New Hanover

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of New Hanover.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
New Hanover	County	120,284	160,307	202,667	225,704	243,333	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in New Hanover.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Carolina Beach	Town	New Hanover	4,249	5,116	5,706	6,564	6,864	→
Kure Beach	Town	New Hanover	716	1,511	2,009	2,188	2,154	→
Wilmington	City	New Hanover	73,680	90,110	106,465	115,459	125,284	→
Wrightsville Beach	Town	New Hanover	3,003	2,574	2,479	2,473	2,411	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	107,728
Females	117,974

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	41,589
18-64 years	140,310
65+ years	43,803

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	9,419
70-79 years	20,358
60-69 years	28,825
50-59 years	28,272
40-49 years	27,903
30-39 years	29,431
20-29 years	34,665
10-19 years	25,180
0-9 years	21,649

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	3,861
Urban	221,841

»Race« (C 2020)
White	170,837
Black/African American	27,386
Indigenous	1,038
Asian	3,515
Pacific Islander	154
Some other	8,128
2 or more	14,644

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	17,300
Other	208,402