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68,521

Population

4.3% YoY

2023

40.6

Median Age

4.5% YoY

2022

$74,538

Median Household Income

13.5% YoY

2022

32,119

Labor Force

0.5% MoM

0.1% YoY

7/2025

30,984

Employed

0.7% MoM

0.3% YoY

7/2025

3.5%

Unemployment Rate

5.4% MoM

7.9% YoY

7/2025

$450,985

Median Sale Price

4.0% MoM

4.9% YoY

8/2025

134

Homes Sold

2.3% MoM

17.8% YoY

8/2025

3.2

Months Inventory

0.5% MoM

83.5% YoY

8/2025

55

Days on Market

15 MoM

23 YoY

8/2025

434

Listings

4.4% MoM

33.1% YoY

8/2025

207

Price per Sq Ft

2.6% MoM

1.8% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Pender County: Hampstead, Surf City, Burgaw, Rocky Point, Topsail Beach, St. Helena, Atkinson, Watha, Long Creek


Zip Codes included in Pender County: [Click for zip code level data] 28421, 28425, 28435, 28443, 28457, 28478


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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