New Bern, NC Demographic Data
New Bern, NC Summary
New Bern is located in Craven County in North Carolina
- Population: 30,074
- Area: 29.68 sq. miles
- Land Area: 28.23 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.45 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,013.44 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Bern, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,676
52%
50.8
Male
14,399
48%
49.2
Total Population
30,075
323,128,000
New Bern, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,158
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,071
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,026
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,620
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,012
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,933
16.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,768
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,253
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,834
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,868
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,803
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,762
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
967
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,806
75.8%
77.2
Female
12,197
53.5%
51.3
Male
10,609
46.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,916
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,493
21.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,532
18.4%
15.2
Female
3,286
59.4%
55.8
Male
2,246
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
New Bern, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
29,216
97.1%
96.8
White
17,120
56.9%
72.6
Black or African American
9,570
31.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
115
0.4%
0.8
Asian
1,787
5.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
28
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
41
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
18
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
26
0.1%
0.2
Korean
60
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
43
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1,571
5.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
7
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
617
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
859
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,840
6.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,219
4.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
319
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
290
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,235
93.9%
82.2
New Bern, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,276
6.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,743
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,070
25.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,847
24.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,045
10.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,173
15.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,034
10.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,019
14.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,169
85.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,207
25.8%
31.2
New Bern, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,096
29.8%
33.7%
Now Married
10,620
44.6%
47.5
Divorced
3,112
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
802
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
2,190
9.2
5.8%
New Bern, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,707
88.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,210
11.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,366
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
337
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,484
5.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
23
0.1%
1.1%
New Bern, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,399
11.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
673
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,730
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,505
11.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,125
16.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,357
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,025
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,230
9.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
307
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
280
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
41,970
57,617
Per capita income
24,062
31,128
New Bern, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
24
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,281
10.6%
9.8
Construction
470
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,348
27.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
478
4.0%
6.6
Information
199
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,807
15.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
755
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,000
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
871
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,224
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
443
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
174
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,070
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,126
34.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,672
13.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,669
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,537
21.0%
18.1%
New Bern, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,619
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,203
80.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,308
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.0%
5.1
Walked
251
2.0%
2.7
Other means
404
3.2%
1.8
Worked at home
450
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.5
26.6
New Bern, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,736
13.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,944
39.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,247
33.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,704
13.5%
21.0
New Bern, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,631
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,491
51.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,140
48.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,880
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
New Bern, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,511
1 room
346
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
224
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,568
10.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,947
20.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,758
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,923
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,587
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
987
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,171
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
New Bern, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,511
1-unit, detached
8,996
62.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
628
4.3%
5.9
2-units
505
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
751
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,078
7.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
474
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
1,295
8.9%
9.0
Mobile home
784
5.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
New Bern, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
995
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
733
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,294
8.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,279
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,896
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,990
13.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,342
16.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,430
23.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
522
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
30
0.2%
1.4%
New Bern, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,912
23.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
438
3.5%
4.7
Electricity
8,874
70.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
261
2.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
47
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
51
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
48
0.4%
1.1
New Bern, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,273
47295100.0
Less than $500
78
1.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
152
3.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
174
4.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
357
8.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
879
20.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,146
26.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,487
34.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,524
35.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
580
13.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
671
15.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
367
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,131
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
New Bern, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,930
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
97
1.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
123
2.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
155
2.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,070
18.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,507
25.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,978
50.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
210
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
851
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
411
7.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
947
16.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
777
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
679
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
364
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,625
45.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
337
0.0%
0.0%
New Bern, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,491
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
544
8.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,230
18.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,471
22.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,195
18.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,032
15.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
812
12.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
176
2.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
31
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
150,000
205,000
