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Brunswick, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Brunswick is a Census town of 937 people across 0.70 square miles of land, in Columbus County. Median household income is $22,500, 40.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brunswick
What Brunswick is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,341
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbus 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.
Brunswick
How many people live in Brunswick
- Population937
- Median age38.7
- Population under 18104 plus or minus 65
- Share under 1811.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over65 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over6.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households160 plus or minus 71
- Family households89 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families55.6 percent plus or minus 28.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brunswick
Income and work in Brunswick
- Median household income$22,500 plus or minus $19,903
- Per capita income$8,299 plus or minus $2,922
- Civilian labor force131 plus or minus 94
- Employed87 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate33.6 percent plus or minus 46.0
- Adults 25 and over771
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brunswick
Housing in Brunswick
- Housing units205 plus or minus 81
- Occupied units160 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units45 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate22.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied64 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate40.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,500 plus or minus $26,270
- Median gross rent, monthly$789
- Annual rent as a share of median income42.1 percent plus or minus 37.3
- Single family units122 plus or minus 56
- Share single family59.5 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more16.6 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Mobile homes49 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brunswick
How Brunswick gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute77 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes62 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes80.5 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.9 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Drove alone87.2 percent
- Carpooled2.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brunswick
Flood risk in Brunswick
- NFIP communityTown of Brunswick
- NFIP community number370306
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Brunswick participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370306 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.
Columbus County, not Brunswick
Columbus County context, not Brunswick figures
- Establishments in Columbus County997
- Covered employment, Columbus County14,466
- Average annual pay, Columbus County$47,896
- Housing units permitted, Columbus County55
Every figure in this section is published for Columbus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brunswick.
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
Brunswick questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brunswick, North Carolina?
937, in 160 households. Brunswick town covers 0.70 square miles of land, which is 1,341 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brunswick in?
Columbus 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 Brunswick?
$22,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,500. Median gross rent is $789 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brunswick in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brunswick appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brunswick, town of, community 370306, 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 Brunswick figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbus 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 Brunswick.
Is zoning published for Brunswick?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.