COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chocowinity vs New Bern
PLACE A
Chocowinity, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
New Bern, North Carolina
Chocowinity is 98% smaller than New Bern. New Bern earns more, with a median household income $19,649 higher. New Bern has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -12%).
CHOCOWINITYNEW BERNDIFFERENCE
Total population75134,724−98% vs New Bern
Population density7531,220−466
Population growth-12.0%6.0%−17.9 pts
Median age36.138.9−2.8
Male36.9%45.7%−8.8 pts
Female63.1%54.3%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born4.0%5.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.0%50.7%−4.7 pts
Black37.2%29.3%+7.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%7.0%+5.1 pts
Asian0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Other4.8%7.1%−2.4 pts
Median household income$41,382$61,031−$19,649
Per capita income$21,787$38,196−$16,409
Poverty rate26.9%17.3%+9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.463−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%29.4%−18.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%13.8%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation55.4%59.7%−4.3 pts
Median home value$114,300$240,100−$125,800
Median gross rent$794$1,081−$287
Owner-occupied46.5%59.7%−13.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%12.7%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%45.4%−11.1 pts
Average commute22.418.8+3.6
Worked from home8.8%8.8%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.1%7.0%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025