police Protection: $473,000
    Health - Other: $283,000
    Other Higher Education: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,000
    General - Other: $31,000
    Libraries: $29,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,136,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,032,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,358,000
    Water Utilities: $2,202,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $52,338,000
    Education: $47,154,000
    Public Welfare: $5,740,000
    Public Welfare: $4,593,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,712,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,438,000
    Other: $1,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,398,000
    Other: $1,129,000
    General Local Government Support: $300,000
    General Local Government Support: $138,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,230,000
    Property: $24,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,909,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,043,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $211,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $190,000
    Other Selective Sales: $157,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
    Other Selective Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $129,000
    Other License: $89,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,765,000
    : $27,355,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $898,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000

Bladen County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,983,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,661,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,031,000
    Other: $2,872,000
    Hospital Public: $2,859,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,195,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Higher Education - Other: $684,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $661,000
    Higher Education - Other: $550,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $365,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $233,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $196,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $52,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $7,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $13,408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $579,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $191,000
    General - Other: $181,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,000
    General Public Buildings: $71,000
    Libraries: $51,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $48,130,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,604,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,133,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,597,000
    Health - Other: $6,837,000
    Health - Other: $6,448,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,333,000
    Police Protection: $5,666,000
    Police Protection: $4,907,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,554,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,838,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,056,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,993,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,750,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,693,000
    Water Utilities: $1,550,000
    General - Other: $1,511,000
    General - Other: $1,493,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,427,000
    Financial Administration: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
    Financial Administration: $976,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $864,000
    General Public Buildings: $787,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $787,000
    Libraries: $635,000
    Housing and Community Development: $633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $628,000
    Libraries: $535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $334,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $214,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $186,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $133,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $727,000
    Education: $450,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $369,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $538,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $383,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,314,000
    Education: $1,085,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,782,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,342,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,836,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,440,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,052,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,533,000
    Rents: $586,000
    Rents: $568,000
    Interest Earnings: $479,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $93,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $13,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,121,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $979,000
    Police Protection: $473,000
    Health - Other: $283,000
    Other Higher Education: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,000
    General - Other: $31,000
    Libraries: $29,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,136,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,032,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,358,000
    Water Utilities: $2,202,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $52,338,000
    Education: $47,154,000
    Public Welfare: $5,740,000
    Public Welfare: $4,593,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,712,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,438,000
    Other: $1,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,398,000
    Other: $1,129,000
    General Local Government Support: $300,000
    General Local Government Support: $138,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,230,000
    Property: $24,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,909,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,043,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $211,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $190,000
    Other Selective Sales: $157,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
    Other Selective Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $129,000
    Other License: $89,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,765,000
    : $27,355,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $898,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000

Bladen County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,983,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,661,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $3,031,000
    Other: $2,872,000
    Hospital Public: $2,859,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,195,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Higher Education - Other: $684,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $661,000
    Higher Education - Other: $550,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $365,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $233,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $196,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $176,000
    Parks and Recreation: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $72,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $52,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $13,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $7,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Correctional Institutions: $13,408,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,026,000
    Police Protection: $579,000
    Health - Other: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $191,000
    General - Other: $181,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $171,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $80,000
    General Public Buildings: $71,000
    Libraries: $51,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $48,130,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,604,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,605,000
    Other Higher Education: $11,133,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,597,000
    Health - Other: $6,837,000
    Health - Other: $6,448,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $6,333,000
    Police Protection: $5,666,000
    Police Protection: $4,907,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,554,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,838,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,056,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,993,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,750,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,693,000
    Water Utilities: $1,550,000
    General - Other: $1,511,000
    General - Other: $1,493,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,427,000
    Financial Administration: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
    Financial Administration: $976,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $864,000
    General Public Buildings: $787,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $787,000
    Libraries: $635,000
    Housing and Community Development: $633,000
    Parks and Recreation: $628,000
    Libraries: $535,000
    Parks and Recreation: $334,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $214,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $186,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $133,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $727,000
    Education: $450,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,088,000
    Interest on Debt: $369,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $538,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $383,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $8,314,000
    Education: $1,085,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,782,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,342,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,836,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,440,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,052,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,942,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,533,000
    Rents: $586,000
    Rents: $568,000
    Interest Earnings: $479,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $173,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $93,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
    Sale of Property: $13,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
    Interest Earnings: $0
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,121,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $979,000
    Police Protection: $473,000
    Health - Other: $283,000
    Other Higher Education: $192,000
    Other Higher Education: $72,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,000
    General - Other: $31,000
    Libraries: $29,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,136,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,032,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,358,000
    Water Utilities: $2,202,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $52,338,000
    Education: $47,154,000
    Public Welfare: $5,740,000
    Public Welfare: $4,593,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,712,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,438,000
    Other: $1,648,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,398,000
    Other: $1,129,000
    General Local Government Support: $300,000
    General Local Government Support: $138,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,230,000
    Property: $24,007,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,909,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,043,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $211,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $190,000
    Other Selective Sales: $157,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $147,000
    Other Selective Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $129,000
    Other License: $89,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,765,000
    : $27,355,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $898,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,928
  • Number of aged recipients: 247
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,681
  • Number of recipients under 18: 332
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,082
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 514
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 888
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 773
Most common first names in Bladen County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James34069.1 years
Mary24479.0 years
John23171.7 years
William21173.3 years
Robert15670.0 years
George13173.3 years
Annie12776.3 years
Willie10572.9 years
Charles9968.6 years
David9069.5 years
Most common last names in Bladen County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith27273.1 years
Johnson16973.4 years
Brown16674.6 years
Hester16175.8 years
Lewis15374.0 years
Singletary13975.1 years
Davis13673.5 years
Mckoy13471.0 years
Edwards9674.4 years
Pait9071.4 years
Businesses in Bladen County, NC
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1McDonald's1
Burger King1Nike3
CVS1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen1RadioShack1
Days Inn1Ruby Tuesday1
FedEx1True Value1
H&R Block1U-Haul2
Jones New York1U.S. Cellular1
KFC1UPS1
La-Z-Boy1Walmart1

Bladen County on our top lists:

  • #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"