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28586

7,992 Population
130.3 square miles 61.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 41 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$26,362 ±$2,435 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: $36,387 ±$985
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$57,041 ±$4,542 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of 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

18.5% ±4.9% (1,334  ±379) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 14.2% 16,888 (±1.2% / ±1,463)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

32.1 minutes ±2.2 (88,260  ±17,780) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 22.5 1,135,245 (±0.7 / ±41,614)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

3,157 ±357 Number of households
  • the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 52,452 ±648
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.3 ±0.4 (7,232  ±743) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 2.3 118,862 (±0 / ±142)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

5.8% ±4.6% (86  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 6.1% † 1,513 (±1.2% / ±300)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

3,676 ±393 Number of housing units
  • the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 60,553 ±184
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$112,300 ±$19,853 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: $220,600 ±$6,066
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

15.5% ±4.4% (1,232  ±371.4) 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 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

86.4% ±2.7% (4,728  ±535.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 91.8% 79,539 (±2.3% / ±2,003.4)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
13% ±3% (709  ±181.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 26.7% 23,087 (±1.2% / ±1,064.1)
  • about one-third 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

1.4% ±1.8% (113  ±144) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 3.9% 4,861
  • less than a fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

10.6% ±4.2% (637  ±262) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New Bern, NC Micro Area: 14% 13,133 (±1% / ±917)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
637 Total veterans ±262 589 Male ±249 48 Female ±53

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