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New Hanover County

Population in July 2007: 8,436.
Males: 4,178  (49.5%)
Females: 4,258  (50.5%)
Median resident age:  40.3 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28409.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $66,300 (it was $55,242 in 2000)
Myrtle Grove  $66,300
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $283,200 (it was $165,100 in 2000)
Myrtle Grove  $283,200
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Myrtle Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
  • Black (3.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Myrtle Grove: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Myrtle Grove, North Carolina on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Myrtle Grove is mentioned 28 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (17.7%), English (17.3%), United States (12.4%), Irish (11.0%), Scotch-Irish (6.7%), Italian (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 27 feet

Land area: 6.87 square miles.

Population density: 1228 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Myrtle Grove

  • High school or higher: 86.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Myrtle Grove CDP

  • Never married: 13.7%
  • Now married: 72.2%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

246 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

This place:  3.5%
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:

Myrtle Grove:  0.6% ($957)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (6.8 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (128.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (447.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Silver Lake, NC (2.4 miles ), Masonboro, NC (2.9 miles ), Sea Breeze, NC (4.7 miles ), Seagate, NC (5.8 miles ), Carolina Beach, NC (6.5 miles ), Wilmington, NC (6.8 miles ), Wrightsville Beach, NC (8.1 miles ), Kure Beach, NC (9.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.13 N, Longitude: 77.88 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,326 (-32.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 284 (7.8%)


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Myrtle Grove-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Myrtle Grove place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 tornado 18.7 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 Myrtle Grove:
  • WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SUPPLY, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Myrtle Grove:
  • WILMINGTON INTL (about 10 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID: ILM)
  • ALBERT J ELLIS (about 52 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
  • MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 79 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Myrtle Grove:
  • BRUNSWICK COUNTY (about 20 miles; OAK ISLAND, NC; ID: SUT)
  • HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 36 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
  • HENDERSON FIELD (about 42 miles; WALLACE, NC; ID: ACZ)

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

Operable nuclear power plants near Myrtle Grove:
  • 17 miles: Brunswick 1 and 2 in Southport, NC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Myrtle Grove:
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 96 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  78.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Myrtle Grove compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below 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 Myrtle Grove:
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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

TV broadcast stations around Myrtle Grove:
  • W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
  • 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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