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Sandy Creek, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Sandy Creek is a Census town of 300 people across 1.44 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $61,250, 87.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandy Creek
What Sandy Creek is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land209 plus or minus 63
- 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 Sandy Creek
- Population300 plus or minus 90
- Median age36.7 plus or minus 18.7
- Population under 1869 plus or minus 27
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households114 plus or minus 35
- Family households81 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sandy Creek
- Median household income$61,250 plus or minus $22,785
- Per capita income$30,524 plus or minus $7,309
- Civilian labor force162 plus or minus 65
- Employed155 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over199 plus or minus 61
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent plus or minus 39.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sandy Creek
- Housing units124 plus or minus 37
- Occupied units114 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied100 plus or minus 33
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate87.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,300 plus or minus $47,909
- Median gross rent, monthly$785 plus or minus $232
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Single family units62 plus or minus 32
- Share single family50.0 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes62 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sandy Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute151 plus or minus 62
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.2 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.3 percent plus or minus 31.4
- Drove alone80.6 percent plus or minus 45.5
- Carpooled16.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sandy Creek
- NFIP communityTown of Sandy Creek
- NFIP community number370677
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/06/19
The Town of Sandy Creek does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370677 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 Sandy Creek
Brunswick County context, not Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek.
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
Sandy Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandy Creek, North Carolina?
300, in 114 households. Sandy Creek town covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 209 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek?
$61,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,300. Median gross rent is $785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sandy Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Sandy Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sandy Creek, town of, community 370677, 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 Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek.
Is zoning published for Sandy Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.