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New Bern, North Carolina

New Bern city, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

GrowingCraven County · 29.0 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025New BernPeer medianPctileSource
Population32,73433,36436
Population change (10 yr)8.5%6.0%67
Median household income$61,031$67,4049
Poverty rate17.3%14.5%64
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%27.8%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)15.9%7.5%89
Median owner-occupied home value$240,100$276,30027
Median gross rent$1,081$1,32818
Housing vacancy rate12.7%6.9%82
Worked from home8.8%11.0%18
Population, 2010–2024
New BernPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
New BernPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+5.7%+10.3%+4.8%
Housing units+3.8%+11.7%+7.9%
Median household income+18.7%+46.0%+43.7%
Median owner-occupied home value-0.7%+58.8%+82.6%
Median gross rent+19.0%+28.1%+50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher+11.7%+7.0%+20.8%
Worked from home+44.8%+115.9%+436.6%
Poverty rate-15.9%-15.0%-18.5%
Establishment density · Craven County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars19.8US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail4.4US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services5.7US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services21.0US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care18.9US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation3.1US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation2.2US 2.1above US rate
Construction19.4US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Poughkeepsie, NY9231,958+4.0%$60,74131.9%
Casselberry, FL9030,135+13.6%$62,44732.0%
Panama City, FL8934,979-3.9%$62,26526.4%
Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT8835,052$61,85728.1%
Walla Walla, WA8833,925+6.4%$66,74827.6%
Nicholasville, KY8732,197+13.0%$68,50326.9%
Florence, KY8732,803+5.7%$71,00326.4%
Lewiston, ID8534,651+7.7%$72,19727.5%
Slidell, LA8528,561+4.3%$70,49731.4%
Riviera Beach, FL8538,657$68,06028.9%