New Hanover County, NC Demographic Data
New Hanover County, NC Summary
New Hanover County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 209,234
- Area: 328.20 sq. miles
- Land Area: 191.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 136.67 sq. miles
- Population Density: 637.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Hanover County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
116,962
52%
50.8
Male
106,521
48%
49.2
Total Population
223,483
323,128,000
New Hanover County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,108
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11,848
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12,018
5.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
15,417
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20,444
9.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
29,352
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
28,274
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
28,861
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
15,046
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,766
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
23,227
10.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,760
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,362
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
181,266
81.1%
77.2
Female
96,256
53.1%
51.3
Male
85,010
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
169,632
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
44,701
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
37,349
16.7%
15.2
Female
21,367
57.2%
55.8
Male
15,982
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
New Hanover County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
217,091
97.1%
96.8
White
180,970
81.0%
72.6
Black or African American
31,080
13.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
625
0.3%
0.8
Asian
2,161
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,255
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,392
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
12,010
5.4%
17.8
Mexican
5,041
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,152
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
589
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,228
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
211,473
94.6%
82.2
New Hanover County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,718
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,258
6.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
35,436
23.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
32,282
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,305
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
40,520
26.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
19,129
12.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,976
7.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
140,672
92.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
59,649
39.0%
31.2
New Hanover County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
68,719
36.5%
33.7%
Now Married
85,268
45.2%
47.5
Divorced
20,405
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
3,940
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
10,177
5.4
5.8%
New Hanover County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
201,727
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
10,648
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
New Hanover County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
9,859
10.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,689
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11,310
12.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9,053
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,446
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
16,530
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
10,765
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10,272
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,318
4.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4,566
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
50,028
57,617
Per capita income
30,605
31,128
New Hanover County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
251
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
14,855
14.3%
9.8
Construction
4,939
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
23,213
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,783
7.5%
6.6
Information
2,512
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,039
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,824
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13,811
13.3%
11.4
Public administration
3,035
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
15,209
14.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,614
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,878
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,855
6.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
42,199
40.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,778
8.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
25,270
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
20,861
20.1%
18.1%
New Hanover County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
101,540
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
84,489
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,817
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
594
0.6%
5.1
Walked
1,741
1.7%
2.7
Other means
1,169
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
6,730
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.0
26.6
New Hanover County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5,584
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
33,451
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
40,339
43.5%
37.1
3 or more
13,434
14.5%
21.0
New Hanover County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
92,808
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
52,291
56.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
40,517
43.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
16,066
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
New Hanover County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
108,874
1 room
1,167
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
3,084
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
10,747
9.9%
9.1
4 rooms
20,023
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
24,484
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
16,186
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
14,439
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
8,938
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,806
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
New Hanover County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
108,874
1-unit, detached
67,251
61.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6,042
5.5%
5.9
2-units
3,928
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,412
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,520
6.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,262
7.6%
4.4
20 or more units
8,033
7.4%
9.0
Mobile home
4,426
4.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
New Hanover County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,027
4.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,864
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,240
5.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,404
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17,195
15.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
17,403
16.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
26,651
24.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
20,280
18.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,986
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,824
1.7%
1.4%
New Hanover County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
New Hanover County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
37,995
47295100.0
Less than $500
675
1.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,405
6.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3,291
8.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,986
10.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
6,261
16.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,355
22.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,022
34.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15,885
42.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,986
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,041
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,538
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
10,245
27.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
300
0.0%
0.0%
New Hanover County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
38,947
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
26
0.1%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
89
0.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
561
1.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,501
6.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
4,861
12.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
13,042
33.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
17,867
45.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,570
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
927
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,967
10.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,971
8.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,933
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,731
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,644
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16,742
45.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,529
0.0%
0.0%
New Hanover County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
52,291
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,539
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,981
5.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,137
9.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
12,214
23.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,305
27.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9,765
18.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5,195
9.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,155
2.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
229,500
205,000
