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Cape Fear township, New Hanover County, NC

22,516 Population
71.6 square miles 314.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Hanover County: 39.9 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$30,661 ±$2,722 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Hanover County: $48,592 ±$1,336
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$66,708 ±$7,031 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Hanover County: $75,166 ±$2,054
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

17.1% ±6.1% (3,678  ±1,345) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Hanover County: 12.3% 28,247 (±1% / ±2,213)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

21.2 minutes ±3.6 (188,660  ±19,424) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Hanover County: 20.6 2,017,350 (±0.6 / ±75,890)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

9,222 ±810 Number of households
  • New Hanover County: 104,856 ±1,084
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.4 ±0 (21,730  ±1,937) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Hanover County: 2.2 229,414 (±0 / ±84)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

4.3% ±2.5% (210  ±125) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 3.9% † 2,299 (±0.8% / ±443)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

10,185 ±829 Number of housing units
  • New Hanover County: 120,050 ±78
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$280,100 ±$28,062 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Hanover County: $387,800 ±$7,095
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

14.9% ±3% (3,313  ±734.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hanover County: 16.2% 37,694 (±1.2% / ±2,697.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

87.8% ±3.5% (13,362  ±1,018.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hanover County: 94% 154,469 (±2% / ±3,338.3)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
29.3% ±3.5% (4,464  ±604.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Hanover County: 45.4% 74,556 (±1.3% / ±2,072.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

6.7% ±2.7% (1,509  ±625) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 5.9% 13,967
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6.8% ±1.6% (1,165  ±279) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in New Hanover County: 6.9% 13,192 (±0.5% / ±893)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
1,165 Total veterans ±279 1,058 Male ±263 107 Female ±57

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