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238,852

Population

1.3% YoY

2023

38.6

Median Age

2.3% YoY

2022

$67,515

Median Household Income

8.3% YoY

2022

126,966

Labor Force

1.2% MoM

6.6% YoY

7/2025

122,548

Employed

1.5% MoM

6.5% YoY

7/2025

3.5%

Unemployment Rate

5.4% MoM

2.8% YoY

7/2025

$475,000

Median Sale Price

0.7% MoM

5.9% YoY

8/2025

285

Homes Sold

8.4% MoM

2.9% YoY

8/2025

2.6

Months Inventory

7.4% MoM

17.7% YoY

8/2025

37

Days on Market

8 MoM

14 YoY

8/2025

743

Listings

6.9% MoM

14.7% YoY

8/2025

260

Price per Sq Ft

2.3% MoM

2.9% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in New Hanover County: Wilmington, Murraysville, Myrtle Grove, Kings Grant, Ogden, Porters Neck, Carolina Beach, Silver Lake, Northchase, Wrightsboro, Skippers Corner, Bayshore, Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Sea Breeze, Castle Hayne, Hightsville, Blue Clay Farms


Zip Codes included in New Hanover County: [Click for zip code level data] 28401, 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411, 28412, 28428, 28429, 28449, 28480


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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