Porters Neck, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,654
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
50.6
2.69% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
3.84%
69.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$119,979
3.95% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$569,700
8.49% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,893
2.15% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Porters Neck, 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.

94.8% of the residents in Porters Neck, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Porters Neck, NC was $569,700, and the homeownership rate was 82.6%.

Most people in Porters Neck, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Porters Neck, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaNew Hanover County, NCWilmington, NCPender & New Hanover (North) Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Porters Neck, NC is home to a population of 7.65k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.62% of Porters Neck, NC residents were born outside of the country (736 people).

In 2024, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.51k people) in Porters Neck, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 451 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 182 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%
2024 Citizenship
95.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.8% of Porters Neck, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Porters Neck, NC was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Porters Neck, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.51k ± 743
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    451 ± 297
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    182 ± 155
4.87%
Hispanic Population
373 people

In 2024, there were 14.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.51k people) in Porters Neck, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 451 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 182 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.87% of the people in Porters Neck, NC are hispanic (373 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Porters Neck, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.62%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
736 people
10.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
752 people

As of 2024, 9.62% of Porters Neck, NC residents (736 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Porters Neck, NC was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    170 ± 96
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    150 ± 101
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    87 ± 80

Porters Neck, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Porters Neck, NC employs 2.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Porters Neck, NC were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (489 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (417 people), and Manufacturing (396 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($150,455), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,304), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,240).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k
2024 Value
± 520
2.15%
1 Year growth
± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Porters Neck, NC grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 2.83k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Porters Neck, NC, are Management Occupations (685 people), Sales & Related Occupations (288 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (234 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Porters Neck, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k
2024 Value
± 520
2.15%
1 Year growth
± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Porters Neck, NC grew at a rate of 2.15%, from 2.83k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Porters Neck, NC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (489 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (417 people), and Manufacturing (396 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Porters Neck, NC, though some of these residents may live in Porters Neck, 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

$105,481
Median earning men ± $23,433
$51,947
Median earning women ± $15,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($181,250), Retail Trade ($163,347), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($151,858).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($119,792), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,297), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,463).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Porters Neck, NC was $569,700 in 2024, which is 1.71 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $525,100 to $569,700, a 8.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Porters Neck, NC is 82.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Porters Neck, NC have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Porters Neck, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$569,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$38,145
$2,750
Median Property Taxes
±$394

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 Porters Neck, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Porters Neck, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.6% of the housing units in Porters Neck, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$119,979
Median Household Income
± $25,761
3.33k
Number of Households
± 458

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.33k households in Porters Neck, NC grew to $119,979 from the previous year's value of $115,417.

The following chart displays the households in Porters Neck, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Porters Neck, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (57.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (34.4%)
  3. Carpooled (4.74%)

In 2024, 57.4% of workers in Porters Neck, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.4%) and those who carpooled to work (4.74%).

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

24.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Porters Neck, NC have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.21% of the workforce in Porters Neck, 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 Porters Neck, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Porters Neck, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Porters Neck, NC (286 out of 7.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Porters Neck, 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

93.3% of the population of Porters Neck, NC has health coverage, with 44.6% on employee plans, 4.22% on Medicaid, 23.6% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 1.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.67%
Uninsured
44.6%
Employer Coverage
4.22%
Medicaid
23.6%
Medicare
19%
Non-Group
1.93%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Porters Neck, NC declined by 18.4% from 8.17% to 6.67%.

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