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Cape Fear township, New Hanover County, NC

21,978 Population
71.6 square miles 307.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Hanover County: 40.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,376 ±$2,942 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Hanover County: $43,378 ±$1,329
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
$55,973 ±$7,170 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Hanover County: $67,515 ±$2,271
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380

13.9% ±5.8% (2,879  ±1,236) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 12.7% 28,197 (±1% / ±2,191)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)

20.1 minutes ±3.8 (186,890  ±24,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New Hanover County: 20.5 2,006,545 (±0.7 / ±79,654)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)

Families

9,105 ±683 Number of households
  • New Hanover County: 99,975 ±888
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
2.3 ±0.1 (20,830  ±1,811) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Hanover County: 2.2 221,427 (±0 / ±104)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060

2.2% ±1.4% (113  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Hanover County: 3.2% † 1,804 (±0.7% / ±376)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)

Housing

9,950 ±691 Number of housing units
  • New Hanover County: 114,625 ±119
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700

$222,800 ±$22,796 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Hanover County: $320,000 ±$8,634
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736

15.1% ±3.6% (3,314  ±,823.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Hanover County: 16.9% 38,312 (±1.2% / ±2,621.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)

Social

87.6% ±4.1% (12,776  ±,995.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Hanover County: 93.5% 148,344 (±2.1% / ±3,345.4)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
27.4% ±3.5% (3,998  ±,567.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Hanover County: 43.4% 68,838 (±1.3% / ±2,074.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)

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

6.1% ±3% (1,350  ±676) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 5.3% 12,096
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946

8% ±2% (1,395  ±355) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 7.7% 14,360 (±0.6% / ±1,049)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
1,395 Total veterans ±355 1,261 Male ±343 134 Female ±81

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