| People
|
New
Hanover County |
North
Carolina |
| Population,
2006 estimate |
142,407 |
1,954,599 |
| Population,
percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
10.1% |
7.5% |
| Population,
2000 |
129,292 |
1,819,046 |
| Persons
under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
5.5% |
7.0% |
| Persons
under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
21.3% |
25.4% |
| Persons
65 years old and over, percent, 2005
|
11.9% |
12.2% |
| Female
persons, percent, 2005 |
50.9% |
50.8% |
|
|
| White
persons, percent, 2005 |
92.8% |
84.5% |
| Black
persons, percent, 2005 |
1.1% |
2.4% |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 |
3.5% |
10.2% |
| Asian
persons, percent, 2005 |
1.1% |
1.3% |
| Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| Persons
reporting two or more races, percent, 2005
|
1.3% |
1.5% |
| Persons
of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005
|
49.4% |
43.4% |
| White
persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 |
45.2% |
43.1% |
|
|
| Living
in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.4% |
54.4% |
| Foreign
born persons, percent, 2000 |
10.1% |
8.2% |
| Language
other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
36.9% |
36.5% |
| High
school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.5% |
78.9% |
| Bachelor's
degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
36.9% |
23.5% |
| Persons
with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
21,161 |
338,430 |
| Mean
travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.1
|
21.9
|
|
| Housing
units, 2005 |
61,051 |
838,668 |
| Homeownership
rate, 2000 |
68.6% |
70.0% |
| Housing
units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
15.7% |
15.3% |
| Median
value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
|
$189,400 |
$108,100 |
|
|
| Households,
2000 |
52,482 |
677,971 |
| Persons
per household, 2000 |
2.42
|
2.63
|
| Median
household income, 2004 |
$43,727 |
$37,838 |
| Per
capita money income, 1999 |
$23,594 |
$17,261 |
| Persons
below poverty, percent, 2004 |
12.0% |
16.7% |
|
| Business
QuickFacts |
New
Hanover County |
North
Carolina |
| Private
nonfarm establishments, 2004 |
5,034 |
44,205 |
| Private
nonfarm employment, 2004 |
47,761 |
580,576 |
| Private
nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 |
6.9% |
5.7% |
| Nonemployer
establishments, 2004 |
14,198 |
112,223 |
|
|
| Total
number of firms, 2002 |
17,488 |
136,711 |
| Black-owned
firms, percent, 2002 |
S |
1.1% |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S |
5.0% |
| Asian-owned
firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% |
1.7% |
| Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.1% |
| Hispanic-owned
firms, percent, 2002 |
15.7% |
21.7% |
| Women-owned
firms, percent, 2002 |
31.7% |
30.9% |
|
|
| Manufacturers
shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
127,974 |
10,168,130 |
| Wholesale
trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
463,678 |
8,993,729 |
| Retail
sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,809,469 |
18,328,637 |
| Retail
sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,484 |
$9,880 |
| Accommodation
and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
|
376,204 |
2,771,474 |
| Building
permits, 2005 |
580 |
14,180 |
| Federal
spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,180,726 |
19,863,967 |
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| Geography
QuickFacts |
New
Hanover County |
North
Carolina |
| Land
area, 2000 (square miles) |
1,909.19 |
121,355.53 |
| Persons
per square mile, 2000 |
67.7
|
15
|
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| Source:
US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts |
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