Pender County vs. New Hanover County

Pender County (NC)New Hanover County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)62,162232,274
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)19.1%14.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)52,198202,683
Population, Census, April 1, 201052,217202,667
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%17.7%
Female persons, percent50.1%52.3%
White alone, percent81.2%81.9%
Black or African American alone, percent15.1%13.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.7%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.2%77.4%
Veterans, 2014-20184,73515,345
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.0%5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,625113,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%57.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,500$233,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,387$1,510
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$405$519
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$895$978
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.8%26.2%
Building permits, 20185321,918
Households, 2014-201821,76693,636
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.6%82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.5%6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.1%91.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%83.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.5%92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%39.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.5%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.7%12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%62.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.7%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)50,456623,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)97,3061,277,398
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)191,3602,449,546
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)179,4391,189,386
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)386,6903,871,707
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,135$18,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.320.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,989$52,716
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,724$32,629
Persons in poverty, percent15.1%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0947,545
Total employment, 20178,99799,662
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)277,6824,198,494
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.3%4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,43819,879
All firms, 20124,44824,939
Men-owned firms, 20122,44213,879
Women-owned firms, 20121,5808,044
Minority-owned firms, 20126762,873
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,64421,115
Veteran-owned firms, 20123602,542
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,90020,861
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.4%5.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
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, 200732.3%26.6%
Population per square mile, 201060.01,058.1
Land area in square miles, 2010869.80191.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

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