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Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Boiling Spring Lakes is a Census city of 6,347 people across 24.09 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $62,676, 81.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Boiling Spring Lakes
What Boiling Spring Lakes is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.09 sq mi
- Water area0.69 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land263
- 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 Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population6,347
- Median age47.1
- Population under 181,141 plus or minus 286
- Share under 1818.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over1,290 plus or minus 311
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households2,937
- Family households1,711
- Share of households that are families58.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Boiling Spring Lakes
- Median household income$62,676
- Per capita income$36,816
- Civilian labor force3,144
- Employed3,034
- Unemployed110 plus or minus 88
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over4,863
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Boiling Spring Lakes
- Housing units3,285
- Occupied units2,937
- Vacant units348 plus or minus 206
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied2,397
- Renter occupied540 plus or minus 262
- Ownership rate81.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,385 plus or minus $662
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Single family units2,557
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more127 plus or minus 113
- Share in buildings of two or more3.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes601 plus or minus 311
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Boiling Spring Lakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,486
- Commuting under 15 minutes377 plus or minus 139
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more819 plus or minus 252
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent
- Worked from home16.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Boiling Spring Lakes
- NFIP communityCity of Boiling Spring Lakes
- NFIP community number370453
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The City of Boiling Spring Lakes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370453 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brunswick County, not Boiling Spring Lakes
Brunswick County context, not Boiling Spring Lakes 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 Boiling Spring Lakes.
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.
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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
Boiling Spring Lakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina?
6,347, in 2,937 households. Boiling Spring Lakes city covers 24.09 square miles of land, which is 263 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Boiling Spring Lakes 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 Boiling Spring Lakes?
$62,676. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,300. Median gross rent is $1,385 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Boiling Spring Lakes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Boiling Spring Lakes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Boiling Spring Lakes, city of, community 370453, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Boiling Spring Lakes 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 Boiling Spring Lakes.
Is zoning published for Boiling Spring Lakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.