Porters Neck is a city of 7,654 people in North Carolina. 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. At a median age of 50.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 66% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. 83% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $119,979, above the US median
Porters Neck's population equals 3.3% of New Hanover County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 5.7% 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)22.9%(150)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(194)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(170)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 654 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
Porters Neck, decade by decade
Porters Neck 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
6,204
$114,604
$692,960
56.0%
21.9
2020
7,397
$115,006
$464,575
62.5%
26.7
2024
7,654
$119,979
$569,700
66.5%
33.7
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.
