Burgaw is home to 3,850 people in North Carolina. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 44.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago. 19.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,853, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Burgaw
What changed most since 1990
Population1,807 → 3,850(+113%)US over the same years: +35%
White share63.0% → 53.1%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants72.8% → 67.5%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Burgaw's population equals 5.9% of Pender County's. Its number of veterans equals 2.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.9%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.7%(62)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 130 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Burgaw, decade by decade
Burgaw population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,807
$48,232
$132,484
18.1%
59.8
2000
3,337
$52,498
$160,123
15.2%
69.5
2010
3,872
$65,569
$236,933
15.9%
72.7
2020
3,088
$57,332
$204,107
21.0%
71.4
2024
3,850
$67,853
$242,200
16.9%
76.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
