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Language Spoken At Home in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 117,444 | 100% |
English only | 109,154 | 92.9% |
Language other than English | 8,290 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,540 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 4,982 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,096 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,164 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 252 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,004 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,182 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 140 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 126,193 | 100% |
American | 11,605 | 9.2% |
Arab | 144 | 0.1% |
Czech | 248 | 0.2% |
Danish | 286 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,588 | 1.3% |
English | 17,180 | 13.6% |
French (except Basque) | 3,490 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 479 | 0.4% |
German | 16,235 | 12.9% |
Greek | 156 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 285 | 0.2% |
Irish | 15,991 | 12.7% |
Italian | 4,943 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 47 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 609 | 0.5% |
Polish | 2,141 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 130 | 0.1% |
Russian | 460 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,083 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 3,171 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 153 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,361 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 1,086 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 442 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 104 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 840 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 731 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 49,595 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 34,284 | 69.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,886 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 25,859 | 52.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,779 | 17.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,833 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,119 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,592 | 13.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,988 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 15,311 | 30.9% |
Householder living alone | 13,194 | 26.6% |
65 years and over | 5,170 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 16,066 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,359 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 121,245 | 100% |
Householder | 49,595 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 25,768 | 21.3% |
Child | 34,033 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 6,645 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 5,204 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 2,353 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 51,012 | 100% |
Never married | 15,055 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 28,415 | 55.7% |
Separated | 1,443 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,428 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 4,671 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 51,447 | 100% |
Never married | 10,945 | 21.3% |
Now married, except separated | 26,901 | 52.3% |
Separated | 2,733 | 5.3% |
Widowed | 5,251 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 5,617 | 10.9% |
Fertility in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,860 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 398 | 21.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,407 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,679 | 49.3% |
Less than 1 year | 257 | 7.5% |
1 or 2 years | 454 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 257 | 7.5% |
5 or more years | 711 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,679 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,022 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 1,366 | 81.4% |
School Enrollment in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 29,298 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,443 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,712 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,122 | 41.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,416 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 7,605 | 26.0% |
Educational Attainment in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 83,389 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,604 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,562 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,273 | 29.1% |
Some college, no degree | 22,304 | 26.7% |
Associate's degree | 8,572 | 10.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,553 | 13.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,521 | 6.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.5% |
Veteran Status in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 91,449 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,698 | 17.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 117,689 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,583 | 18.3% |
Under 18 years | 28,336 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,950 | 6.9% |
18 to 64 years | 69,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,215 | 16.2% |
65 years and over | 20,222 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,418 | 41.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 124,291 | 100% |
Same house | 100,442 | 80.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,151 | 17.8% |
Same county | 10,516 | 8.5% |
Different county | 11,635 | 9.4% |
Same state | 4,500 | 3.6% |
Different state | 7,135 | 5.7% |
Abroad | 1,698 | 1.4% |
Place Of Birth in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 126,193 | 100% |
Native | 120,501 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 119,225 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 67,073 | 53.2% |
Different state | 52,152 | 41.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,276 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 5,692 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,692 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,157 | 37.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,535 | 62.1% |
Year of Entry in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,968 | 100% |
Native | 1,276 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,276 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,692 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 474 | 8.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,218 | 91.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in New Bern
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,692 | 100% |
Europe | 851 | 15.0% |
Asia | 2,056 | 36.1% |
Africa | 118 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 75 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 2,478 | 43.5% |
Northern America | 114 | 2.0% |