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Cape Fear township, New Hanover County, NC

21,996 Population
71.6 square miles 307.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Hanover County: 39.5 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$26,824 ±$2,926 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Hanover County: $39,934 ±$1,232
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
$51,354 ±$6,247 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Hanover County: $62,362 ±$2,313
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353

14.8% ±5.6% (3,069  ±1,184) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 13.6% 29,750 (±1.1% / ±2,404)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)

20.3 minutes ±4.3 (178,630  ±26,463) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New Hanover County: 20.3 1,979,875 (±0.5 / ±69,266)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)

Families

8,834 ±808 Number of households
  • New Hanover County: 97,852 ±1,043
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
2.4 ±0.3 (20,841  ±1,828) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Hanover County: 2.2 218,166 (±0 / ±756)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)

2% ±1.5% (103  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Hanover County: 3.6% † 2,025 (±0.7% / ±385)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)

Housing

9,519 ±757 Number of housing units
  • New Hanover County: 112,388 ±345
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548

$182,100 ±$11,960 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Hanover County: $277,900 ±$5,306
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750

15.3% ±3.5% (3,347  ±808.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hanover County: 17.4% 38,855 (±1.1% / ±2,458.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)

Social

87.6% ±3.4% (12,687  ±1,040.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hanover County: 93.8% 145,728 (±2% / ±3,166.9)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
24.4% ±3.7% (3,529  ±586.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Hanover County: 42.8% 66,545 (±1.2% / ±1,918.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)

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

4.7% ±2.3% (1,029  ±506) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in New Hanover County: 4.9% 10,921 (±0.5% / ±1,004)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)

7.9% ±1.7% (1,368  ±319) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 7.3% 13,400 (±0.5% / ±884)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
1,368 Total veterans ±319 1,263 Male ±314 105 Female ±75

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