New Bern is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 32,226 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, New Bern is the 32nd largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Bern is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Bern is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Bern who work in sales jobs (11.05%), office and administrative support (9.50%), and healthcare (9.35%). Also of interest is that New Bern has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the nice things about New Bern is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of New Bern spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.18 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Even though New Bern is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The education level of New Bern citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.64% of adults in New Bern have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in New Bern in 2022 was $38,594, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,376 for a family of four. However, New Bern contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Bern is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Bern home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Bern residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Bern include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in New Bern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
