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Leland, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Leland is a Census town of 29,607 people across 28.41 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $91,977, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 31 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $32.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leland
What Leland is
- Census place typetown
- Land area28.41 sq mi
- Water area0.35 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,042
- 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.
Leland
How many people live in Leland
- Population29,607
- Median age47.3
- Population under 184,827
- Share under 1816.3 percent
- Population 65 and over8,416
- Share 65 and over28.4 percent
- Households13,219
- Family households9,006
- Share of households that are families68.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leland
Income and work in Leland
- Median household income$91,977
- Per capita income$50,729
- Civilian labor force14,491
- Employed13,814
- Unemployed677 plus or minus 230
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over23,079
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leland
Housing in Leland
- Housing units14,045
- Occupied units13,219
- Vacant units826 plus or minus 297
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied10,659
- Renter occupied2,560
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$398,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,735
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent
- Single family units11,699
- Share single family83.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,750 plus or minus 434
- Share in buildings of two or more12.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes596 plus or minus 220
- Median year structure built2010
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leland
How Leland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,258
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,747 plus or minus 395
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,971
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.3 percent
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home17.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Leland
SBA loans in Leland (7(a))
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$32,144,100
- Average approval$1,036,906
- Median approval$349,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,221,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported309
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term125 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more38.7 percent
- Share to franchises19.4 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Leland
SBA loans in Leland (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,328,000
- Average approval$1,065,600
- Median approval$1,345,000
- Largest approval$1,728,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leland, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Leland
Flood risk in Leland
- NFIP communityTown of Leland
- NFIP community number370471
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The Town of Leland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370471 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 Leland
Brunswick County context, not Leland 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 Leland.
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
Leland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leland, North Carolina?
29,607, in 13,219 households. Leland town covers 28.41 square miles of land, which is 1,042 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leland 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 Leland?
$91,977. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $398,900. Median gross rent is $1,735 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Leland businesses?
31 7(a) approvals totaling $32.1 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $349,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $5.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Leland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Leland. Only 4 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 Leland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leland, town of, community 370471, 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 Leland 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 Leland.
Is zoning published for Leland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.