Demographics
NCSE is home to 5 MSAs with the following Gross Domestic Product
- Fayetteville: $25.9 Billion
- Wilmington: $20.1 Billion
- Jacksonville: $10.7 Billion
- New Bern: $6.6 Billion
- Goldsboro: $6.0 Billion
Source: St. Louis FED, 2022
Population by Age (2023)
- Median Age: 41 years old
- 19 & Under: 22.8%
- 20-29: 15.5%
- 30-39: 13.0%
- 40-49: 11.3%
- 50-64: 18.6%
- 65 & Older: 18.5%
Source: Esri 2023
Population by Race
- White: 55.0%
- African American: 26.5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 10.0%
- Multirace: 3.9%
- American Indian*: 2.0%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Other: 1.0%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.1%
*Lumbee Native American Tribe -- Largest tribe east of the Mississippi River
Source: Esri, 2023
Education Attainment
- Graduate Degree: 8.3%
- Bachelor's Degree: 15.0%
- Associate Degree: 11.2%
- Some College: 22.0%
- High School Diploma/GED: 30.4%
- Did Not Complete High School: 12.9%
Source: Esri 2023
