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    New Bern, NC
    Demographic Data



    New Bern Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    New Bern Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    34,218

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.0%
    5 - 17:
    15.4%
    18 - 24:
    7.5%
    25 - 34:
    15.2%
    35 - 54:
    21.3%
    55 - 64:
    9.1%
    Over 65 Years:
    24.5%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    5.8%
    5.8%
    92.8%
    92.8%
    29.4%
    29.4%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    New Bern
    USA
    $38,196
    $38,196
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    New Bern
    USA
    $61,031
    $61,031
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    17.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Accommodation
    Public Service
    Education
    Administration
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Transportation
    Finance
    Other
    Arts
    18.3%
    18.3%
    12.3%
    12.3%
    12.0%
    12.0%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    50.7%
    50.7%
    29.3%
    29.3%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    6.8%
    6.8%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    Scottish
    Scots-Irish
    French
    Polish
    European
    African
    Swedish
    Hungarian
    Turkish
    Czech
    Dutch
    Norwegian
    Finnish
    Croatian
    Welsh
    French Canadian
    13.5%
    13.5%
    8.1%
    8.1%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
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    0.4%
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    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Other Asian languages
    Korean
    French
    Slavic languages
    African languages
    Native American languages
    Japanese
    Italian
    Vietnamese
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    Arabic
    Laotian
    Chinese
    Other Indo-European
    Serbo-Croatian
    Russian
    German/Yiddish
    88.4%
    88.4%
    5.3%
    5.3%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born New Bern Residents

    5.8%

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