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New Bern, NC

32,734 Population
28.7 square miles 1,141.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 41 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,196 ±$2,353 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: $36,387 ±$985
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,031 ±$4,313 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: $64,475 ±$2,994
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.3% ±3% (5,577  ±978) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 14.2% 16,888 (±1.2% / ±1,463)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.8 minutes ±1.1 (250,365  ±20,699) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 22.5 1,135,245 (±0.7 / ±41,614)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,673 ±629 Number of households
  • the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 52,452 ±648
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (32,310  ±47) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 2.3 118,862 (±0 / ±142)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±2% (414  ±155) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 6.1% † 1,513 (±1.2% / ±300)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,816 ±562 Number of housing units
  • the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 60,553 ±184
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$240,100 ±$17,455 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: $220,600 ±$6,066
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.4% ±3% (4,964  ±964.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 13.1% † 16,065 (±1.3% / ±1,592.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.8% ±4.7% (21,306  ±1,205.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 91.8% 79,539 (±2.3% / ±2,003.4)
  • 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)
29.4% ±2.6% (6,749  ±613.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 26.7% 23,087 (±1.2% / ±1,064.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 80 percent of 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

5.8% ±1.2% (1,898  ±397) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 3.9% 4,861
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

14.2% ±1.9% (3,524  ±476) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 14% 13,133 (±1% / ±917)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,524 Total veterans ±476 2,845 Male ±395 679 Female ±248

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