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Population (year 2000): 11,812
Males: 5,786  (49.0%)
Females: 6,026  (51.0%)

New Hanover County

Median resident age:  38.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28409.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $72,600 (it was $65,110 in 2000)
Masonboro  $72,600
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $201,700 (it was $163,200 in 2000)
Masonboro  $201,700
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Masonboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: English (19.1%), German (18.1%), Irish (17.3%), United States (10.4%), Italian (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 5.99 square miles.

Population density: 1970 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Masonboro

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Masonboro CDP

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 70.4%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

398 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% North America, 0.5% Africa).

This place:  3.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Masonboro:  0.6% ($985)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (4.6 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (125.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (444.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Myrtle Grove, NC (2.9 miles ), Seagate, NC (3.0 miles ), Silver Lake, NC (3.1 miles ), Wilmington, NC (4.6 miles ), Wrightsville Beach, NC (5.7 miles ), Kings Grant, NC (6.6 miles ), Hightsville, NC (7.6 miles ), Sea Breeze, NC (7.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 77.87 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5,428 (-46.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 498 (8.2%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Engineers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)


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Masonboro-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Masonboro place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 tornado 15.9 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 29 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Masonboro:
  • WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BURGAW, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Masonboro:
  • WILMINGTON INTL (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID: ILM)
  • ALBERT J ELLIS (about 49 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 81 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Masonboro:
  • BRUNSWICK COUNTY (about 23 miles; OAK ISLAND, NC; ID: SUT)
  • HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 33 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
  • HENDERSON FIELD (about 39 miles; WALLACE, NC; ID: ACZ)

Amtrak station near Masonboro:
  • 8 miles: WILMINGTON (201 HARNETT ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.

Operable nuclear power plants near Masonboro:
  • 20 miles: Brunswick 1 and 2 in Southport, NC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Masonboro:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 95 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  81.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  5.5%

Masonboro compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:




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11.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.03%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
New Hanover County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pender County, NC  0.68% ($30,056 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.65% ($50,610)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.64% ($47,281)


9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.29%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
New Hanover County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brunswick County, NC  1.33% ($46,091 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC  1.03% ($45,637)
to Wake County, NC  0.66% ($40,217)


Strongest AM radio stations in Masonboro:
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Masonboro:
  • WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • W240AS (95.9 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Masonboro:
  • WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
  • W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

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