Demographics
NCSE is home to 5 MSAs with the following Gross Domestic Product
- Fayetteville: $28.2 Billion
- Wilmington: $21.9 Billion
- Jacksonville: $11.8 Billion
- New Bern: $7.2 Billion
- Goldsboro: $6.3 Billion
Source: St. Louis FED, 2023
Population by Age (2024)
- Median Age: 37.9 years old
- 19 & Under: 24.6%
- 20-29: 14.8%
- 30-39: 12.8%
- 40-49: 11.1%
- 50-64: 17.8%
- 65 & Older: 18.8%
Source: Esri 2024
Population by Race
- White: 58.0%
- African American: 23.8%
- Hispanic or Latino: 9.9%
- Multirace: 3.9%
- American Indian*: 1.9%
- Asian: 1.6%
- Other: 0.7%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.1%
*Lumbee Native American Tribe -- Largest tribe east of the Mississippi River
Source: Esri, 2024
Education Attainment
- Graduate Degree: 10.1%
- Bachelor's Degree: 18.6%
- Associate Degree: 11.0%
- Some College: 21.9%
- High School Diploma/GED: 28.2%
- Did Not Complete High School: 10.1%
Source: Esri 2024
