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New Hanover County

Population in July 2007: 13,958.
Males: 6,837  (49.0%)
Females: 7,121  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28409.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $71,856 (it was $65,110 in 2000)
Masonboro:

$71,856
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $32,492

Masonboro CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $292,733 (it was $161,800 in 2000)
Masonboro:

$292,733
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $343,773; Detached houses: $352,467; Townhouses or other attached units: $187,287; In 2-unit structures: $286,102; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,199; Mobile homes: $87,179; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,803

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Masonboro races chart
  • White alone - 10,991 (93.0%)
  • Black alone - 387 (3.3%)
  • Asian alone - 156 (1.3%)
  • Hispanic - 138 (1.2%)
  • Two or more races - 106 (0.9%)
  • American Indian alone - 29 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 3 (0.03%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2 (0.02%)

Races in Masonboro detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Masonboro: 96.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Masonboro, North Carolina on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Masonboro is mentioned 85 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: English (19.1%), German (18.1%), Irish (17.3%), United States (10.4%), Italian (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 5.99 square miles.

Population density: 2328 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Masonboro:

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Masonboro CDP:

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 70.4%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

398 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Africa).

This place:  3.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Masonboro CDP:  0.6% ($985)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (4.4 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (122.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (430.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Silver Lake, NC (1.6 miles ), Seagate, NC (1.7 miles ), Myrtle Grove, NC (1.7 miles ), Wilmington, NC (2.1 miles ), Wrightsville Beach, NC (2.2 miles ), Kings Grant, NC (2.6 miles ), Hightsville, NC (2.7 miles ), Sea Breeze, NC (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 77.87 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,428 (-46.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 498 (8.2%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

9.2%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Construction (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)

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Average climate in Masonboro, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Masonboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/16/2006, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the Masonboro place center killed 8 people and injured 20 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 6/13/1962, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.6 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Masonboro-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in New Hanover County (15) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Tropical Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Masonboro:

  • NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; SUPPLY, NC)
  • J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; SOUTHPORT, NC)

Amtrak station near Masonboro:

  • 7 miles: WILMINGTON (201 HARNETT ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.

Operable nuclear power plants near Masonboro:

  • 20 miles: Brunswick 1 and 2 in Southport, NC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Masonboro:

  • University of North Carolina-Wilmington (about 4 miles; Wilmington, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,028)
  • Cape Fear Community College (about 7 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 3,987)
  • Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 70 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 2,962)
  • Coastal Carolina University (about 71 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 7,254)
  • Mount Olive College (about 73 miles; Mount Olive, NC; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 85 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 4,818)
  • Fayetteville State University (about 86 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)

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Churches in Masonboro include: Christ Community Church (A), Masonboro Church (B), Shiloh Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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New Hanover County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:

15.9
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.32. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

4.32
U.S.:

2.43


Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

4.3%
Whole state:

12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

2.0%
Whole state:

5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Masonboro, NC


Masonboro compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Masonboro travel time to work - commute
Masonboro mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (93%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Masonboro (based on New Hanover County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.19%
Here47.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents34.6%17.0%13.4%7.9%6.1%
Congregations24.2%3.8%9.8%9.8%5.3%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)JewishOther
Adherents3.5%2.5%1.7%1.6%11.7%
Congregations3.8%1.5%3.8%1.5%36.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 44
This county:

2.31 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
New Hanover County:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
New Hanover County:

0.68 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 76
This county:

4.00 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 262
New Hanover County:

13.78 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.3%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

23.8%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
New Hanover County:

15.7%
State:

15.6%

11.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.03%
North Carolina average:

8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
New Hanover County:

0.09%
North Carolina average:

0.17%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pender County, NC  0.68% ($30,056 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.65% ($50,610)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.64% ($47,281)


9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.29%
North Carolina average:

7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
New Hanover County:

0.04%
North Carolina average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brunswick County, NC  1.33% ($46,091 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC  1.03% ($45,637)
to Wake County, NC  0.66% ($40,217)

Strongest AM radio stations in Masonboro:

  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WWIL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Masonboro:

  • WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • W240AS (95.9 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
  • WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Masonboro:

  • WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
  • W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED35$207,22375$265,838564$220,33523$158,91827$239,7011$300,890
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$133,3756$184,71341$254,6405$69,7182$178,6301$36,520
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$290,2836$361,032123$226,1978$70,8938$226,0841$32,550
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$224,8536$306,80588$236,4106$125,9655$207,7100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$191,3304$366,48035$233,8593$113,4602$227,0550$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0120.04 , 0120.05

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED17$269,7229$254,777
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$264,1033$274,113
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$121,4703$226,260
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$190,5402$204,030
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0120.04 , 0120.05

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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