Myrtle Grove

Population: 12,404
Median household income: $112,139
Median home value: $398,600

Located in New Hanover County, North Carolina, Myrtle Grove is a community with a population of 12,404. At $112,139, its median household income sits above New Hanover County's $72,892.

From 2019 to 2023, Myrtle Grove's population grew 15.4% from 10,753 to 12,404, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $280,500 to $398,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.4% of the population. 74.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,404
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $112,139
Median home value: $398,600
Median gross rent: $1,523
Housing units: 4,995
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,75312,404

Median household income

$78,000$112,139

Median home value

$280,500$398,600

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,523

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,753	$78,000	$280,500	$1,180
2020	11,921	$85,814	$297,400	$1,174
2021	11,672	$99,162	$320,700	$1,373
2022	12,093	$108,363	$366,100	$1,465
2023	12,404	$112,139	$398,600	$1,523

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	749	6.0%
5 to 17	2,272	18.3%
18 to 24	541	4.4%
25 to 34	1,023	8.2%
35 to 44	2,218	17.9%
45 to 54	1,710	13.8%
55 to 64	1,829	14.7%
65 to 74	1,308	10.5%
75 and over	754	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,094	89.4%
Black or African American	630	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	29	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.4%
Two or more races	226	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	361	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree29.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	517	5.8%
High school graduate	1,331	15.1%
Some college or associate's	2,880	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,643	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,471	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,274	74.1%
Carpooled	168	2.9%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,236	21.4%
Other means	66	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	944	20.8%
15 to 29 min	2,465	54.4%
30 to 44 min	846	18.7%
45 to 59 min	135	3.0%
60+ min	142	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.9% (725 of 12,269)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,457	73.4%
Nonfamily households	1,256	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,713	94.4%
Vacant	282	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,901	82.8%
Renter-occupied	812	17.2%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,455	89.2%
1-unit, attached	59	1.2%
2 to 4 units	166	3.3%
5 to 19 units	82	1.6%
20 or more units	29	0.6%
Mobile home & other	204	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3745840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 34.1269, -77.8889