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Bladen County, North Carolina, has 29,606 residents across 31,710 parcels and covers 874.9 square miles. The population declined 15.9% between the 2010 and 2020 census. More residents left than arrived over that decade. The FIPS code for Bladen County is 37017.

Elizabethtown is the county's largest population center. Bladen County also includes 9 zip codes, 1 public school district and 33 municipalities. Those boundaries help explain why population, schools, and housing can look different from one part of the county to another. The map below shows how those county lines, zip codes, and school districts fit together, and the sections that follow use that same geography to show parcel data, population, demographics, school enrollment and housing patterns in more detail.

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Bladen County Trends

Population
29,606▾
Median Home Value
$125,800▴
K-12 Enrollment
3,928▴
Bladen County in North Carolina

County analytics dashboards with historical trends & projections included in package downloads.

Bladen County Maps

The maps below show a few of the county map styles included in our downloads. County packages include map exports in JPEG, PNG, SVG, PDF and GeoTIFF formats plus more than 20 GIS layers for mapping, research and analysis. Available layers include zip codes, area codes, subdivisions, school districts, political boundaries, roads, water features, points of interest and more.

County packages also include historical county demographics, business intelligence, analytical dashboards, AI-ready prompts, markdown files and related reference data. Everything is organized to save hours of manual work collecting current data, cleaning it and joining it together. That makes it easier to move faster on analytics, due diligence, business planning and location research. Paid packages are built for commercial use, but some package contents include source-specific attribution or notice guidance. Review Licensing & Data Source Notices.

Bladen County Parcels

Bladen County has 31,710 mapped parcels covering 539,554 acres. The median assessed value is $26,900. Vacant residential accounts for 50.6% of parcels. Residential improved follows at 21.9% and rural improved at 18.4%. The records carry 20,783 distinct owner names. About 9% of parcels list an owner mailing address outside North Carolina. Owner names, mailing addresses, assessed values and lot sizes are on nearly every parcel. Browse the interactive Bladen County Parcel viewer here.

Bladen County Parcel Data Coverage

Field Parcels Coverage
Parcel ID 31,710 100%
Owner name 31,710 100%
Owner mailing address 31,710 100%
Site address 0 0%
Land use code 0 0%
Land use description 31,430 99.1%
Assessed value 31,710 100%
Land value 31,710 100%
Improvement value 31,710 100%
Acreage 31,710 100%
Parcel boundary 31,710 100%
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Field coverage measured across all Bladen County parcel records.

Bladen County Population

Bladen County had 29,606 residents in 2020. That was 15.9% lower than in 2010. Bladen County had 2,672 fewer people in 2020 than it did in 2000, which points to a long-term population decline. The county is fairly spread out, with about 34 people per square mile. Some of the county's most populated postal areas include Elizabethtown, Bladenboro and Clarkton.

Population Trend in Bladen County NC

Bladen County Population per 2000, 2010 and 2020 census counts with a baseline 2030 projection.

Bladen County Zip Codes

Bladen County has 9 zip codes. Some of the county's most populated zip codes include Elizabethtown (28337), Bladenboro (28320) and Clarkton (28433). Elizabethtown is the largest zip by population, with about 9,285 residents or 31% of the county total. Together, the three largest zips account for about 72% of all county residents based on 2020 population estimates.

Most Populated Zip Codes in Bladen County NC

ZIP Area Population Trend
28337 Elizabethtown 9,285 ▾ -13%
28320 Bladenboro 7,810 ▾ -15.4%
28433 Clarkton 4,282 ▾ -15.2%
28399 White Oak 1,675 ▾ -21.7%
28392 Tar Heel 1,333 ▾ -15.6%
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Bladen County Zip Code populations and trends per most recent census data.

Bladen County Demographics

Bladen County has a median age of 44.8, which makes the county a little older than North Carolina overall. About 20.6% of residents are under 18, while 23.2% are 65 or older. That gives the county a fairly even mix of younger families and older adults. The largest age group is 25 to 44 at about 27.4% of the population, which points to a solid working-age base. About 20.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, above the statewide figure of 34.7%. The county has a more diverse population mix, with no single race or ethnicity accounting for all of the local story.

Key Demographics for Bladen County NC

Median Age

44.8

Under 18

20.6%

Age 65+

23.2%

Bachelor's+

20.6%

Bladen County School Districts

Bladen County is served by 1 public school district with 3,928 students enrolled in 2024. Several larger districts account for a substantial share of students across the county map area. Those three districts account for about 100% of public school enrollment in the map area. Total enrollment has stayed fairly steady in recent years, but it is slightly lower than it was in 2017.

Largest School Districts by Enrollment in Bladen County NC

District Enrollment Share Trend
Bladen County Schools 3,928 100% ▴ 2.2%
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Bladen County school district enrollment and trends per most recent NCES reporting data.

Bladen County Housing & Real Estate

Bladen County has a median home value of $125,800 and a median gross rent of $752. About 70% of occupied homes in the county are owner-occupied, so the local housing market leans heavily toward ownership. Home values run below the North Carolina median, while rents come in below the state average. In March 2026, the median listing price was $250,000 and homes spent about 90 days on the market.

Bladen County Housing Mix

Bladen County housing mix: owner, renter and vacant units.

Bladen County Housing Trends

Bladen County median home value and rent trend (last 5 years).

Businesses in Bladen County, NC

Bladen County has 1,189 business listings across 307 categories. The largest categories in Bladen County business listings are Churches & Religious Organizations (114, 9.6%), Baptist Church (47, 4.0%), and Farm (30, 2.5%). The full Bladen County business listings dataset includes names, categories, addresses and contact details where available. Bladen County packages also include U.S. Census County Business Patterns data with establishment counts, employment and payroll by industry sector.

Top Business Categories in Bladen County, NC

Category Businesses Share
Churches & Religious Organizations 114 9.6%
Baptist Church 47 4.0%
Farm 30 2.5%
ATMs 27 2.3%
Convenience Stores 22 1.9%
Gas Stations 20 1.7%
Religious Organization 18 1.5%
Discount Store 17 1.4%
Beauty Salons 17 1.4%
Public And Government Association 16 1.3%

Bladen County Business Listings

Business Category City
Tar Heel Campground Accommodation White Lake
Till and Butler CPAs Accountant Elizabethtown
Marshburn's Beach White Lake, NC Active Life Elizabethtown
Southeastern Carolina Crossroads Addiction Rehabilitation Center Elizabethtown
Hog Slat, Inc. Agricultural Service Elizabethtown
Allen Family Orchards Agriculture Tar Heel
Bladenboro Airport Airport Bladenboro
Sykes Paving LLC Altering And Remodeling Contractor Bladenboro
Elizabethtown Rescue Squad Ambulance And Ems Services Elizabethtown
Cindy's Restaurant American Restaurants Elizabethtown
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Bladen County business listings sourced from Overture Maps. Includes locations with a high level of confidence.

Bladen County Basemaps

Bladen County map and data packages include a set of useful basemaps to help you get started quickly. These include a custom light grey canvas, USGS topo, imagery and other reference layers that make it easier to build clear, meaningful county maps using the included GIS layers, your own data or both. Pre-rendered map tiles for the light grey basemap are included so you can use them offline or host them on your own CDN.

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This page shows a preview of what's included in the Bladen County data package. The full package gives you a ready-to-use county data system with GIS layers, historical data, maps, database files and planning tools that save hours of manual data gathering, cleanup and joins. Everything is organized to help you skip data wrangling and start analysis faster.

  • 20+ GIS layers for parcels, zip codes, school districts, roads, water, boundaries and more
  • Historical county demographics, housing, income and trend data
  • ZIP code population files and school district enrollment history
  • Database files, markdowns, AI-ready prompts and documentation
  • Map exports in PNG, JPEG, PDF, SVG and GeoTIFF formats
  • Offline-ready data explorer, map and analytics tools

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