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Myrtle Grove, North Carolina.

A community in New Hanover County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see New Hanover County’s.

Living in Myrtle Grove, New Hanover County, North Carolina

Myrtle Grove, in New Hanover County, had 11,476 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $113,463 a year and half less, against $75,166 across New Hanover County; 6% of its people live below the poverty line. 84% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 16% are rented. Unemployment in New Hanover County was 3.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.9% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 11,476 in the 2020 census; median age 42.7
Household income $113,463 the median, give or take $7,087 · New Hanover County: $75,166
Unemployment 3.3% New Hanover County, August 2026; 3.7% a year before
Homes 84% lived in by their owners; 16% rented
  • 4,854households
  • 46%of adults have a degree
  • 6%below the poverty line
  • 20 mintypical commute
  • 22%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care28%
  • Professional and business services15%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Manufacturing9%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Building trades8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. New Hanover County had 131,696 jobs in 2025, 0.9% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 56° and 36°; warmest in July, 90° and 74° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 56° 36° F M A M J J 90° 74° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 56° and 36°; warmest in July, 90° and 74° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 56° 36° F M A M J J 90° 74° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 56° and lows near 36°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 74°. About 65 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Wilmington Southeast weather station, a mile away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Myrtle Grove

  1. Trinity Grove623110 nursing care facilities169
  2. Myrtle GroveMail and parcel delivery130
  3. Saber Healthcare GroupSkilled nursing facilities111
  4. Trinity LandingCorporate offices103
  5. Island Montessori Charter SchoolsSchool district45FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 513 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. Coastal floodingRelatively high
  3. LightningRelatively high
  4. Winter weatherRelatively high
  5. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  6. Tornadoesrelatively high in parts of Myrtle GroveRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Myrtle Grove’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on New Hanover County.