Bayshore, North Carolina

Bayshore, North Carolina
CDP
Location in New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina.
Coordinates: 34°17′21″N77°48′09″W / 34.28917°N 77.80250°W / 34.28917; -77.80250
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	New Hanover
Area [1]
• Total	2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
• Land	2.35 sq mi (6.10 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation [2]	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,833
• Density	1,627.60/sq mi (628.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28411 [3]
Area codes	910, 472
FIPS code	37-04015 [4]
GNIS feature ID	2402672 [2]

Bayshore is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2020 census up from 3,393 in 2010. Bayshore is located in the statistical township of Harnett. The CDP is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bayshore was first listed as a CDP at the 1990 United States census. ^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), of which 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (2.72%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	1,661		—
2000	2,512		51.2%
2010	3,393		35.1%
2020	3,833		13.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [7]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 2,512 people, 967 households, and 772 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 700.4 inhabitants per square mile (270.4/km²). There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 295.0 per square mile (113.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.54% White, 1.91% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 967 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,869, and the median income for a family was $71,815. Males had a median income of $49,286 versus $32,442 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,837. About 1.9% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayshore, North Carolina
3. "Bayshore ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. "1990 Census of Population and Housing | Population and Housing Unit Counts | North Carolina" (PDF). www2.census.gov. September 29, 1992. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "North Carolina: 2010 | Population and Housing Unit Counts | 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). www2.census.gov. August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.