CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Burgaw

North Carolina · 1,807 residents · 4.74 sq mi

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With 1,807 people, Burgaw is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 40.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,530 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 25% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $55,200. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $20,096, below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,807

−46%vs 2000

vs 3,337 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

381 / sq mi

−46%vs 2000

vs 704 / sq mi in 2000

US average: 221

Median age

40.7

+9%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.74 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(120)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(95)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(90)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(242)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(241)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(181)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(165)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(203)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.3%(168)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.3%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,096

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,819 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,633

−16%vs 2000

vs $13,831 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,200

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

+15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.2% in 2000

27.2% rent

Afford Score

2.7

1990 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.4%(1,650)

Black44.4%(1,482)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(150)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63%(1,138)

Black35.3%(638)

Hispanic / Latino1%(18)

Asian0.7%(12)

Other0.1%(1)

Diversity Score

1990 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.4%(362)

Puerto Rican0.3%(13)

Central American0.3%(12)

Honduran0.2%(7)

Guatemalan0.1%(5)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(39)

Ancestry

English12.6%(485)

Irish11.2%(433)

German10.2%(392)

American4.9%(190)

Subsaharan African4%(155)

Scottish3%(114)

Polish1.5%(58)

French1.1%(43)

Dutch1%(37)

Greek0.5%(20)

Russian0.4%(17)

Brazilian0.4%(15)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.4%(14)

Portuguese0.3%(13)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(12)

Danish0.3%(11)

Armenian0.3%(10)

Swiss0.2%(9)

Ukrainian0.2%(8)

Welsh0.2%(7)

West Indian0.2%(6)

Jamaican0.1%(5)

Belgian0.1%(4)

Hungarian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.1%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.0%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.2%(773)

Married35.2%(661)

Widowed4.4%(82)

Divorced19.3%(362)

Women 15+

Never married32.6%(445)

Married40.7%(556)

Widowed14.4%(197)

Divorced12.4%(169)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.3%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

+15.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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