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New Hanover County
New Hanover County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 225,702 County Seat New Hanover County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 129 Num Towns 18 Census-Designated Places 14 Total Town Population 205,779 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 228,134 Median Age 40.2 Veterans 14,360 Housing Units 114,625 Uninsured 3,241 Net Migration (recent) 6,484 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 8,516 Total Employees 114,702 Avg Annual Pay $61,611 Median Household Income $67,515 Poverty Rate 12.7% Unemployment Rate 4.7% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $102,810 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,848,341,970 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,189
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $320,000 Median Rent $1,249 FMR Studio $1,083 FMR 1BR $1,427 FMR 2BR $1,580 FMR 3BR $2,087 FMR 4BR $2,485
Health & Safety
Hospitals 36 EMS Stations 54 Fire Stations 54 Police Stations 54 Adult Smoking 14.3% Adult Obesity 31.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 47.6 Air Quality Good Days 293
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 18 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 18
Community
Churches 165 Libraries 20 Historic Places (NRHP) 30 Homeless Population 593 Schools 330 SNAP Stores 209 Bank Branches 55
Agriculture
Total Farms 20 Land in Farms (acres) 892 Avg Farm Size (acres) 44.6 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT 2024-10-19 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04
Detailed Topics
Communities in New Hanover County
Wilmington — pop 115,451Murraysville — pop 16,582Myrtle Grove — pop 11,476Kings Grant — pop 8,466Ogden — pop 8,200Porters Neck — pop 7,397Carolina Beach — pop 6,564Silver Lake — pop 6,500Wrightsboro — pop 5,526Northchase — pop 3,842Bayshore — pop 3,833Skippers Corner — pop 2,912Wrightsville Beach — pop 2,473Sea Breeze — pop 2,245Kure Beach — pop 2,191Castle Hayne — pop 1,243Hightsville — pop 710Blue Clay Farms — pop 168
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
