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North Carolina·Craven County
9 tracts·27K people·$240K median·961/mi²
White 51 · Black 29 · Hispanic 7 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 3
Married couple 40 · Living alone 36 · Other 24
Health 40 · Manufacturing 16 · Retail 16 · Leisure 11 · Professional 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Service 19 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in New Bern is $240,100 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
New Bern has 32,734 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 50.7% White, 29.3% Black, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% Asian, 4.4% Multiracial and 2.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.3% (Census ACS).
Creekside Elementary (78%), Ben D. Quinn Elementary (54%) and Trent Park Elementary (53%) lead the elementary schools; Grover C Fields Middle (64%) and H J MacDonald Middle (52%) lead the middle schools; Craven Early College High (87%) and New Bern High (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,081/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in New Bern is $61,031 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In New Bern, median rent is $1,081/month and the median home value is $240,100 (Census ACS).
New Bern reported 3.0 violent crimes and 20.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in New Bern are winter weather (98), lightning (91) and wildfire (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In New Bern, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).