Demographics
NCSE is home to 5 MSAs with the following Gross Domestic Product
- Fayetteville: $24.2 Billion
- Wilmington: $18.2 Billion
- Jacksonville: $9.9 Billion
- New Bern: $6.4 Billion
- Goldsboro: $5.7 Billion
Source: St. Louis FED, 2021
Population by Age (2022)
- Median Age: 39 years old
- 19 & Under: 24.3%
- 20-29: 15.0%
- 30-39: 13.2%
- 40-49: 11.0%
- 50-64: 18.7%
- 65 & Older: 17.8%
Source: Esri 2022
Population by Race
- White: 55.9%
- African American: 25.4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 9.0%
- Multirace: 3.5%
- American Indian*: 3.9%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Other: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.1%
*Lumbee Native American Tribe -- Largest tribe east of the Mississippi River
Source: Esri, 2022
Education Attainment
- Graduate Degree: 6.9%
- Bachelor's Degree: 14.0%
- Associate Degree: 10.9%
- Some College: 22.5%
- High School Diploma/GED: 30.9%
- Did Not Complete High School: 14.5%
Source: Esri 2022
