Bladen County Information
Bladen in
North Carolina occupies
887 square miles and has a 2006 population of
32,921, a change from a 2000 population of
32,279 and
28,663 in 1990.
12.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.1% percent is 25-35, and
13.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
338 acts of violent crime reported in
Bladen in 2004, a change from
279 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
991 people:
6.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.1%.
Read more about
Bladen, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bladen | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 887 sq. miles | Ranked 1,005 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 32,921 | Ranked 1,342 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 32,885 | |
| Population 2000 | 32,279 | Ranked 1,341 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 28,663 | Ranked 1,341 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 60.3% | |
| African American | 36.8% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 2.3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 338 | 279 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | 37 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 295 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,239 | 1,200 |
| Burglaries | 412 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 768 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 59 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 15,390 | 14,670 |
| Unemployed Population | 991 | 902 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.4% | 6.1% |
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