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New Hanover County Schools Overview

University of North Carolina Wilmington located in New Hanover County Schools area. A total of 95,638 households are located in New Hanover County Schools area. Among them, 23,377 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.95 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 54,552 and 56,287 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.63% (5,790) of residents are non-citizens and 6.59% (14,542) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of New Hanover County Schools, North Carolina
Household	95,638
Population	220,511
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	23,377 (24.44%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	54,552
Total Students	56,287
Pre-Kindergarten	2,800
Kindergarten	1,979
Grade 1-8	19,187
Grade 9-12	9,379
College/Graduate School	22,942
Veterans	184,591
Non-citizen	5,790
Non-English Home Language	14,542
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

190,027 residents are over the age of 16 and 118,273 people are in labor force. Among them, 117,601 people are in civilian labor force and 672 are in armed labor force. 111,708 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for New Hanover County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	109,786	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	89,212	81.26%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,063	7.34%
Public transportation	598	0.54%
Walked	2,080	1.89%
Other method	1,459	1.33%
Worked from home	8,374	7.63%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	111,708	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	46,135	41.30%
Service	21,033	18.83%
Sales and office	25,199	22.56%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	8,859	7.93%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,482	9.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	111,708	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	430	0.38%
Construction	6,832	6.12%
Manufacturing	7,818	7.00%
Wholesale trade	2,468	2.21%
Retail trade	14,882	13.32%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,097	3.67%
Information	2,695	2.41%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,150	7.30%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	13,744	12.30%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	26,601	23.81%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	15,163	13.57%
Other services, except public administration	5,622	5.03%
Public administration	3,206	2.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	111,708	-
Private wage and salary workers	90,099	80.66%
Government workers	13,703	12.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,623	6.82%
Unpaid family workers	283	0.25%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,148 for the 95,638 households in New Hanover County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $31,348. 203,031 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.14%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	95,638	-
Less than $10,000	7,794	8.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,688	4.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,404	9.83%
$25,000 - $34,999	9,156	9.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,597	13.17%
$50,000 - $74,999	16,651	17.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,431	11.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,691	13.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,148	5.38%
More than $200,000	6,078	6.36%
Median Household Income	$54,891	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,148	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	54,111	-
Less than $10,000	2,061	3.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,184	2.19%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,430	6.34%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,237	7.83%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,615	12.22%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,805	16.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,185	15.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,036	18.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,161	7.69%
More than $200,000	5,397	9.97%

Median Family Income	$76,736	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$101,902	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,348	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,414	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,414	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	225,237	-
With health insurance coverage	203,031	90.14%
Public coverage	72,162	32.04%
Private health insurance	162,638	72.21%
Without health insurance coverage	22,206	9.86%

Housing

There are 111,031 housing units in New Hanover County Schools area, North Carolina with 95,638 units (86.14%) occupied. 55,525 houses (58.06%) are occupied by owner and 40,113 houses (41.94%) are rented. The average housing value is $243,600 and the average rental cost is $1,031. 4,762 houses (4.29%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,329 houses (9.30%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	111,031	-
Occupied	95,638	86.14%
Owner Occupied	55,525	58.06%
Renter Occupied	40,113	41.94%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	68,062	61.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6,567	5.91%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	32,241	29.04%
Mobile Homes	4,136	3.73%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	25	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	111,031	-
Built 2014 or later	4,762	4.29%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,960	3.57%
Built 2000 - 2009	21,444	19.31%
Built 1990 - 1999	26,110	23.52%
Built 1980 - 1989	17,141	15.44%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,772	13.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,751	6.08%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,762	5.19%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,329	9.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	111,031	-
1 room	1,876	1.69%
2 rooms	4,034	3.63%
3 rooms	10,639	9.58%
4 rooms	20,296	18.28%
5 rooms	22,044	19.85%
6 rooms	18,494	16.66%
7 rooms	14,018	12.63%
8 rooms	8,090	7.29%
9 rooms or more	11,540	10.39%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	111,031	-
no bedroom	1,988	1.79%
1 bedroom	9,267	8.35%
2 bedrooms	27,645	24.90%
3 bedrooms	51,611	46.48%
4 bedrooms	16,424	14.79%
5 bedrooms or more	4,096	3.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	55,525	-
Less than $50,000	1,511	2.72%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,318	4.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,042	10.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,520	18.95%
$200,000 - $299,999	15,176	27.33%
$300,000 - $499,999	12,956	23.33%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,659	10.19%
$1,000,000 or more	1,343	2.42%
Median House Value	$243,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	38,206	-
Less than $500	3,695	9.67%
$500 - $999	14,224	37.23%
$1,000 - $1,499	15,114	39.56%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,946	10.33%
$2,000 - $2,499	746	1.95%
$2,500 - $2,999	236	0.62%
$3,000 or more	245	0.64%
Median Rental Costs	$1,031	-

Demographic

A total of 227,938 people lives in New Hanover County Schools area, North Carolina with 108,794 male and 119,144 female. The males to female ratio is 47.73 to 52.27. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	227,938	-
Male	108,794	47.73%
Female	119,144	52.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	227,938	-
Under 5 years	11,266	4.94%
5 - 9 years	11,691	5.13%
10 - 14 years	12,429	5.45%
15 - 19 years	15,033	6.60%
20 - 24 years	21,596	9.47%
25 - 34 years	30,224	13.26%
35 - 44 years	28,707	12.59%
45 - 54 years	28,339	12.43%
55 - 59 years	15,043	6.60%
60 - 64 years	14,350	6.30%
65 - 74 years	23,710	10.40%
75 - 84 years	11,186	4.91%
85 years and older	4,364	1.91%
Median Age	39.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	227,938	-
One Race	222,846	97.77%
White	184,851	81.10%
Black or African American	31,337	13.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native	577	0.25%
Asian	3,012	1.32%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	199	0.09%
Other	2,870	1.26%

Two or more races	5,092	2.23%
White and Black or African American	1,435	0.63%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,101	0.48%
White and Asian	1,280	0.56%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	312	0.14%