New Hanover County, NC

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New Hanover County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 225,175
Median age: 39.5

Median household income: 62,362

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Population

2021225,175
2020231,448
2019227,938
2018224,231
2017219,866
2016216,430
2015213,091
2014209,586
2013206,403
2012203,276
2011200,336
2010197,272
2009189,463

New Hanover County, NC cities

Bayshore CDP - 3,076

Blue Clay Farms CDP - 77

Carolina Beach town - 6,456

Castle Hayne CDP - 968

Hightsville CDP - 747

Kings Grant CDP - 9,071

Kure Beach town - 2,474

Murraysville CDP - 15,976

Myrtle Grove CDP - 11,672

Northchase CDP - 5,564

Ogden CDP - 8,613

Porters Neck CDP - 7,221

Sea Breeze CDP - 1,632

Silver Lake CDP - 5,690

Skippers Corner CDP - 3,514

Wilmington city - 115,976

Wrightsboro CDP - 4,654

Wrightsville Beach town - 2,593

New Hanover County, NC ZIP Codes

Census data for New Hanover County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population225,175
Male107,649
Female117,526
Population by age
Total population225,175
Under 5 years10,690
5 to 9 years11,687
10 to 14 years11,857
15 to 19 years14,897
20 to 24 years20,663
25 to 34 years29,297
35 to 44 years28,601
45 to 54 years27,652
55 to 59 years15,032
60 to 64 years14,463
65 to 74 years24,820
75 to 84 years11,111
85 years and over4,405
Median age (years)39.5
Under 18 years41,499
16 years and over188,333
18 years and over183,676
21 years and over171,387
62 years and over49,024
65 years and over40,336
Population by race
Total population225,175
One race216,895
   White179,231
   Black or African American28,326
   American Indian and Alaska Native523
   Asian2,953
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander181
   Some other race5,681
Two or more races8,280
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population178,340
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population83,832
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population94,508

Social characteristics in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households97,852
Family households (families)42,292
Married-couple family7,071
Male householder, no wife present, family18,553
Female householder, no husband present, family14,033
Nonfamily households29,936
Average household size28,962
Average family size2.23

Economic characteristics in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households97,852
Less than $10,0006,942
$10,000 to $14,9993,756
$15,000 to $24,9998,967
$25,000 to $34,9997,260
$35,000 to $49,99912,564
$50,000 to $74,99917,379
$75,000 to $99,99911,845
$100,000 to $149,99914,862
$150,000 to $199,9996,256
$200,000 or more8,021
Median household income (dollars)62,362

Housing characteristics in New Hanover County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units112,388
Occupied housing units97,852
Vacant housing units14,536
Units in structure
Total housing units112,388
1-unit, detached69,379
1-unit, attached6,026
2 units4,205
3 or 4 units4,720
5 to 9 units6,939
10 to 19 units7,341
20 or more units10,968
Mobile home2,788
Boat, RV, van, etc.22
Year structure built
Total housing units112,388
Built 2014 or later405
Built 2010 to 201313,224
Built 2000 to 200921,643
Built 1990 to 199922,898
Built 1980 to 198917,210
Built 1970 to 197914,028
Built 1960 to 19696,700
Built 1950 to 19595,573
Built 1940 to 19494,426
Built 1939 or earlier6,281
Rooms
Total housing units112,388
1 room1,909
2 rooms4,340
3 rooms9,797
4 rooms21,347
5 rooms21,037
6 rooms18,846
7 rooms14,358
8 rooms8,116
9 rooms or more12,638
Median rooms5.4
Bedrooms
Total housing units112,388
No bedroom2,061
1 bedroom9,474
2 bedrooms28,931
3 bedrooms50,624
4 bedrooms17,145
5 or more bedrooms4,153
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units97,852
Owner-occupied57,847
Renter-occupied40,005
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.36
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.04
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units97,852
Moved in 2017 or later12,424
Moved in 2015 to 201637,090
Moved in 2010 to 201415,814
Moved in 2000 to 200916,956
Moved in 1990 to 19998,229
Moved in 1989 and earlier7,339
Value
Owner-occupied units57,847
Less than $50,0001,816
$50,000 to $99,9991,533
$100,000 to $149,9994,650
$150,000 to $199,9998,673
$200,000 to $299,99915,509
$300,000 to $499,99916,496
$500,000 to $999,9997,531
$1,000,000 or more1,639
Median (dollars)277,900
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units57,847
Housing units with a mortgage38,799
Housing units without a mortgage19,048
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent38,492
Less than $5002,943
$500 to $99910,831
$1,000 to $1,49916,726
$1,500 to $1,9996,119
$2,000 to $2,4991,161
$2,500 to $2,999392
$3,000 or more320
Median (dollars)1,133
No rent paid1,513

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