Bethel, North Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,681. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,690 (+0.5% change)
 
Males: 742   (44.1%)
Females: 939   (55.9%)

Pitt County

Median resident age:   39.8 years
North Carolina median age:   35.3 years

Zip codes: 27812 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,600 (it was $25,326 in 2000)
Bethel   $24,600
North Carolina:   $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,700 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
Bethel   $76,700
North Carolina:   $127,600

Bethel, NC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Bethel:

  • Black (58.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (40.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)


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Ancestries: English (8.7%), United States (8.1%), Subsaharan African (3.7%), German (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.05 square miles.

Population density: 1613 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Bethel

For population 25 years and over in Bethel

  • High school or higher: 59.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethel town

  • Never married: 30.3%
  • Now married: 42.5%
  • Separated: 5.6%
  • Widowed: 13.2%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.8%
North Carolina:   5.3%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Bethel, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bethel to the number of sex offenders is 281 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bethel:   1.0% ($698)
North Carolina:   0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (14.2 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (87.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (327.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Parmele, NC (4.5 miles ), Conetoe, NC (5.6 miles ), Robersonville, NC (8.6 miles ), Hassell, NC (9.7 miles) , Princeville, NC (11.3 miles ), Oak City, NC (11.9 miles ), Falkland, NC (12.1 miles) , Speed, NC (12.2 miles) .

Latitude: 35.81 N, Longitude: 77.38 W


5 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -147 (-8.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)



 

Crime in Bethel by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 0 1 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.4 58.0
Robberies 1 0 1 0 1 3
    per 100,000 58.5 0.0 61.2 0.0 58.4 174.1
Assaults 5 5 6 3 14 9
    per 100,000 292.4 287.7 367.0 175.5 817.3 522.3
Burglaries 12 14 12 4 6 7
    per 100,000 701.8 805.5 733.9 234.1 350.3 406.3
Thefts 24 11 27 14 24 45
    per 100,000 1403.5 632.9 1651.4 819.2 1401.1 2611.7
Auto thefts 3 2 3 0 1 3
    per 100,000 175.4 115.1 183.5 0.0 58.4 174.1
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 195.3 148.4 223.9 84.3 312.9 350.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.55
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bethel, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bethel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the Bethel town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bethel:
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TARBORO, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bethel:
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID: PGV)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 36 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 38 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bethel:
  • TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 14 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID: ETC)
  • MARTIN COUNTY (about 15 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; ID: MCZ)
  • CRAFT AIR (about 21 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: W38)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethel:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 87 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
Public high school in Bethel:
  • NORTH PITT HIGH (Students: 899; Location: 5659 NC 11 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Bethel:
  • BETHEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 357; Location: 210 E WASHINGTON RD; Grades: PK - 08)

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Notable location: Town Hall (A) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bethel and their reported violations in the past:

BETHEL, TOWN OF (Population served: 1731, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and DEC-15-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-15-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-25-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-17-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-17-2000)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:   2.6 people
North Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   69.1%
Whole state:   68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   2.8%
Whole state:   4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   22.4%
Whole state:   12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   10.2%
Whole state:   5.5%

Bethel compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Bethel (2007 data):
  • Carter Bank & Trust: Bethel Branch at 122 West Andrews Street, branch established on 2002-06-14. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,664.7 mil, Deposits: $2,371.6 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
  • Southern Bank and Trust Company: Bethel Branch at 7458 Main Street, branch established on 1986-08-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,121.4 mil, Deposits: $982.5 mil, headquarters in Mount Olive, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Bethel government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $243,000
    Solid Waste Management: $103,000
    All Other: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $3,649,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $345,000
    Central Staff Services: $303,000
    Sewerage: $231,000
    Housing & Community Development: $126,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
    Water Utilities: $99,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $31,000
    Libraries: $26,000
    Fire Protection: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Health Services - Other: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,074,000
    Housing & Community Development: $92,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $287,000
    All Other: $176,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,597,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,460,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,280,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,341,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,436,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $63,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $240,000
    Water Utilities: $156,000
    Regular Highways: $95,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,277,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $104,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $369,000
    General Support: $90,000
    Highways: $55,000
  • Tax - Property: $269,000
    NEC: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $509,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.90%
North Carolina average:   8.53%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Pitt County:   0.10%
North Carolina average:   0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Beaufort County, NC  0.56% ($42,692 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.47% ($33,793)
from Lenoir County, NC  0.33% ($35,286)


7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.42%
North Carolina average:   7.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Pitt County:   0.06%
North Carolina average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wake County, NC  0.79% ($33,992 average AGI)
to Beaufort County, NC  0.38% ($34,263)
to Lenoir County, NC  0.26% ($24,315)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bethel:
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WOOW (1340 AM; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: THE MINORITY VOICE, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bethel:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W201AO (88.1 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WZMB (91.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDIA BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Bethel:
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

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