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Pender County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Wilmington, NC
Designated Market Area: Wilmington, NC
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 65,737   ( 13,520 from 2010 , 5,529 from 2020)
Land area: 871.3 square miles
Population density: 75.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:49,933 75.96% 29.5%
Black:8,20812.49% 10.9%
Indian:3080.47% 30.0%
Asian:4920.75% 136.5%
2+ races:1,3482.05% 81.9%
Hispanic:5,4488.29% 70.6%
Total non-White:15,80424.04% 15.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,421 11.8
Deaths:1,58413.2
Net Migration: 5,63746.8
Net Immigration: 1060.9
Change in White population:11,365 21.8
Change in Non-White pop.:2,155 4.1




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
52,217
38,56873.86%
9,20817.63%
2370.45%
2080.40%
7411.42%
3,1946.12%
13,64926.14%

2000
41,082
29,44171.66%
9,53623.21%
1780.43%
860.21%
3240.79%
1,4963.64%
11,64128.34%

1990
28,855
19,72368.35%
8,74330.30%
1320.46%
610.21%
n/a
1960.68%
9,13231.65%

1980
22,215
13,40560.34%
8,57738.61%
50.02%
890.40%
n/a
1330.60%
8,81039.66%

1970
18,149
10,14955.92%
7,87843.41%
100.06%
220.12%
n/a
860.47%
8,000 44.08%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
4,823 11.7
3,7719.2
9,55323.3
9312.3
9,127 22.2
2,008 4.9
1990's
NumberRate
4,452 15.4
3,25011.3
10,65136.9
1040.4
9,718 33.7
2,509 8.7
1980's
NumberRate
3,352 15.1
2,320 10.4
5,789 26.1
n/a
6,318 28.4
322 1.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,527 13.9
n/a
3,256 17.9
810 4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Pender 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
NumberPercent
42.6
13,603 20.7%
52,134 79.3%
11,090 16.9%
23,258
2.60
15,896 68.3%
12,731 80.1%
1,120 7.0%
7,362 31.7%

2010
NumberPercent
41.1
11,889 22.8%
40,328 77.2%
7,886 15.1%
20,333
2.51
14,557 71.6%
11,064 76.0%
1,290 8.9%
5,776 28.4%

2000
NumberPercent
38.9
9,545 23.2%
31,537 76.8%
5,771 14.0%
16,057
2.49
11,762 73.3%
9,534 81.1%
876 7.4%
4,295 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
36.0
7,091 24.6%
21,764 75.4%
4,112 14.3%
11,098
2.57
8,464 76.3%
6,890 81.4%
665 7.9%
2,634 23.7%

1980
NumberPercent
31.1
6,757 30.4%
15,458 69.6%
2,659 12.0%
7,540
2.90
6,010 79.7%
4,951 82.4%
426 7.1%
1,530 20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Pender County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units30,283 
Median Value$240,800 
Occupied23,25876.8%
Vacant7,02523.2%
Owned19,14382.3%
Rented4,11517.7%
Median Rent$1,039 
Single-Family Units21,50771.0%
    Detached20,97169.3%
    Attached5361.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,4224.7%
Mobile Homes6,94722.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pender County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,0874.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0734.6%
$15,000 to $19,9996782.9%
$20,000 to $24,9996722.9%
$25,000 to $29,9998393.6%
$30,000 to $34,9999704.2%
$35,000 to $39,9997343.2%
$40,000 to $44,9997843.4%
$45,000 to $49,9999554.1%
$50,000 to $59,9991,5296.6%
$60,000 to $74,9992,37210.2%
$75,000 to $99,9993,13813.5%
$100,000 to $124,9992,95012.7%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1259.1%
$150,000 to $199,9991,6887.3%
$200,000 or more1,6647.2%
Median Household Income74,538 
Per Capita Income36,352 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state105 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,3185.7%
Public Assistance3821.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,06413.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed24,14767.5%
Unemployed1,6094.5%
In Armed Forces3941.1%
Total Labor Force26,15073.1%
Not in Labor Force9,63826.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector9,5057,70555.2%
Non-Profit5581,34629.3%
Self-Employed2,1371,50058.8%
Local Government1,0031,29643.6%
State Government45488134.0%
Federal Government76634169.2%
Total Private + Self11,6429,20555.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,7813,86441.9%
Total14,42313,06952.5%
Pct. Govt.17.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,40815.9%
Sales and Office Occupations5,51219.9%
Professional, Technical5,79320.9%
Service Occupations4,80617.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4071.5%
All others7,21826.0%
White Collar 56.6%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade3,34012.0%
Health care and social assistance3,30811.9%
Construction2,99510.8%
Educational services2,1917.9%
Manufacturing2,1807.9%
Public administration2,1477.7%
Accommodation and food services2,0187.3%
Professional, scientific, technical1,8556.7%
Other services1,3704.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,3554.9%
Finance and insurance1,0953.9%
Transportation and warehousing8653.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7272.6%
Utilities7032.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4321.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing4051.5%
Information4001.4%
Wholesale trade3361.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction130.0%
Management20.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pender County, NC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,1855.17%
Puerto Rican3710.60%
Cuban1020.17%
Dominican30.00%
Total Central American4690.76%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3080.50%
Honduran1400.23%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian60.01%
Salvadoran150.02%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American360.06%
Argentinean120.02%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian200.03%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan40.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6381.04%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indonesian940.15%
Filipino670.11%
Indian570.09%
Korean460.07%
Japanese270.04%
Chinese180.03%
Vietnamese40.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English54,13792.9%
Spanish3,5946.2%
Other Indo-European1380.2%
Other Asian1200.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1020.2%
German, other Germanic800.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun450.1%
Chinese250.0%
Arabic160.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English7,88812.8%
German7,26011.8%
Irish6,30910.2%
American3,8046.2%
Italian2,7194.4%
Scottish1,8413.0%
Scotch-Irish1,4972.4%
Polish1,3002.1%
European1,0811.8%
French8201.3%
Welsh5450.9%
Dutch4050.7%
British3980.6%
Hungarian3790.6%
French Canadian3400.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen60,30697.9%
Not a citizen1,2862.1%
Native59,31396.3%
Foreign-born2,2793.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pender County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,365 3.1%2,891 6.6%12,222 28.1%14,604 33.5%8,374 19.2%4,085 9.4%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,365 3.1%
9-12 Years 2,891 6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 12,222 28.1%
Some College 14,604 33.5%
Bach. Degree 8,374 19.2%
Grad Degree 4,085 9.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pender County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 13,740 13,115 625 4.5% 4.1%
1991 14,307 13,149 1,158 8.1% 5.9%
1992 15,303 13,882 1,421 9.3% 6.3%
1993 13,681 12,483 1,198 8.8% 5.1%
1994 14,355 13,381 974 6.8% 4.4%
1995 14,939 14,055 884 5.9% 4.4%
1996 16,023 15,180 843 5.3% 4.4%
1997 16,531 15,739 792 4.8% 3.8%
1998 16,813 15,903 910 5.4% 3.5%
1999 17,379 16,530 849 4.9% 3.3%
2000 19,462 18,657 805 4.1% 3.7%
2001 19,917 18,783 1,134 5.7% 5.6%
2002 20,369 18,741 1,628 8.0% 6.9%
2003 20,848 19,402 1,446 6.9% 6.7%
2004 21,206 20,096 1,110 5.2% 5.9%
2005 22,066 20,935 1,131 5.1% 5.6%
2006 23,475 22,420 1,055 4.5% 5.1%
2007 23,662 22,580 1,082 4.6% 5.1%
2008 24,480 22,993 1,487 6.1% 6.2%
2009 24,855 22,019 2,836 11.4% 11.0%
2010 24,538 21,756 2,782 11.3% 10.7%
2011 24,756 21,949 2,807 11.3% 10.3%
2012 25,101 22,419 2,682 10.7% 9.5%
2013 25,062 22,861 2,201 8.8% 7.8%
2014 25,304 23,562 1,742 6.9% 6.1%
2015 25,989 24,423 1,566 6.0% 5.7%
2016 26,769 25,350 1,419 5.3% 5.1%
2017 27,928 26,633 1,295 4.6% 4.5%
2018 28,264 27,062 1,202 4.3% 4.0%
2019 28,974 27,851 1,123 3.9% 3.8%
2020 28,001 26,157 1,844 6.6% 7.3%
2021 29,034 27,780 1,254 4.3% 4.9%
2022 30,746 29,684 1,062 3.5% 3.7%
2023 31,484 30,478 1,006 3.2% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com