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New Bern, North Carolina, in Craven county, is 32 miles NE of Jacksonville, North Carolina (center to center) and 100 miles SE of Raleigh, North Carolina. About 23,128 people people live in New Bern.
In New Bern, about 46% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in New Bern, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the city.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in New Bern.
In 2000, New Bern had a median family income of $38,990.
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($13,335) in New Bern than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in New Bern, about 56% are lived in by their owners, not renters.
In New Bern, 92% of commuters drive to work. In the city, people like to walk or ride bicycles.
New Bern strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):
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| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 10% |  |
| Racial Diversity (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. State) | Top 16% | |
Comparing New Bern to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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