Northchase is a city of 5,896 people in North Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 28.3. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 22.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. Density works out to 3,428 people per square mile. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 18%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,375, below the US median
Northchase's population equals 2.5% of New Hanover County's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.1%(40)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.6%(78)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 133 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Northchase, decade by decade
Northchase population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
3,747
$88,190
$272,321
29.2%
49.0
2020
3,842
$61,700
$250,165
33.2%
58.3
2024
5,896
$59,375
$318,400
35.2%
61.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
