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Wrightsboro, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wrightsboro is a Census CDP of 6,287 people across 11.13 square miles of land, in New Hanover County. Median household income is $78,450, 78.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wrightsboro
What Wrightsboro is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area11.13 sq mi
- Water area0.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land565
- 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.
Wrightsboro
How many people live in Wrightsboro
- Population6,287
- Median age38.0
- Population under 181,362 plus or minus 347
- Share under 1821.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over1,054 plus or minus 290
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households2,519
- Family households1,645
- Share of households that are families65.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wrightsboro
Income and work in Wrightsboro
- Median household income$78,450
- Per capita income$33,124
- Civilian labor force3,510
- Employed3,398
- Unemployed112 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over4,310
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wrightsboro
Housing in Wrightsboro
- Housing units2,778
- Occupied units2,519
- Vacant units259 plus or minus 173
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied1,964
- Renter occupied555 plus or minus 248
- Ownership rate78.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$255,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,250
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent
- Single family units2,509
- Share single family90.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more157 plus or minus 151
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes112 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wrightsboro
How Wrightsboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,090
- Commuting under 15 minutes665 plus or minus 215
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more804 plus or minus 271
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone85.9 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Hanover County, not Wrightsboro
New Hanover County context, not Wrightsboro 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 Wrightsboro.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Wrightsboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wrightsboro, North Carolina?
6,287, in 2,519 households. Wrightsboro CDP covers 11.13 square miles of land, which is 565 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wrightsboro 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 Wrightsboro?
$78,450. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,700. Median gross rent is $1,250 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 Wrightsboro 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 Wrightsboro.
Is zoning published for Wrightsboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.