2022 population: 234,921 ( 32,254 from 2010 , 9,216 from 2020)
Land area: 192.3 square miles
Population density: 1221.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	181,823	77.40%	16.8%
Black:	28,655	12.20%	2.8%
Indian:	905	0.39%	13.4%
Asian:	3,634	1.55%	46.1%
2+ races:	4,816	2.05%	49.9%
Hispanic:	15,088	6.42%	40.8%

Total non-White:	53,098	22.60%	12.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,786	10.6
Deaths:	5,528	12.2
Net Migration:	9,450	20.9
Net Immigration:	374	0.8

Change in White population:	26,192	12.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,062	3.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
202,667
155,631	76.79%
29,469	14.54%
798	0.39%
2,488	1.23%
3,212	1.58%
10,716	5.29%
47,036	23.21%

2000
160,307
126,453	78.88%
27,001	16.84%
581	0.36%
1,413	0.88%
1,396	0.87%
3,276	2.04%
33,854	21.12%

1990
120,284
94,494	78.56%
23,928	19.89%
500	0.42%
615	0.51%
n/a
747	0.62%
25,790	21.44%

1980
103,471
79,857	77.18%
22,219	21.47%
264	0.26%
328	0.32%
n/a
788	0.76%
23,614	22.82%

1970
82,996
63,715	76.77%
18,639	22.46%
137	0.17%
124	0.15%
n/a
313	0.38%
19,281	23.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
20,834	13.0
13,741	8.6
26,311	16.4
2,226	1.4

29,178	18.2
13,182	8.2

Number	Rate
1990's
18,461	15.3
12,163	10.1
24,201	20.1
669	0.6

31,959	26.6
8,064	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
14,817	14.3
9,584	9.3
12,064	11.7
n/a

14,637	14.1
2,176	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,819	15.4
n/a

16,142	19.4
4,333	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for New Hanover County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.2
41,153	17.5%
193,768	82.5%
42,252	18.0%

99,975
2.21

55,534	55.5%
43,265	77.9%
4,707	8.5%
44,441	44.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
40,413	19.9%
162,254	80.1%
28,092	13.9%

86,046
2.28

49,980	58.1%
36,309	72.6%
5,891	11.8%
36,066	41.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
33,462	20.9%
126,845	79.1%
20,463	12.8%

68,241
2.29

42,026	61.6%
32,579	77.5%
4,383	10.4%
26,215	38.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
27,314	22.7%
92,970	77.3%
15,066	12.5%

47,983
2.44

32,492	67.7%
24,965	76.8%
3,586	11.0%
15,491	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
28,803	27.8%
74,668	72.2%
10,395	10.0%

37,779
2.68

28,081	74.3%
22,491	80.1%
3,056	10.9%
9,698	25.7%

2022 Housing Data for New Hanover County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,125	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,651	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,366	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,299	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,925	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,100	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,377	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,372	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,985	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,247	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,924	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,996	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,758	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,810	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,574	7.6%
$200,000 or more	9,466	9.5%

Median Household Income	67,515
Per Capita Income	43,378

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	109
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,632	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,511	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,676	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	102,579	72.9%
Unemployed	5,288	3.8%
In Armed Forces	573	0.4%

Total Labor Force	108,440	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	32,206	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,949	37,025	51.9%
Non-Profit	3,242	5,576	36.8%
Self-Employed	9,764	6,915	58.5%

Local Government	2,507	3,947	38.8%
State Government	2,113	3,750	36.0%
Federal Government	1,075	733	59.5%

Total Private + Self	49,713	43,940	53.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,937	14,006	39.0%
Total	58,650	57,946	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,516	18.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,235	21.6%
Professional, Technical	29,298	25.0%
Service Occupations	21,226	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	270	0.2%
All others	19,736	16.9%

White Collar		65.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,768	14.3%
Retail trade	14,719	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	10,825	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,648	9.1%
Educational services	10,541	9.0%
Construction	8,273	7.1%
Manufacturing	7,593	6.5%
Other services	6,958	5.9%
Finance and insurance	5,268	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,218	4.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,561	3.0%
Public administration	3,193	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	3,143	2.7%
Information	3,130	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,049	2.6%
Wholesale trade	2,507	2.1%
Utilities	993	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	385	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	132	0.1%
Management	107	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,654	2.04%
Puerto Rican	2,315	1.01%
Cuban	863	0.38%
Dominican	323	0.14%

Total Central American	3,567	1.56%
Costa Rican	71	0.03%
Guatemalan	365	0.16%
Honduran	1,825	0.80%
Nicaraguan	30	0.01%
Panamanian	130	0.06%
Salvadoran	1,113	0.49%
Other Central American	33	0.01%

Total South American	1,066	0.47%
Argentinean	97	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	155	0.07%
Colombian	421	0.18%
Ecuadorian	4	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	76	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	313	0.14%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,069	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1,016	0.45%
Chinese	632	0.28%
Filipino	367	0.16%
Indian	280	0.12%
Japanese	159	0.07%
Vietnamese	146	0.06%
Taiwanese	66	0.03%
Burmese	63	0.03%
Hmong	41	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	202,136	92.9%
Spanish	9,449	4.3%
Other Indo-European	1,525	0.7%
Korean	829	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	771	0.4%
German, other Germanic	575	0.3%
Other Asian	477	0.2%
Arabic	473	0.2%
Chinese	453	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	30,006	13.2%
Irish	25,818	11.3%
German	25,788	11.3%
Italian	13,504	5.9%
American	11,988	5.3%
Scottish	6,292	2.8%
Polish	5,603	2.5%
European	4,849	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	4,617	2.0%
French	4,554	2.0%
Swedish	1,973	0.9%
Dutch	1,948	0.9%
Norwegian	1,793	0.8%
British	1,759	0.8%
Welsh	1,564	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	221,668	97.2%
Not a citizen	6,466	2.8%

Native	216,038	94.7%
Foreign-born	12,096	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,739	2.4%	6,516	4.1%	30,323	19.1%	49,183	31.0%	44,834	28.3%	24,004	15.1%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,739	2.4%
9-12 Years	6,516	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,323	19.1%
Some College	49,183	31.0%
Bach. Degree	44,834	28.3%
Grad Degree	24,004	15.1%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	65,588	62,634	2,954	4.5%	4.1%
1991	68,618	64,414	4,204	6.1%	5.9%
1992	70,359	64,985	5,374	7.6%	6.3%
1993	71,642	66,426	5,216	7.3%	5.1%
1994	72,957	67,883	5,074	7.0%	4.4%
1995	74,882	70,617	4,265	5.7%	4.4%
1996	78,422	74,858	3,564	4.5%	4.4%
1997	80,811	77,658	3,153	3.9%	3.8%
1998	81,754	78,700	3,054	3.7%	3.5%
1999	83,607	80,979	2,628	3.1%	3.3%

2000	87,717	84,495	3,222	3.7%	3.7%
2001	89,577	85,085	4,492	5.0%	5.6%
2002	90,204	84,282	5,922	6.6%	6.9%
2003	92,677	87,183	5,494	5.9%	6.7%
2004	94,581	90,117	4,464	4.7%	5.9%
2005	98,520	94,185	4,335	4.4%	5.6%
2006	101,989	97,929	4,060	4.0%	5.1%
2007	104,582	100,316	4,266	4.1%	5.1%
2008	105,861	100,365	5,496	5.2%	6.2%
2009	105,613	95,406	10,207	9.7%	11.0%

2010	107,987	97,615	10,372	9.6%	10.7%
2011	108,073	97,757	10,316	9.5%	10.3%
2012	109,761	100,052	9,709	8.8%	9.5%
2013	109,725	101,673	8,052	7.3%	7.8%
2014	110,542	104,191	6,351	5.7%	6.1%
2015	113,266	107,283	5,983	5.3%	5.7%
2016	115,690	110,226	5,464	4.7%	5.1%
2017	119,218	114,285	4,933	4.1%	4.5%
2018	121,263	116,545	4,718	3.9%	4.0%
2019	123,739	119,384	4,355	3.5%	3.8%

2020	120,839	112,078	8,761	7.3%	7.3%
2021	122,553	117,253	5,300	4.3%	4.9%
2022	129,545	125,298	4,247	3.3%	3.7%
2023	132,975	128,796	4,179	3.1%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	114,625
Median Value	$320,000

Occupied	99,975	87.2%
Vacant	14,650	12.8%

Owned	59,524	59.5%
Rented	40,451	40.5%
Median Rent	$1,249

Single-Family Units	76,462	66.7%
Detached	70,557	61.6%
Attached	5,905	5.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,777	22.5%
Mobile Homes	2,661	2.3%

New Hanover County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for New Hanover County, NC

2022 Housing Data for New Hanover County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for New Hanover County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for New Hanover County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for New Hanover County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for New Hanover County, NC