COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Bern vs Morehead City
PLACE A
New Bern, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Morehead City, North Carolina
New Bern is 233% larger than Morehead City. New Bern earns more, with a median household income $4,798 higher.
NEW BERNMOREHEAD CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population34,72410,434+233% vs Morehead City
Population density1,2201,409−189
Population growth6.0%10.3%−4.3 pts
Median age38.944.2−5.3
Male45.7%46.7%−1.0 pts
Female54.3%53.3%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born5.8%4.0%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.7%77.4%−26.7 pts
Black29.3%5.4%+23.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.0%9.4%−2.5 pts
Asian5.9%1.1%+4.9 pts
Other7.1%6.8%+0.4 pts
Median household income$61,031$56,233+$4,798
Per capita income$38,196$43,126−$4,930
Poverty rate17.3%18.1%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.486−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%35.6%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree13.8%11.1%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%2.0%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation59.7%60.0%−0.3 pts
Median home value$240,100$357,400−$117,300
Median gross rent$1,081$1,134−$53
Owner-occupied59.7%46.7%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.7%19.8%−7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%53.7%−8.4 pts
Average commute18.818.1+0.8
Worked from home8.8%12.1%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured7.0%10.0%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025