New Hanover County

Population

Estimated 182,591

Top Employers

New Hanover Regional Medical Center: 4,700
New Hanover County Schools: 3,125
GE: 1,700
UNCW: 1,625
New Hanover County: 1,400
City of Wilmington: 1,200
Verizon Wireless: 1,200
Progress Energy: 1,100
Wal-Mart: 1,055
PPD: 1,000

10 Largest Taxpayers (2006)

Carolina Power & Light Co.: $1,323,866
Corning: $1,119,089
General Electric: $707,081
BellSouth: $410,141
UDRT of North Carolina: $403,948
PPD: $385,310
KOSA: $343,435
Global Nuclear Fuel America: $302,378
Elementis Chromium: $258,066
Independence Shoppingtown: $255,744

N.C. Cooperative Extension Service

On the grounds of the New Hanover County Arboretum. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; plant clinic hours are noon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The arboretum is open sun up to sundown seven days a week.
Director: Melissa Hight
Address: 6206 Oleander Drive
Web site: www.newhanover.ces.ncsu.edu
Phone: (910) 798-7660

2006 Sales Of Existing Homes

Number of units sold: 7,831
Average sales price: $264,841
Total sales dollars: $2.07 billion
Source: Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors

2006 Housing Permits

Total: 1,236
Value: $297 million