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Northwest, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Northwest is a Census city of 885 people across 7.17 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $53,214, 89.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northwest
What Northwest is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land123 plus or minus 34
- 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.
Northwest
How many people live in Northwest
- Population885 plus or minus 244
- Median age51.5 plus or minus 14.9
- Population under 18119 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1813.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over226 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent
- Households460 plus or minus 117
- Family households285 plus or minus 87
- Share of households that are families62.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwest
Income and work in Northwest
- Median household income$53,214 plus or minus $18,674
- Per capita income$31,342 plus or minus $7,766
- Civilian labor force426 plus or minus 125
- Employed382 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate10.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over671 plus or minus 172
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent plus or minus 32.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Northwest
- Housing units496 plus or minus 118
- Occupied units460 plus or minus 117
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied411 plus or minus 107
- Renter occupied49 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate89.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$225,900 plus or minus $45,185
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $529
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Single family units354 plus or minus 98
- Share single family71.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes142 plus or minus 77
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Northwest gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute327 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes72 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.0 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more71 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.4 percent plus or minus 14.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northwest
Flood risk in Northwest
- NFIP communityCity of Northwest
- NFIP community number370513
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/19
The City of Northwest participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370513 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 Northwest
Brunswick County context, not Northwest 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 Northwest.
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
Northwest questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northwest, North Carolina?
885, in 460 households. Northwest city covers 7.17 square miles of land, which is 123 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northwest 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 Northwest?
$53,214. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,900. Median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Northwest in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northwest appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northwest, city of, community 370513, 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 Northwest 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 Northwest.
Is zoning published for Northwest?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.