James City vs New Bern

A side-by-side comparison of James City and New Bern: population, income, housing, and more.

James City and New Bern are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Bern has the higher population (31,563 vs 4,859 in James City). James City has the higher median household income ($63,835 vs $56,893 in New Bern). New Bern has the higher median home value ($211,500 vs $175,700 in James City).

Population, income & housing

	James City	New Bern
Population	4,859	31,563
Median age	51.3 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,835	$56,893
Median home value	$175,700	$211,500
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,068
Housing units	2,295	16,314
Homeownership rate	82.0%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James City	New Bern
Population	5,354 → 4,859 (-9.2%)	29,895 → 31,563 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$53,514 → $63,835 (+19.3%)	$43,204 → $56,893 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $175,700 (+14.5%)	$155,900 → $211,500 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,028 (+16.0%)	$859 → $1,068 (+24.3%)

James City

Population

5,3544,859

Median household income

$53,514$63,835

Median home value

$153,400$175,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,028

New Bern

Population

29,89531,563

Median household income

$43,204$56,893

Median home value

$155,900$211,500

Median gross rent

$859$1,068

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James City	New Bern
Under 5	1.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	21.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	14.4%	13.8%
75 and over	9.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James City	New Bern
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	53.6%
Black or African American	15.2%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James City	New Bern
No high school diploma	7.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	27.7%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James City	New Bern
Drove alone	84.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.8%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James City	New Bern
1-unit, detached	77.8%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	James City	New Bern
Poverty rate	10.2%	16.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1989	1990