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Porters Neck, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Porters Neck is a Census CDP of 7,654 people across 5.41 square miles of land, in New Hanover County. Median household income is $119,979, 82.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Porters Neck
What Porters Neck is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.41 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,415
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Hanover County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porters Neck
How many people live in Porters Neck
- Population7,654
- Median age50.6
- Population under 181,323 plus or minus 272
- Share under 1817.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,532
- Share 65 and over33.1 percent
- Households3,329
- Family households2,325
- Share of households that are families69.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porters Neck
Income and work in Porters Neck
- Median household income$119,979 plus or minus $25,761
- Per capita income$65,370
- Civilian labor force3,305
- Employed2,893
- Unemployed412 plus or minus 231
- Unemployment rate12.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over5,896
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher66.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porters Neck
Housing in Porters Neck
- Housing units3,487
- Occupied units3,329
- Vacant units158 plus or minus 200
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied2,750
- Renter occupied579 plus or minus 216
- Ownership rate82.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$569,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,503 plus or minus $457
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units3,002
- Share single family86.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more467 plus or minus 181
- Share in buildings of two or more13.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porters Neck
How Porters Neck gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,898 plus or minus 410
- Commuting under 15 minutes364 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more607 plus or minus 233
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone57.4 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home34.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Hanover County, not Porters Neck
New Hanover County context, not Porters Neck figures
- Establishments in New Hanover County8,710
- Covered employment, New Hanover County130,464
- Average annual pay, New Hanover County$61,611
- Housing units permitted, New Hanover County2,581
Every figure in this section is published for New Hanover County as a whole and is not a measurement of Porters Neck.
All New Hanover County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Porters Neck questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Porters Neck, North Carolina?
7,654, in 3,329 households. Porters Neck CDP covers 5.41 square miles of land, which is 1,415 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Porters Neck in?
New Hanover County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Porters Neck?
$119,979. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $569,700. Median gross rent is $1,503 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Porters Neck figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Hanover County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Porters Neck.
Is zoning published for Porters Neck?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.