Editing Neuse Forest, North Carolina

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'''Neuse Forest''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Craven County, North Carolina|Craven County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3746280| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192144/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3746280| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Neuse Forest CDP, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> It is part of the [[New Bern, North Carolina]] [[New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Neuse Forest is located in southern Craven County along the south bank of the tidal [[Neuse River]]. It is bordered to the northwest by the Neuse River Recreation Area of [[Croatan National Forest]], to the southwest by [[U.S. Route 70]], a four-lane highway, and to the southeast by [[Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Neuse Forest CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.24|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.18|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2110
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Neuse Forest racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3746280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-24|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,651
| 78.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 131
| 6.21%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 5
| 0.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 62
| 2.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 3
| 0.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 130
| 6.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 128
| 6.07%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,110 people, 673 households, and 494 families residing in the CDP.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 526 households, and 460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|481.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 555 housing units at an average density of {{convert|187.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.75% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.12% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 526 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.4% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,222, and the median income for a family was $70,284. Males had a median income of $38,889 versus $30,556 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $29,828. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Craven County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Craven County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina]]
[[Category:New Bern micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Neuse River]]