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Bald Head Island, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Bald Head Island is a Census village of 190 people across 3.91 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $209,219, 98.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bald Head Island
What Bald Head Island is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.91 sq mi
- Water area1.95 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land49
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrunswick County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bald Head Island
- Population190
- Median age67.8
- Population under 186 plus or minus 14
- Share under 183.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over117 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over61.6 percent
- Households105
- Family households71
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bald Head Island
- Median household income$209,219 plus or minus $51,590
- Per capita income$160,272 plus or minus $34,273
- Civilian labor force71 plus or minus 15
- Employed68 plus or minus 15
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher86.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bald Head Island
- Housing units1,115
- Occupied units105
- Vacant units1,010
- Vacancy rate90.6 percent
- Owner occupied103
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 2
- Ownership rate98.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,367,200
- Single family units1,007
- Share single family90.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more74 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more6.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bald Head Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26 plus or minus 10
- Commuting under 15 minutes16 plus or minus 8
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.5 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.1 percent plus or minus 54.9
- Drove alone13.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home61.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bald Head Island (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,320,500
- Average approval$1,660,250
- Median approval$1,660,250
- Largest approval$1,900,000
- Jobs supported27
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term271 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bald Head Island, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bald Head Island
- NFIP communityVillage of Bald Head Island
- NFIP community number370442
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The Village of Bald Head Island participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370442 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brunswick County, not Bald Head Island
Brunswick County context, not Bald Head Island figures
- Establishments in Brunswick County3,093
- Covered employment, Brunswick County41,268
- Average annual pay, Brunswick County$51,701
- Housing units permitted, Brunswick County6,093
Every figure in this section is published for Brunswick County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bald Head Island.
All Brunswick County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bald Head Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bald Head Island, North Carolina?
190, in 105 households. Bald Head Island village covers 3.91 square miles of land, which is 49 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bald Head Island in?
Brunswick County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bald Head Island?
$209,219. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,367,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bald Head Island businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,660,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bald Head Island, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bald Head Island borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bald Head Island. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bald Head Island in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bald Head Island appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bald Head Island, village of, community 370442, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bald Head Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brunswick County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bald Head Island.
Is zoning published for Bald Head Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.