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People QuickFacts |
New Hanover County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
192,538 | 9,222,414 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
20.1% | 14.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
160,327 | 8,046,500 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.3% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.5% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
13.1% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.7% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
81.6% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
15.8% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.2% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
3.3% | 7.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
78.5% | 67.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
45.4% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.4% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.3% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
31.0% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
28,842 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.7 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
97,664 | 4,125,308 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
64.7% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
27.3% | 16.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$135,600 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
68,183 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.29 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$48,106 | $44,772 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,123 | $20,307 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.7% | 14.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
New Hanover County |
North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
7,003 | 222,4311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
87,522 | 3,524,8141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
13.0% | 4.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
16,295 | 604,618 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
18,129 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.2% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.5% | 27.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,919,162 | 156,821,943 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,229,257 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,993,200 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$18,058 | $10,686 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
350,447 | 11,237,386 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,177 | 85,777 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,304,460 | 65,862,8841 |
