ZIP Code 28403

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Hanover County, North Carolina.

Population: 40,292
Median household income: $50,988
Median home value: $337,600

Covering part of New Hanover County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28403 has about 40,292 residents. The median household income of $50,988 is below the New Hanover County median ($72,892).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28403's population declined 3.0% from 41,525 to 40,292, while its median gross rent rose 33.7% from $967 to $1,293.

71.2% of workers drive to work alone. 38.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,292
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,988
Median home value: $337,600
Median gross rent: $1,293
Housing units: 20,424
Homeownership rate: 35.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,52540,292

Median household income

$39,744$50,988

Median home value

$238,400$337,600

Median gross rent

$967$1,293

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,525	$39,744	$238,400	$967
2020	42,319	$42,700	$250,000	$978
2021	39,745	$47,422	$260,000	$1,077
2022	39,628	$50,757	$297,100	$1,206
2023	40,292	$50,988	$337,600	$1,293

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 2429.2%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,443	3.6%
5 to 17	3,401	8.4%
18 to 24	11,771	29.2%
25 to 34	6,167	15.3%
35 to 44	4,760	11.8%
45 to 54	3,169	7.9%
55 to 64	4,565	11.3%
65 to 74	2,572	6.4%
75 and over	2,444	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,741	73.8%
Black or African American	4,953	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	69	0.2%
Asian	723	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	246	0.6%
Two or more races	1,483	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,077	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate17.0%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree30.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,473	6.2%
High school graduate	4,014	17.0%
Some college or associate's	6,918	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,326	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,946	16.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,686	71.2%
Carpooled	2,034	9.2%
Public transit	124	0.6%
Walked	594	2.7%
Bicycle	177	0.8%
Worked from home	3,068	13.9%
Other means	341	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,058	42.5%
15 to 29 min	8,685	45.8%
30 to 44 min	1,269	6.7%
45 to 59 min	472	2.5%
60+ min	472	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 23.7% (8,718 of 36,766)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,411	39.8%
Nonfamily households	11,199	60.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,610	91.1%
Vacant	1,814	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,617	35.6%
Renter-occupied	11,993	64.4%

1-unit, detached38.2%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units22.4%

20 or more units18.3%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,805	38.2%
1-unit, attached	1,661	8.1%
2 to 4 units	2,373	11.6%
5 to 19 units	4,578	22.4%
20 or more units	3,737	18.3%
Mobile home & other	270	1.3%

ZIP Code 28403

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