COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vandemere vs New Bern
PLACE A
Vandemere, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
New Bern, North Carolina
Vandemere is 99% smaller than New Bern. New Bern earns more, with a median household income $25,198 higher. New Bern has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
VANDEMERENEW BERNDIFFERENCE
Total population19734,724−99% vs New Bern
Population density1291,220−1,090
Population growth-3.1%6.0%−9.1 pts
Median age57.538.9+18.6
Male38.3%45.7%−7.4 pts
Female61.7%54.3%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born4.3%5.8%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.4%50.7%+7.7 pts
Black31.6%29.3%+2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%7.0%−6.5 pts
Asian6.2%5.9%+0.3 pts
Other3.3%7.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$35,833$61,031−$25,198
Per capita income$25,942$38,196−$12,254
Poverty rate29.2%17.3%+11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5230.463+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%29.4%−8.6 pts
Graduate degree7.1%13.8%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%4.6%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation37.6%59.7%−22.1 pts
Median home value$108,100$240,100−$132,000
Median gross rent$828$1,081−$253
Owner-occupied76.5%59.7%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.0%12.7%+17.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%45.4%−10.6 pts
Average commute19.918.8+1.1
Worked from home5.6%8.8%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.3%7.0%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025