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Harnett township, New Hanover County, NC

44,052 Population
35.5 square miles 1,241.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Hanover County: 39.9 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,073 ±$2,856 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Hanover County: $48,592 ±$1,336
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$97,040 ±$5,546 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Hanover County: $75,166 ±$2,054
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.9% ±1.6% (2,586  ±707) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in New Hanover County: 12.3% 28,247 (±1% / ±2,213)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.9 minutes ±2 (422,770  ±48,515) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Hanover County: 20.6 2,017,350 (±0.6 / ±75,890)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,101 ±760 Number of households
  • New Hanover County: 104,856 ±1,084
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0 (43,824  ±1,765) Persons per household
  • a little 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
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.9% ±3% (721  ±317) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Hanover County: 3.9% † 2,299 (±0.8% / ±443)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

21,872 ±771 Number of housing units
  • New Hanover County: 120,050 ±78
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$393,200 ±$17,565 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in New Hanover County: $387,800 ±$7,095
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.4% ±2.3% (4,501  ±996.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Hanover County: 16.2% 37,694 (±1.2% / ±2,697.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.4% ±3.4% (30,595  ±1,595.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Hanover County: 94% 154,469 (±2% / ±3,338.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
50.2% ±2.8% (16,080  ±1,080.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Hanover County: 45.4% 74,556 (±1.3% / ±2,072.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8% ±1.7% (3,539  ±769) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Hanover County: 5.9% 13,967
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±1.5% (3,277  ±539) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Hanover County: 6.9% 13,192 (±0.5% / ±893)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,277 Total veterans ±539 2,942 Male ±478 335 Female ±190

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