Housing data for Myrtle Grove, NC
Myrtle Grove, NC has an estimated 12,637 residents and 5,095 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in New Hanover County.
16.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,463 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+17.5%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 12,637 (±1,289)
- Housing units
- 5,095 (±377)
- Households that rent
- 16.4%
- Median gross rent
- $1,463
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +17.5%
What stands out in Myrtle Grove
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 1.1% (±1.5 points) in Myrtle Grove, lower than in New Hanover County (22.2%).
Households that rent: 16.4% (±5.1 points) in Myrtle Grove, lower than in New Hanover County (38.6%).
Rental vacancy rate: 0.0% (±5.2 points) in Myrtle Grove, lower than in New Hanover County (7.4%).
Median household income: $113,463 (±$7,087) in Myrtle Grove, higher than in New Hanover County ($75,166).
- Types of homes in Myrtle Grove
- Renters and owners in Myrtle Grove
- Income and affordability in Myrtle Grove
Housing in Myrtle Grove at a glance
- Median rent: $1,463 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,560 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 37.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 16.4% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $113,463 median household income
- Home values: $439,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,122 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,012 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 1.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 89.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 19.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 89.6% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 20.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +17.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 21.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Myrtle Grove against New Hanover County, its state and the nation
| Myrtle Grove | New Hanover County | North Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 12,637 (±1,289) | 235,229 (exact) | 10,730,404 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 5,095 (±377) | 120,050 (±78) | 4,895,668 (±642) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 16.4% (±5.1 points) | 38.6% (±1.2 points) | 33.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,463 (±$290) | $1,417 (±$32) | $1,228 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $113,463 (±$7,087) | $75,166 (±$2,054) | $72,388 (±$324) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $439,100 (±$17,897) | $387,800 (±$7,095) | $288,900 (±$1,086) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,012 (±$202) | $2,105 (±$68) | $1,896 (±$8) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 19.6% (±5.1 points) | 30.6% (±1.4 points) | 33.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.3 minutes (±1.2) | 20.6 minutes (±0.6) | 25.1 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 97.3% (±1.2 points) | 93.3% (±0.8 points) | 90.1% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.7 years (±3.8) | 39.9 years (±0.4) | 39.1 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Myrtle Grove covers 6.7 square miles of land, about 1,884 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Myrtle Grove has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,753 (±719) | 12,637 (±1,289) | +17.5% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 4,523 (±250) | 5,095 (±377) | +12.6% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $1,180 (±$139) | $1,463 (±$290) | +24.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $280,500 (±$11,171) | $439,100 (±$17,897) | +56.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $78,000 (±$9,616) | $113,463 (±$7,087) | +45.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,753 (±$94) | $2,122 (±$109) | +21.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,749 (±$125) | $2,012 (±$202) | +15.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 18.7% (±4.8 points) | 16.4% (±5.1 points) | −2.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±4.4 points) | 0.0% (±5.2 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in New Hanover County
Myrtle Grove has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for New Hanover County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for New Hanover County recorded 306 violent and 2,060 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Myrtle Grove
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28409 | 28% | 36,163 | $1,405 | $422,600 | $111,048 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Myrtle Grove
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | 1.6 mi | $1,416 | $325,500 | 17.8% |
| Sea Breeze | 4.1 mi | — | $405,100 | 2.0% |
| Wilmington | 5.7 mi | $1,395 | $383,800 | 52.4% |
| Carolina Beach | 5.9 mi | $1,513 | $566,200 | 15.6% |
| Wrightsville Beach | 7.9 mi | $2,336 | $1,168,700 | 19.2% |
| Belville | 8.8 mi | $1,798 | $282,600 | 43.5% |
| Kure Beach | 8.9 mi | $1,436 | $735,100 | 19.9% |
| Kings Grant | 9.7 mi | $1,292 | $300,700 | 35.7% |
Places in North Carolina most like Myrtle Grove
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills River | $1,551 | $436,100 | $105,398 | 14.4% |
| Pinehurst | $1,664 | $476,600 | $109,802 | 14.8% |
| Bayshore | $1,532 | $525,800 | $94,632 | 16.1% |
| Oak Island | $1,339 | $456,500 | $85,872 | 10.3% |
| Holden Beach | $1,475 | $658,900 | $116,250 | 5.4% |
| Bogue | $1,188 | $291,100 | $93,516 | 13.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across North Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Myrtle Grove, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,187 | $1,566 | $1,705 | $2,238 | $2,241 |
HUD income limits for Myrtle Grove, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,950 | $38,250 | $61,150 |
| 2 people | $26,200 | $43,700 | $69,900 |
| 3 people | $29,500 | $49,150 | $78,650 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $54,600 | $87,350 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $59,000 | $94,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $63,350 | $101,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $67,750 | $108,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $72,100 | $115,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $109,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Myrtle Grove
What is the average rent in Myrtle Grove, NC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Myrtle Grove is $1,463 (±$290) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Myrtle Grove rent-burdened?
37.8% of renting households in Myrtle Grove pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Myrtle Grove?
Myrtle Grove has an estimated 794 (±279) renting households, 16.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Myrtle Grove?
The median household income in Myrtle Grove is $113,463 (±$7,087) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Myrtle Grove, NC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $439,100 (±$17,897) for owner-occupied homes in Myrtle Grove (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Myrtle Grove?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Myrtle Grove, NC is $2,122 (±$109) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Myrtle Grove growing?
In Myrtle Grove, the number of residents went from 10,753 in 2015–2019 to 12,637 in 2020–2024 (+17.5%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Myrtle Grove?
The ZIP code that covers Myrtle Grove is 28409.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 28409?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 28409 is $1,405 (±$186) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Myrtle Grove CDP, North Carolina (place:45840, in state:37).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .