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New Hanover County, NC Demographics

New Hanover County, NC is the 11th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 224,973 residents across 192 square miles. That is about 1,170 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 224,973
Land area 192 sq mi
Density 1,170 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How New Hanover County compares to the US

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Central Location: New Hanover County, NC

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in New Hanover County, NC

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 117.05 9,620 5.1 1,874
Census Tract 123 8,808 9.6 921
Census Tract 121.06 8,662 4.2 2,064
Census Tract 120.09 6,991 2.5 2,834
Census Tract 120.08 6,788 1.6 4,191
Census Tract 116.11 6,606 1.9 3,546
Census Tract 116.12 6,185 4.1 1,526
Census Tract 105.04 6,176 1.3 4,779
Census Tract 116.08 6,127 27.0 227
Census Tract 103 5,755 2.7 2,137
Census Tract 121.11 5,752 5.0 1,155
Census Tract 115.02 5,494 1.5 3,667
Census Tract 120.10 5,375 2.1 2,607
Census Tract 120.07 5,345 1.6 3,364
Census Tract 116.05 5,269 1.8 2,912
Census Tract 115.04 5,249 11.0 476
Census Tract 117.03 4,898 4.0 1,212
Census Tract 121.03 4,709 2.3 2,083
Census Tract 120.11 4,706 2.4 1,942
Census Tract 121.10 4,663 1.8 2,626
Census Tract 106 4,584 2.9 1,563
Census Tract 117.01 4,562 2.7 1,695
Census Tract 116.09 4,534 5.5 831
Census Tract 116.06 4,407 2.9 1,525
Census Tract 121.07 4,401 3.3 1,342
Census Tract 120.06 4,274 2.1 2,004
Census Tract 121.09 4,051 2.8 1,471
Census Tract 120.04 3,830 2.5 1,519
Census Tract 107 3,779 1.2 3,055
Census Tract 122.02 3,700 2.7 1,349
Census Tract 115.03 3,657 28.1 130
Census Tract 121.08 3,516 2.7 1,309
Census Tract 116.10 3,409 4.8 708
Census Tract 105.01 3,396 1.1 3,116
Census Tract 102 3,326 0.8 4,391
Census Tract 119.06 2,905 1.0 2,870
Census Tract 122.01 2,856 1.8 1,544
Census Tract 119.04 2,812 1.4 1,966
Census Tract 120.12 2,630 2.6 1,010
Census Tract 104 2,596 1.0 2,686
Census Tract 111 2,586 0.5 4,752
Census Tract 115.01 2,581 0.8 3,362
Census Tract 118 2,476 8.1 307
Census Tract 101 2,447 0.7 3,308
Census Tract 119.05 2,441 1.1 2,184
Census Tract 108 2,371 1.9 1,224
Census Tract 109 2,213 1.2 1,811
Census Tract 122.03 2,199 4.5 486
Census Tract 112 2,098 0.5 4,479
Census Tract 105.03 2,089 0.8 2,669
Census Tract 110 2,075 0.6 3,493
Census Tract 113 2,014 0.9 2,313
Census Tract 114 1,688 0.9 1,787
Census Tract 9801 2 2.4 1

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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