New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC

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2022 Population
167,754
1.33% 1-year growth
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
40.2
2.29% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
14.5%
6.27% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$64,332
6.88% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$340,700
15.8% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.11%), Other (Hispanic) (2.47%), and White (Hispanic) (2.31%).

6.95% of the households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.4% of the residents in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are University of North Carolina Wilmington (5,218 degrees awarded in 2022), Cape Fear Community College (2,074 degrees), and Miller-Motte College-Wilmington (500 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC was $340,700, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC borders Pender & New Hanover (North) Counties PUMA, NC and Brunswick County PUMA, NC.

Population & Diversity

New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC is home to a population of 168k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.76% of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (7.98k people).

In 2022, there were 6.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (128k people) in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.22k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are Spanish (6,822 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (637 households), and Korean (455 households).

Citizenship

97.4%
2022 Citizenship
97.5%
2021 Citizenship

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    128k ± 1.77k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    21.1k ± 1.3k
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    5.22k ± 803
6.32%
Hispanic Population
10.6k people

In 2022, there were 6.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (128k people) in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.22k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.32% of the people in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are hispanic (10.6k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.76%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
7.98k people
4.54%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
7.52k people

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    6,822 households (4.26%)
  2. French (Incl. Cajun)
    637 households (0.398%)
  3. Korean
    455 households (0.284%)

6.95% of the households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC was Spanish. 4.26% of the households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,162 ± 339
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,566 ± 511
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,358 ± 265

New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC employs 78.3k people. The largest industries in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are Restaurants & Food Services (7,206 people), Construction (5,023 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,244 people), and the highest paying industries are Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing ($211,926), Other motor vehicle dealers ($154,829), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($154,474).

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
39,036
Women
50.4%
38,436
Men
49.6%

The workforce of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC in 2020 was 77,472 people, with 50.4% woman, and 49.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC.

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Occupations

78.3k
2022 Value
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 2.16%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC, are Other managers (2,724 people), Retail salespersons (1,982 people), and Cashiers (1,852 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

78.3k
2022 Value
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 2.16%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC, are Restaurants & Food Services (7,206 people), Construction (5,023 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (4,244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,902
Median earning men ± $1,576
$35,808
Median earning women ± $1,874

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($77,663), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,000), and Wholesale Trade ($69,309).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($52,429), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,919), and Information ($45,764).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis
Senator from North Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Ted Budd
Senator from North Carolina3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC awarded 7,862 degrees. The student population of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 13,138 male students and 19,544 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are White (5,789 and 74.5%), followed by Black or African American (718 and 9.24%), Hispanic or Latino (588 and 7.57%), and Two or More Races (308 and 3.97%).

The largest universities in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are University of North Carolina Wilmington (5,218 and 66.4%), Cape Fear Community College (2,074 and 26.4%), and Miller-Motte College-Wilmington (500 and 6.36%).

The most popular majors in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC are General Business Administration & Management (1,075 and 13.7%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (822 and 10.5%), and Registered Nursing (814 and 10.4%).

The median tuition cost in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC for a public four year colleges is $4,443 for in-state students and $19,063 for out-of-state students.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.581% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.575% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (35.6k), Some college (33.9k), and High School or Equivalent (28.4k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC was $340,700 in 2022, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $294,100 to $340,700, a 15.8% increase. The homeownership rate in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC is $64,332. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC was Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $136,654, followed by Wake County (Northwest)--Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Union County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $132,713 and $120,161.

Property

$340,700
Median Property Value 2022
±$9,496
$41,411
Median Property Taxes
±$1,618

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
N/A
64.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC was Wake County (Southwest)--Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $136,654, followed by Wake County (Northwest)--Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Union County (West)--Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $132,713 and $120,161.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,332
Median Household Income
± $2,294
74.6k
Number of Households
± 2,381

The following chart displays the households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (74.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.9%)
  3. Carpooled (7.1%)

In 2022, 74.4% of workers in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC (23.6k out of 163k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.1% of the population of New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 45.4% on employee plans, 11% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 17.8% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1413 patients per year on average, which represents a 1% increase from the previous year (1399 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1657 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 336 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,413 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 1% increase from the previous year (1,399 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Carolina in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.6% under 18 years, 24.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.9%
Uninsured
45.4%
Employer Coverage
11%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
17.8%
Non-Group
1.49%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in New Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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