New Hanover County vs. Pender County

New Hanover County (NC)Pender County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)232,27462,162
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.6%19.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)202,68352,198
Population, Census, April 1, 2010202,66752,217
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.4%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%18.0%
Female persons, percent52.3%50.1%
White alone, percent81.9%81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent13.7%15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.6%7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.4%75.2%
Veterans, 2014-201815,3454,735
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.1%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)113,21529,625
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201857.2%80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$233,700$179,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,510$1,387
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$519$405
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$978$895
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.2%6.8%
Building permits, 20181,918532
Households, 2014-201893,63621,766
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.2%86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.4%7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.0%88.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.9%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201839.3%26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.0%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.3%13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)623,34250,456
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,277,39897,306
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,449,546191,360
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,189,386179,439
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,871,707386,690
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,504$7,135
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.228.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,716$52,989
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,629$27,724
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 20177,5451,094
Total employment, 201799,6628,997
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,198,494277,682
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.0%7.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,8794,438
All firms, 201224,9394,448
Men-owned firms, 201213,8792,442
Women-owned firms, 20128,0441,580
Minority-owned firms, 20122,873676
Nonminority-owned firms, 201221,1153,644
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,542360
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201220,8613,900
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%10.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.6%32.3%
Population per square mile, 20101,058.160.0
Land area in square miles, 2010191.53869.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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