[REF] According to the 2012 American Community Survey for the City of New Bern, the population of the area was approximately 30,316 (95% urban, 5% rural) people; a 31.1% increase in growth.
From the 2000 census there were 10,006 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families.