Ogden, North Carolina

Ogden, North Carolina
CDP
Location in New Hanover County and the state of North Carolina.
Coordinates: 34°15′56″N77°47′48″W / 34.26556°N 77.79667°W / 34.26556; -77.79667
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	New Hanover
Area [1]
• Total	4.77 sq mi (12.34 km2)
• Land	4.53 sq mi (11.74 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Elevation [2]	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,200
• Density	1,808.56/sq mi (698.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	37-48790 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2403370 [2]

Ogden is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It is both a suburb of the city of Wilmington and part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,766 at the 2010 census, up from 5,481 in 2000.

Recent developments

A Census-designated place north of Wilmington, Ogden has become increasingly developed and populated since the late 1990s. This development was furthered by Ogden's location between the luxurious residential communities of Porter's Neck to the north, Middle Sound Loop in the middle, and Landfall to the south. Ogden is also fairly close to Figure Eight Island, an island community north of Wrightsville Beach. The Ogden area currently contains several grocery stores, drug stores, and many restaurants.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km²), of which 4.7 square miles (12.0 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (2.31%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8,200		—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

2020 census

Ogden racial composition ^[5]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	7,375	89.94%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	132	1.61%
Native American	5	0.06%
Asian	77	0.94%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%
Other/Mixed	318	3.88%
Hispanic or Latino	292	3.56%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,200 people, 3,067 households, and 2,277 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 5,481 people, 2,133 households, and 1,623 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,178.4 people per square mile (455.0 people/km²). There were 2,270 housing units at an average density of 488.1 per square mile (188.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.57% White, 1.48% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 2,133 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,684, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $45,878 versus $31,404 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,741. About 3.5% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% 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: Ogden, North Carolina
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 24, 2021.