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New Bern, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $220,653 (it was $79,200 in 2000)
New Bern:

$220,653
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $147,746 - $341,297

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $281,948
Here:

$281,948
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,204
Here:

$200,204
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $381,322
Here:

$381,322
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $239,144
Here:

$239,144
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $191,799
Here:

$191,799
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $120,608
Here:

$120,608
State:

$124,933

Total population: 30,291 (Urban population: 22,135 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 774 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 16,513 (14,398 occupied: 8,596 owner occupied, 6,129 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

33%

Housing density: 639 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $74,758.

Median contract rent in 2022: $816 (lower quartile is $650, upper quartile is $1,011)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $450


Median gross rent in New Bern, NC in 2022: $992

Housing units in New Bern with a mortgage: 6,134 (421 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 295 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $94,659

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $65,720

Median monthly housing costs: $1,021

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New Bern, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1993

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 31,303
  • Male householders: 6,776 (2,095 living alone), Female householders: 7,373 (3,019 living alone)
  • 5,533 spouses (5,492 opposite-sex spouses), 660 unmarried partners, (644 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,273 children (7,718 natural, 393 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 753 grandchildren, 345 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 60 foster children, 178 other relatives, 729 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 422

Size of family households: 4,157 2-persons, 1,910 3-persons, 1,040 4-persons, 779 5-persons, 569 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,778 1-person, 1,273 2-persons, 168 3-persons.

3,538 married couples with children.
2,484 single-parent households (367 men, 2,117 women).

89.4% of residents of New Bern speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,440 (4.6%)
(66.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Bern, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Bern, North Carolina
  • 10no bedroom
  • 1021 bedroom
  • 1,0882 bedrooms
  • 5,4553 bedrooms
  • 1,7234 bedrooms
  • 2185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bern, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bern, North Carolina
  • 243no bedroom
  • 1,2961 bedroom
  • 2,1692 bedrooms
  • 2,1673 bedrooms
  • 2544 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in New Bern in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Bern in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 363no vehicle
  • 2,6541 vehicle
  • 3,9982 vehicles
  • 1,0933 vehicles
  • 4104 vehicles
  • 785+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in New Bern in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Bern in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,374no vehicle
  • 2,5891 vehicle
  • 1,9152 vehicles
  • 2383 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Bern, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Bern, North Carolina
  • 101 room
  • 632 rooms
  • 1553 rooms
  • 6874 rooms
  • 1,9485 rooms
  • 2,0106 rooms
  • 1,6087 rooms
  • 9828 rooms
  • 1,1329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bern, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Bern, North Carolina
  • 2431 room
  • 2962 rooms
  • 1,0333 rooms
  • 1,7604 rooms
  • 1,4955 rooms
  • 8096 rooms
  • 1747 rooms
  • 1688 rooms
  • 1519+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in New Bern, NC
New Bern city income, earnings, and wages data

  • New Bern, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in New Bern, NC in 2022
  • 1,100Less than $10,000
  • 1,755$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,004$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,049$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,560$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,160$50,000 to $59,999
  • 982$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,906$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,188$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,346$125,000 to $149,999
  • 748$150,000 to $199,999
  • 927$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in New Bern, NC

  • Distribution of house value in New Bern, NC in 2022
  • 55Less than $10,000
  • 49$10,000 to $14,999
  • 59$15,000 to $19,999
  • 7$20,000 to $24,999
  • 40$25,000 to $29,999
  • 6$30,000 to $34,999
  • 118$40,000 to $49,999
  • 155$50,000 to $59,999
  • 43$60,000 to $69,999
  • 99$70,000 to $79,999
  • 190$80,000 to $89,999
  • 285$90,000 to $99,999
  • 619$100,000 to $124,999
  • 818$125,000 to $149,999
  • 834$150,000 to $174,999
  • 747$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,229$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,033$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,222$300,000 to $399,999
  • 676$400,000 to $499,999
  • 740$500,000 to $749,999
  • 76$750,000 to $999,999
  • 27$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in New Bern, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in New Bern, NC in 2022
  • 89Less than $100
  • 31$100 to $149
  • 171$150 to $199
  • 188$200 to $249
  • 344$250 to $299
  • 118$300 to $349
  • 71$350 to $399
  • 232$400 to $449
  • 62$450 to $499
  • 114$500 to $549
  • 136$550 to $599
  • 189$600 to $649
  • 242$650 to $699
  • 185$700 to $749
  • 453$750 to $799
  • 902$800 to $899
  • 501$900 to $999
  • 719$1,000 to $1,249
  • 194$1,250 to $1,499
  • 476$1,500 to $1,999
  • 16$2,000 to $2,499
  • 23$3,000 to $3,499
  • 34$3,500 or more
  • 58No cash rent
Work and jobs in New Bern: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,039 (7.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 777
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,392
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,722
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,108
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,266
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 425
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,183
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 49
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 133
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 296
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 566
  • 90 or more minutes: 257
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - New Bern

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 19,358 (79.3%)
  • Carpooled: 2,424 (9.9%)
  • Bus: 23 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 414 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 23 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 262 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,039 (4.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 1.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.3%Males
  • 7.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 12.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 8.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.6%Males
Races in New Bern detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Bern, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Bern, North Carolina
  • 5662010 or later
  • 4582000 to 2009
  • 2161990 to 1999
  • 1971980 to 1989
  • 681970 to 1979
  • 142Before 1970
Ancestries in New Bern, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 2,569 (12.3%)
  • American: 2,007 (9.6%)
  • German: 1,765 (8.4%)
  • Irish: 901 (4.3%)
  • Italian: 360 (1.7%)
  • European: 289 (1.4%)
  • Polish: 281 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 244 (1.2%)
  • French: 185 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 176 (0.8%)
  • Lebanese: 132 (0.6%)
  • African: 129 (0.6%)
  • Haitian: 127 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 82 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 79 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 59 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 55 (0.3%)
  • British: 35 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 32 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 23 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 21 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 21 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 18 (0.09%)
  • Norwegian: 18 (0.09%)
  • Egyptian: 15 (0.07%)
  • Eastern European: 15 (0.07%)
  • Belgian: 14 (0.07%)
  • Finnish: 12 (0.06%)
  • Swedish: 12 (0.06%)
  • Jamaican: 9 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Welsh: 7 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.03%)
  • South African: 5 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 4 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 4 (0.02%)
  • Russian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Portuguese: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Burma (Myanmar)
New Bern:

31.1% (556)
North Carolina:

0.5% (4,516)

Mexico
New Bern:

12.2% (218)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Guatemala
New Bern:

10.1% (181)
North Carolina:

2.6% (22,964)

Argentina
New Bern:

6.2% (110)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,710)

Germany
New Bern:

6.0% (107)
North Carolina:

1.8% (15,534)

Thailand
New Bern:

5.0% (90)
North Carolina:

0.7% (6,161)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
New Bern:

4.8% (85)
North Carolina:

0.5% (4,046)

Cuba
New Bern:

3.6% (64)
North Carolina:

1.0% (9,005)

Philippines
New Bern:

3.0% (53)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Scotland
New Bern:

2.4% (42)
North Carolina:

0.2% (1,464)

Canada
New Bern:

2.1% (37)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Nicaragua
New Bern:

1.9% (34)
North Carolina:

0.5% (4,128)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
New Bern:

1.8% (33)
North Carolina:

1.1% (9,831)

Ukraine
New Bern:

1.8% (32)
North Carolina:

0.8% (6,645)

Laos
New Bern:

1.7% (30)
North Carolina:

0.6% (4,983)

Japan
New Bern:

1.6% (28)
North Carolina:

0.7% (5,941)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 13,414
  • Other state: 15,655
  • Northeast: 4,270
  • Midwest: 3,548
  • South: 4,535
  • West: 3,281

82.8% of New Bern residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38.1% lived in North Carolina.


New Bern:

82.8%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 215
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 198
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 173
  • 10th grade: 571
  • 11th grade: 75
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 68
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,181
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,014
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,265
  • Associate degree: 1,042
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,910
  • Master's degree: 1,191
  • Professional school degree: 236
  • Doctorate degree: 129
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 93
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 53
  • 5th and 6th grade: 187
  • 7th and 8th grade: 99
  • 9th grade: 89
  • 10th grade: 389
  • 11th grade: 73
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 144
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,926
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,518
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,326
  • Associate degree: 1,195
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,860
  • Master's degree: 1,423
  • Professional school degree: 145
  • Doctorate degree: 205
Educational Attainment for Females
New Bern marital status for males
New Bern marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,518
  • One, attached: 807
  • Two: 219
  • 3 or 4: 967
  • 5 to 9: 1,071
  • 10 to 19: 381
  • 20 to 49: 700
  • 50 or more: 786
  • Mobile homes: 1,017
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Median worth of mobile homes: $95,695

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in New Bern
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in New Bern, NC
  • 55.2%Electricity
  • 35.2%Utility gas
  • 8.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in New Bern, NC
  • 81.5%Electricity
  • 15.1%Utility gas
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 533
Here:

17.1%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
Here:

3.7%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 387
Here:

23.8%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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