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%