Porters Neck is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Porters Neck had a population of 7,397. History William B. Gould was enslaved on Nicholas Nixon's plantation on Porters Neck before escaping in 1862.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Porters Neck had a population of 7,397. The median age was 53.5 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 35.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.7 males age 18 and over.
97.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 3,164 households in Porters Neck, of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.3% were married-couple households, 11.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,403 housing units, of which 7.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 6,593 89.1% Black or African American 218 2.9% American Indian and Alaska Native 11 0.1% Asian 112 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0% Some other race 101 1.4% Two or more races 360 4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 253 3.4% References