Myrtle Grove, North Carolina

Myrtle Grove, North Carolina
CDP
Location in New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina.
Coordinates: 34°07′23″N77°53′00″W / 34.12306°N 77.88333°W / 34.12306; -77.88333
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	New Hanover
Area [1]
• Total	7.22 sq mi (18.69 km2)
• Land	6.71 sq mi (17.37 km2)
• Water	0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
Elevation [2]	26 ft (8 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,476
• Density	1,711.30/sq mi (660.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	37-45840 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2403323 [2]

Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 11,476 at the 2020 census which is up from 8,875 in 2010. Myrtle Grove is located in the statistical townships of Federal Point and Masonboro. The CDP is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Myrtle Grove was first listed as a CDP at the 1980 United States census. ^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km²), of which 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) (5.37%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	2,552		—
1990	4,275		67.5%
2000	7,125		66.7%
2010	8,875		24.6%
2020	11,476		29.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5] [6]

2020 census

Myrtle Grove racial composition ^[7]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	10,038	87.47%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	332	2.89%
Native American	37	0.32%
Asian	176	1.53%
Pacific Islander	7	0.06%
Other/Mixed	459	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	427	3.72%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,476 people, 4,172 households, and 3,222 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 7,125 people, 2,839 households, and 2,222 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,037.4 inhabitants per square mile (400.5/km²). There were 3,021 housing units at an average density of 439.9 per square mile (169.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.54% White, 3.55% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 2,839 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,242, and the median income for a family was $60,850. Males had a median income of $40,638 versus $25,597 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,775. About 4.4% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 2.3% 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: Myrtle Grove, North Carolina
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "1990 Census of Population and Housing | Population and Housing Unit Counts | North Carolina" (PDF). www2.census.gov. September 29, 1992. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. "North Carolina: 2010 | Population and Housing Unit Counts | 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). www2.census.gov. August 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.