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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $599 (0.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaufort County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.
Cities in this county include: Washington
, River Road
, Belhaven
, Chocowinity
, Aurora
, Washington Park
, Bath
, Pantego
.
2005 air pollution in Beaufort County:
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Craven County
, Hyde County
, Martin County
, Pamlico County
, Pitt County
, Washington County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Beaufort County: Davis
Landing
(A),
Sawyers Landing
(B),
Leeward Seine Beach
(C),
Elbow Landing
(D),
Sandy Landing
(E),
Tetterton Landing
(F),
Bay Shore Landing
(G),
Hunters Bridge
(H),
Voice Of America
(I),
Indian Landing
(J),
Alliance Landing
(K),
Blounts Creek Mill
(L),
Acre Bridge
(M),
Acre
(N),
Wharton Station
(O),
Whealton Ferry
(P),
White Oak Landing
(Q),
Sixth Landing
(R),
Guilford Station
(S),
Rover Station
(T)
Churches in Beaufort County include: Weeping
Rachel Church
(A),
Acre Church
(B),
Adamsville Church
(C),
Wayside Church
(D),
Moses Church
(E),
Warren Chapel
(F),
Wares Chapel
(G),
Ware Creek Church
(H),
Hodges Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Oakhaven
Cemetery
(1),
Trinity Cemetery
(2),
Wesley Cemetery
(3),
Bonner Cemetery
(4),
Lee Cemetery
(5),
High Hill Cemetery
(6),
Rowe Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: T
G Slimes Pond Number One
(A),
T G Clay Pond Number Three
(B),
T G Clay Pond
(C),
Pantego Swamp
(D),
Juniper Swamp
(E),
J and W Dismal Swamp
(F),
Reedy Pocosin
(G),
One Thousand Marshes
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: North
Creek
(A),
Gum Swamp
(B),
Northeast Prong
(C),
Great Branch
(D),
Long Creek
(E),
Old Ford Swamp
(F),
Gorham Swamp
(G),
Glebe Creek
(H),
Lewis Gut
(I)
Beaches: Respess
Shore
(A),
Bible Shore
(B),
Norflick Shore
(C),
Island View Shores
(D),
Lawson Shore
(E)
Post offices: Pungo
Post Office
(A),
Wades Point Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.5% | | North
Carolina: |
4.5% |
Current college students: 1,728
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,190 (35% naturalized citizens)
| Beaufort
County: |
2.6% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 534
- 1990
to 1994: 259
- 1985
to 1989: 130
- 1980
to 1984: 70
- 1975
to 1979: 43
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1970
to 1974: 61
- 1965
to 1969: 84
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Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 14,006
- One,
attached: 478
- Two:
592
- 3
or 4: 394
- 5
to 9: 224
- 10
to 19: 72
- 20
or more: 219
- Mobile
homes: 6,098
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 56
Housing units in Beaufort County with a mortgage: 5,132 (472 second mortgage, 994 home equity loan, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,956 Agriculture
in Beaufort County
Average size of farms: 430 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $187050
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $325.19
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.70%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $157644
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.29%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $129985
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.88
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.40%
Corn for grain: 47984 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 31246 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 33469 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 60112 harvested acres
Vegetables: 124 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 72 acresBeaufort
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Chemicals
(4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(67%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Germany
(3%)
- Canada
(2%)
- Philippines
(2%)
- Netherlands
(2%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Beaufort County:
|
- United
States or American (22%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(7%)
- German
(4%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Dutch
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 14,543 (79%)
- Carpooled:
2,705 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
36 (0%)
- Taxi:
29 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
41 (0%)
- Bicycle:
3 (0%)
- Walked:
362 (2%)
- Other
means: 133 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 609 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Beaufort County, North Carolina
- 407
people in nursing homes
- 76
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 33
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 19
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 19
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 12
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 11
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,359.
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,016 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.86% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.37% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($20,077 average AGI)
2.49% relocated from other states ($24,939 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
2.49% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Pitt County, NC
|
1.11% ($34,263 average AGI) |
| from
Craven County, NC
|
0.26% ($21,878) |
| from
Washington County, NC
|
0.19% ($28,774) |
| from
Martin County, NC
|
0.19% ($30,097) |
| from
Wake County, NC
|
0.15% ($47,042) |
| from
Hyde County, NC
|
0.11% ($14,944) |
| from
New Hanover County, NC
|
0.10% ($36,750) |
5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,363 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.56% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
0.06% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.10% |
4.04% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($26,635 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($9,578 average AGI)
| Beaufort
County: |
1.46% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Pitt County, NC
|
1.71% ($42,692 average AGI) |
| to
Wake County, NC
|
0.34% ($30,519) |
| to
Craven County, NC
|
0.33% ($29,302) |
| to
Martin County, NC
|
0.19% ($32,806) |
| to
Guilford County, NC
|
0.10% ($26,938) |
| to
Washington County, NC
|
0.09% ($27,857) |
| to
Pamlico County, NC
|
0.08% ($21,846) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7
Births
per 1000 population in Beaufort County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Beaufort County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Beaufort County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,092 (7,184 aged, 1,908 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 44,377
- In
family households: 38,405 (9,608 male householders, 3,386 female householders)
9,982
spouses, 12,424 children (11,430 natural, 276 adopted, 718 stepchildren), 1,032 grandchildren, 359 brothers or sisters, 311 parents, 607 other relatives, 696 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,972 (2,269 male householders (1,932 living alone)), 3,032 female householders (2,796 living alone)), 671 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 581 (474 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 6,322 2-persons, 3,088 3-persons, 2,214 4-persons, 890 5-persons, 338 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,728 1-person, 486 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
6,307 married couples with children.
2,854 single-parent households (508 men, 2,346 women).
95.3% of residents of Beaufort County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $304,861,000 ($6657 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,165,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $145,496,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,583,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,993,000
Federal grants: $76,517,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,641,000 ($706,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,632,000 ($948,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,570,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,911,000
Federal Government insurance: $533,765,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,239
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,825
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +368
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +329
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +27
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Beaufort County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 754
- 1995
to 1998: 2,082
- 1990
to 1994: 2,051
- 1980
to 1989: 3,894
- 1970
to 1979: 4,561
- 1960
to 1969: 3,230
- 1950
to 1959: 2,204
- 1940
to 1949: 1,228
- 1939
or earlier: 2,135
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 10
- 2
rooms: 90
- 3
rooms: 398
- 4
rooms: 1,616
- 5
rooms: 3,709
- 6
rooms: 3,546
- 7
rooms: 2,383
- 8
rooms: 1,076
- 9
or more rooms: 928
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 30
- 2
rooms: 228
- 3
rooms: 552
- 4
rooms: 1,186
- 5
rooms: 1,306
- 6
rooms: 760
- 7
rooms: 262
- 8
rooms: 129
- 9
or more rooms: 110
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaufort County: |
- no
bedroom: 27
- 1
bedroom: 305
- 2
bedrooms: 2,849
- 3
bedrooms: 8,462
- 4
bedrooms: 1,792
- 5
or more bedrooms: 321
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County: |
- no
bedroom: 39
- 1
bedroom: 738
- 2
bedrooms: 1,766
- 3
bedrooms: 1,657
- 4
bedrooms: 296
- 5
or more bedrooms: 67
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 726
- 1
vehicle: 3,734
- 2
vehicles: 5,915
- 3
vehicles: 2,453
- 4
vehicles: 686
- 5
or more vehicles: 242
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,092
- 1
vehicle: 2,083
- 2
vehicles: 1,049
- 3
vehicles: 282
- 4
vehicles: 38
- 5
or more vehicles: 19
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63% of Beaufort County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in North Carolina.
| Beaufort
County: |
62.9% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 35530
- Northeast:
2936
- Midwest:
1101
- South:
3582
- West:
467
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Utility
gas (11%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood
(3%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Utility
gas (22%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 347
| Here: |
6.9% | | North
Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 185
| Here: |
6.9% | | North
Carolina: |
6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 134
| Here: |
8.6% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Beaufort
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $7,553,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,265,000
Sewerage: $2,205,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,006,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $967,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $179,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $21,000
- Construction
- General: $9,011,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,443,000
Higher Education - Other: $426,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $47,647,000
Health Services - Other: $13,618,000
Other Higher Education: $11,162,000
Welfare - Other: $3,533,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,348,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,305,000
General - Other: $3,114,000
Liquor Stores: $2,284,000
Police Protection: $2,100,000
Financial Administration: $1,393,000
Fire Protection: $1,133,000
Sewerage: $1,054,000
Corrections - Other: $956,000
General Public Buildings: $852,000
Central Staff Services: $815,000
Libraries: $713,000
Water Utilities: $452,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $221,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $206,000
Natural Resources - Other: $190,000
Air Transportation: $56,000
Parks & Recreation: $42,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $1,227,000
All Other: $618,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,327,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $2,049,000
Health: $13,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $3,557,000
General: $21,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $95,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $28,951,000
Industrial Revenue: $21,140,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $3,284,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,837,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,467,000
Other NEC: $1,100,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $33,175,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,547,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,853,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,261,000
Other, NEC: $9,038,000
Water Utilities: $855,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $879,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,046,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $737,000
Water Utilities: $388,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,992,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,614,000
Rents: $156,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Other Higher Education: $205,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $147,000
Police Protection: $84,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
Health - Other: $23,000
Libraries: $18,000
General Public Building: $4,000
General - Other: $4,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,554,000
- Revenue
- Liquor Stores: $2,386,000
Water Utilities: $945,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $5,467,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,467,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,261,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $46,692,000
Health & Hospitals: $7,030,000
Public Welfare: $5,475,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,391,000
All Other: $1,594,000
General Support: $966,000
- Tax
- Property: $19,625,000
Total General Sales: $6,686,000
NEC: $469,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $16,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $50,177,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,737,000
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