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St. James, NC

6,901 Population
9.1 square miles 757.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

68.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 45.1 ±0.1
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$82,598 ±$18,316 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $44,459 ±$925
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$113,670 ±$12,869 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $73,687 ±$1,069
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

5.6% ±3.9% (383  ±269) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 11.1% 48,102 (±0.6% / ±2,527)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

52.8 minutes ±19.8 (58,065  ±29,042) Mean travel time to work
  • more than double the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 23.6 4,056,165 (±0.4 / ±91,825)
  • more than double the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

3,369 ±205 Number of households
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 190,964 ±1,258
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.1 ±0.1 (6,901  ±15) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 2.3 432,219 (±0 / ±157)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

3,881 ±296 Number of housing units
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 242,220 ±110
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$599,300 ±$25,792 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $328,000 ±$5,263
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

14% ±8% (969  ±550.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 14.6% 63,646 (±0.7% / ±3,248.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

98% ±8.8% (6,658  ±609) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 93.1% 300,670 (±1.3% / ±4,311.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
65.7% ±7.1% (4,463  ±486.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 38.5% 124,423 (±0.8% / ±2,683.1)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.7% ±3.6% (463  ±251) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 4.9% 21,656
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

15.2% ±3.7% (1,033  ±250) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 8.8% 31,734 (±0.4% / ±1,422)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
1,033 Total veterans ±250 972 Male ±231 61 Female ±59

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