Brunswick County vs. New Hanover County

	Brunswick County (NC)	New Hanover County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	136,744	232,274
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27.3%	14.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	107,429	202,683
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	107,431	202,667
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.3%	18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.5%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	52.3%
White alone, percent	86.3%	81.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.3%	13.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.1%	77.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,572	15,345
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	92,264	113,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.0%	57.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$199,900	$233,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,370	$1,510
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$453	$519
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$903	$978
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.9%	26.2%
Building permits, 2018	2,926	1,918
Households, 2014-2018	54,226	93,636
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.4%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.2%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	39.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.9%	62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	180,820	623,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	326,561	1,277,398
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,982,957	2,449,546
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	237,118	1,189,386
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,125,773	3,871,707
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,029	$18,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	20.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,406	$52,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,204	$32,629
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,531	7,545
Total employment, 2017	25,971	99,662
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	938,792	4,198,494
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,722	19,879
All firms, 2012	10,065	24,939
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,793	13,879
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,259	8,044
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,172	2,873
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,681	21,115
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,534	2,542
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,882	20,861
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.6%	26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	126.8	1,058.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	846.97	191.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brunswick county (NC) and New Hanover county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.