- State:North CarolinaCounty:New Hanover CountyZips:28407,28408,28402,28406,28449,28480,28429,28428,28409,28411,28412,28405,28401,28403Coordinates:34.18155518104688, -77.86559773304624Area total:328.86 sq. mi., 851.74 sq. km, 210469.76 acresArea land:192.25 sq. mi., 497.93 sq. km, 123040.64 acresArea water:136.61 sq. mi., 353.81 sq. km, 87429.12 acresEstablished:1729Capital seat:
Wilmington
Address: 230 Government Center Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403-1696
Governing Body: County Commissioners with 5 board size
Governing Authority: Dillon's Rule
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New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
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- Population:225,702; Population change: 11.37% (2010 - 2020)Population density:1,174 persons per square mileHousehold income:$47,578Households:85,939Unemployment rate:7.30% per 120,839 county labor force
- Sales taxes:6.75%Income taxes:8.25%GDP:$12.02 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
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New Hanover County's population of North Carolina of 43,010 residents in 1930 has increased 5,25-fold to 225,702 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 51.62% female residents and 48.38% male residents live in as of 2020, 56.79% in New Hanover County, North Carolina are married and the remaining 43.21% are single population.
As of 2020, 56.79% in New Hanover County, North Carolina are married and the remaining 43.21% are single population.
- Housing units:113,368 residential units of which 86.54% share occupied residential units.
22.2 minutes is the average time that residents in New Hanover County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
83.36% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 10.59% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.84% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.98% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in New Hanover County, North Carolina 56.37% are owner-occupied homes, another 28.95% are rented apartments, and the remaining 14.68% are vacant.
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The 45.95% of the population in New Hanover County, North Carolina who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 50.210%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 48.820%) of those eligible to vote in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
