Compare New Hanover County, NC vs Wilmington Metro Area, NC vs North Carolina (NC) vs United States
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| Metric |
New Hanover County, NC County |
Wilmington Metro Area, NC Metro Area |
North Carolina (NC) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 235,229 | 453,347 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,417 | $1,389 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1993 | 1998 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Household income | $75,166 | $76,471 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,592 | $46,500 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 52% | 50.1% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 235,229 | 453,347 | 10,730,404 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 164,254 | 333,771 | 7,380,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 104,856 | 199,271 | 4,282,345 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $75,166 | $76,471 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $48,592 | $46,500 | $41,385 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 52% | 50.1% | 44.7% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,417 | $1,389 | $1,228 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1993 | 1998 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 38.6% | 27.9% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 61.4% | 72.1% | 66.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 76.6% | 78.1% | 61.8% | 61% |
| Black | 10.9% | 10.2% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.9% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 92.1% | 92.7% | 88.7% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 80.6% | 82.8% | 83.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 21.0 min | 24.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 19.4% | 17.2% | 16.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 24.2% | 25.4% | 27.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 18.2% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 45.4% | 39.4% | 35.7% | 35.7% |