New Bern, North Carolina demographics

New Bern, NC demographics: median age 38.9; 29.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · New Bern city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3746340. The survey estimates a population of 32,734 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in New Bern is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 14,673 households (±629). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.9 ±2.1	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	7,322 ±618	22.4% ±1.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	7,443 ±644	22.7% ±2.0 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	9,933 ±719	30.3% ±2.2 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	8,036 ±660	24.5% ±2.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	14,952 ±466	45.7% ±1.4 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	17,782 ±463	54.3% ±1.4 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	17,165 ±931	52.4% ±2.8 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,674 ±866	29.6% ±2.6 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	192 ±98 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,934 ±352	5.9% ±1.1 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,315 ±584	4.0% ±1.8 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,453 ±772	7.5% ±2.4 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,449 ±588	93.0% ±1.8 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,285 ±590	7.0% ±1.8 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,673
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,819 ±483	39.7% ±2.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	476 ±201	3.2% ±1.4 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,105 ±346	14.3% ±2.3 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,339 ±588	36.4% ±3.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	934 ±252	6.4% ±1.7 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,673
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,736 ±298	25.5% ±1.7 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,937 ±695	74.5% ±3.5 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 14,673
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,339 ±588	36.4% ±3.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,905 ±507	33.4% ±3.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,021 ±385	13.8% ±2.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,204 ±335	8.2% ±2.3 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	733 ±245	5.0% ±1.7 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	443 ±164	3.0% ±1.1 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	28 ±45 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	30,836 ±402	94.2% ±1.2 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,898 ±397	5.8% ±1.2 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 30,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	26,895 ±626	88.4% ±1.7 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,605 ±413	5.3% ±1.4 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	127 ±122 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	42 ±46 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	277 ±223 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	54 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	136 ±121 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	17 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	44 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	43 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,147 ±349	3.8% ±1.1 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	19 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	34 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 22,954
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,648 ±311	7.2% ±1.3 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,937 ±573	25.9% ±2.4 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,162 ±815	26.8% ±3.5 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,458 ±367	10.7% ±1.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,576 ±394	15.6% ±1.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,173 ±509	13.8% ±2.2 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 32,301
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	27,337 ±873	84.6% ±2.7 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,005 ±589	6.2% ±1.8 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,166 ±511	3.6% ±1.6 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,431 ±488	4.4% ±1.5 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	362 ±289 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.0% of New Bern residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 85.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	New Bern	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.0% ±1.4 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.9% ±1.7 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.2% ±1.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for New Bern . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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