What is the population of New Bern, North Carolina?

The population of New Bern, North Carolina is 22,599.

What is the median household income in New Bern, North Carolina?

The median household income in New Bern, North Carolina is $56,734, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in New Bern, North Carolina is $46,565, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in New Bern, North Carolina is 4.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	New Bern	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Population	22,599	10,790,063	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	749.2	200.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	2.46%	0.90%	0.57%
Median age	38.3	37.6	37.1
Households	10,383	4,184,344	128,459,983

Year	New Bern

Group	Share

New Bern has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	New Bern	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$56,734	$69,937	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.87%	5.43%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.7%	5.2%

Metric	New Bern	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$46,565	$265,624	$242,182
Median rent	$1,086	$1,162	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.6%	66.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	New Bern	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.7	21.8	22.5
Work from home	5.4%	14.5%	13.4%

New Bern has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	New Bern	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	31.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.46	2.54

New Bern has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	New Bern	North Carolina Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.4	77.1	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.6%	16.8%	16.3%
Smokers	20.2%	20.7%	19.0%