Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pender County, NC in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 60,787 population of Pender County, North Carolina comprised of 4,295 people who identified as Hispanic (7.07%), and 56,492 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pender County, North Carolina with a population of 49,179 (80.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,357 (15.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,247 (2.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pender County, North Carolina in 2017, with a population of 45,754 (75.27%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,095 (14.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,425 (5.63%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Pender, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Pender , NC in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,357 15.39%
White Alone 49,179 80.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 581 0.96%
Asian Alone 373 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 50 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,247 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Pender , NC in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 262 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,425 5.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 311 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 85 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 27 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 185 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,095 14.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,754 75.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 270 0.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 288 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,062 1.75%