Demographics
NCSE is home to 5 MSAs with the following Gross Domestic Product
- Fayetteville: $22 Billion
- Wilmington: $16 Billion
- Jacksonville: $8.1 Billion
- New Bern: $5.6 Billion
- Goldsboro: $5.1 Billion
Source: ESRI, 2020
Population by Age (2021)
- Median Age: 40.0 years old
- 19 & Under: 24.4%
- 20-29: 15.7%
- 30-39: 13.0%
- 40-49: 11.1%
- 50-64: 17.9%
- 65 & Older: 18.1%
Source: ESRI, 2021
Population by Race
- White: 62.1%
- African American: 25.9%
- Hispanic or Latino: 10.0%
- Multirace: 3.6%
- American Indian*: 4.1%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Other: 3.2%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.08%
*Lumbee Native American Tribe -- Largest tribe east of the Mississippi River
Source: ESRI, 2021
Education Attainment
- Graduate Degree: 7.2%
- Bachelor's Degree: 14.1%
- Associate Degree: 10.9%
- Some College: 22.6%
- High School Diploma/GED: 30.9%
- Did Not Complete High School: 14.3%
Source: ESRI, 2022
