Homeownership Rate in New Hanover County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How New Hanover County's homeownership rate of 61.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to New Hanover County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,945 | Wayne County, NC | 61.5% |
| #2,946 | Wichita County, TX | 61.4% |
| #2,947 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 61.4% |
| #2,948 | New Hanover County, NC | 61.4% |
| #2,949 | DeKalb County, IL | 61.4% |
| #2,950 | Sebastian County, AR | 61.4% |
| #2,951 | Dillingham Census Area, AK | 61.4% |
About Homeownership Rate
New Hanover County, North Carolina has a homeownership rate of 61.4%, ranking #2,948 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.7% below the national value of 64.4%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #90 of 100. This places it in the 9th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.