Ogden is home to 8,249 people in North Carolina. That is roughly 68% ahead of the North Carolina median. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Renters pay $2,867 a month at the median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,768 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $121,338, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ogden
What changed most since 1990
Population3,399 → 8,249(+143%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$185,285 → $463,700(+150%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.6% → 49.5%(+25.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Ogden's population equals 3.5% of New Hanover County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% 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)31.4%(246)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(212)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(322)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 783 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
Ogden, decade by decade
Ogden 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
1990
3,399
$88,947
$185,285
23.6%
8.6
2000
5,481
$112,367
$302,030
39.7%
10.3
2010
6,766
$97,249
$390,428
52.6%
16.9
2020
8,200
$121,658
$402,639
50.3%
23.6
2024
8,249
$121,338
$463,700
49.5%
30.8
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.
