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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $700 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carteret County is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $805 a month.
Cities in this county include: Morehead City
, Beaufort
, Emerald Isle
, Newport
, Atlantic Beach
, Harkers Island
, Pine Knoll Shores
, Cape Carteret
, Cedar Point
, Bogue
.
Neighboring
counties: Craven County
, Jones County
, Onslow County
, Pamlico County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carteret County: Davis
Landing
(A),
Camp Morehead
(B),
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
(C),
Gaskill Landing
(D),
Carteret Rod and Gun Club
(E),
Head of Bay
(F),
Ferry Landing
(G),
Hoop Pole Landing
(H),
Beaufort Biological Laboratory
(I),
Barge Landing Basin
(J),
Morehead City Country Club
(K),
Volvee Camp
(L),
Portsmouth Village Ranger Station
(M),
Duke University Marine Laboratory
(N),
Ira Morris Camp
(O),
Cedar Point Recreation Site
(P),
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters
(Q),
Spooners Creek Marina
(R)
Churches in Carteret County include: Bayview
Church
(A),
Woodville Church
(B),
Bettie Church
(C),
Tattles Grove Church
(D),
Soundview Church
(E),
Methodist Church
(F),
Merrimon Church
(G),
Saint Marks Chapel
(H),
Reels Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Community
Cemetery
(1),
Lupton Cemetery
(2),
Bobb Dixon Cemetery
(3),
Gilgo Cemetery
(4),
Stacy Cemetery
(5),
Isaiah Cemetery
(6),
Murphy Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Great
Pond
(A),
Patsy Pond
(B),
Mullet Pond
(C),
Herring Pond
(D),
Mill Pond
(E),
Beach Marsh
(F),
Sheephead Marsh
(G),
Thomas Marsh
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: North
Leopard Creek
(A),
North River
(B),
Great Creek
(C),
Old House Creek
(D),
Goose Creek
(E),
Golden Creek
(F),
Godfry Branch
(G),
Glover Creek
(H),
Gillikin Creek
(I)
Parks in Carteret County include: Highland
Park
(1),
Newport River Park
(2),
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
(3),
Croatan Game Land
(4),
Fort Macon State Park
(5),
Swinson Park
(6)
Beaches: Old
House Beach
(A),
Deer Field Shores
(B),
Indian Beach
(C),
Sand Island
(D),
Bare Sand Beach
(E),
Sands, The
(F)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.5% | | North
Carolina: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 2,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,199 (46% naturalized citizens)
| Carteret
County: |
2.0% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 249
- 1990
to 1994: 141
- 1985
to 1989: 201
- 1980
to 1984: 97
- 1975
to 1979: 77
- 1970
to 1974: 54
- 1970
to 1974: 103
- 1965
to 1969: 277
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Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 22,585
- One,
attached: 1,846
- Two:
1,290
- 3
or 4: 1,200
- 5
to 9: 1,032
- 10
to 19: 456
- 20
or more: 1,970
- Mobile
homes: 10,530
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 38
Housing units in Carteret County with a mortgage: 8,033 (680 second mortgage, 1,476 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,823 Agriculture
in Carteret County
Average size of farms: 467 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123994
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $345.37
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.79%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $110267
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102803
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.26%
Corn for grain: 20742 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 415 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20954 harvested acres
Vegetables: 854 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 49 acresCarteret
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/13/2004, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $280,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(19%)
- Public
administration (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Fishing
and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(23%)
- United
Kingdom (12%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Japan
(5%)
- Lebanon
(4%)
- Guyana
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Carteret County:
|
- United
States or American (23%)
- English
(20%)
- German
(10%)
- Irish
(10%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Scottish
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 21,266 (78%)
- Carpooled:
4,197 (15%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 17 (0%)
- Taxi:
75 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
39 (0%)
- Bicycle:
31 (0%)
- Walked:
423 (2%)
- Other
means: 297 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 869 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Carteret County, North Carolina
- 347
people in nursing homes
- 306
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 252
people in state prisons
- 62
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 53
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 17
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 14
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 14
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 11
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10
people in military ships
- 9
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3
people in military barracks, etc.
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,400.
8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,104 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.75% | | North
Carolina average: |
8.53% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($371 average AGI)
| Carteret
County: |
0.10% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.17% |
4.63% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($22,417 average AGI)
4.02% relocated from other states ($22,316 average AGI)
| Carteret
County: |
4.02% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Craven County, NC
|
1.07% ($38,047 average AGI) |
| from
Onslow County, NC
|
0.70% ($30,671) |
| from
Wake County, NC
|
0.49% ($64,034) |
| from
Pitt County, NC
|
0.24% ($48,035) |
| from
New Hanover County, NC
|
0.21% ($27,020) |
| from
Lenoir County, NC
|
0.13% ($51,933) |
| from
Guilford County, NC
|
0.13% ($48,233) |
7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,569 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.32% | | North
Carolina average: |
7.27% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($385 average AGI)
| Carteret
County: |
0.05% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.10% |
4.12% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($19,837 average AGI)
3.15% relocated to other states ($18,347 average AGI)
| Carteret
County: |
3.15% | | North
Carolina average: |
3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Craven County, NC
|
1.13% ($28,525 average AGI) |
| to
Onslow County, NC
|
0.68% ($29,415) |
| to
Wake County, NC
|
0.37% ($38,966) |
| to
New Hanover County, NC
|
0.28% ($33,537) |
| to
Pitt County, NC
|
0.28% ($31,615) |
| to
Durham County, NC
|
0.09% ($43,909) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.08% ($32,556) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9
Births
per 1000 population in Carteret County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Carteret County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Carteret County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,949 (9,343 aged, 1,606 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 58,292
- In
family households: 49,117 (14,064 male householders, 3,440 female householders)
14,521
spouses, 13,847 children (12,421 natural, 324 adopted, 1,102 stepchildren), 882 grandchildren, 393 brothers or sisters, 373 parents, 617 other relatives, 980 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 9,175 (3,453 male householders (2,835 living alone)), 4,268 female householders (3,744 living alone)), 1,454 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,091 (657 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,212 2-persons, 4,058 3-persons, 2,843 4-persons, 1,020 5-persons, 278 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,579 1-person, 939 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
8,265 married couples with children.
2,876 single-parent households (642 men, 2,234 women).
96.1% of residents of Carteret County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $443,187,000 ($7144 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $45,094,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $241,116,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,554,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,848,000
Federal grants: $52,020,000
Federal procurement contracts: $34,487,000 ($8,881,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,161,000 ($3,558,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,416,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,124,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,217,330,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,099
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,750
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +207
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,682
| Here: |
+59 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Carteret County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.25 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:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,289
- 1995
to 1998: 4,595
- 1990
to 1994: 5,334
- 1980
to 1989: 12,564
- 1970
to 1979: 7,279
- 1960
to 1969: 3,885
- 1950
to 1959: 2,706
- 1940
to 1949: 1,492
- 1939
or earlier: 1,803
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 129
- 3
rooms: 521
- 4
rooms: 2,346
- 5
rooms: 4,820
- 6
rooms: 5,091
- 7
rooms: 3,398
- 8
rooms: 1,726
- 9
or more rooms: 1,278
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 60
- 2
rooms: 206
- 3
rooms: 703
- 4
rooms: 2,184
- 5
rooms: 1,532
- 6
rooms: 693
- 7
rooms: 365
- 8
rooms: 111
- 9
or more rooms: 35
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carteret County: |
- no
bedroom: 21
- 1
bedroom: 434
- 2
bedrooms: 3,927
- 3
bedrooms: 11,746
- 4
bedrooms: 2,646
- 5
or more bedrooms: 541
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County: |
- no
bedroom: 72
- 1
bedroom: 691
- 2
bedrooms: 2,907
- 3
bedrooms: 1,926
- 4
bedrooms: 270
- 5
or more bedrooms: 23
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Carteret County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 708
- 1
vehicle: 5,543
- 2
vehicles: 9,222
- 3
vehicles: 3,007
- 4
vehicles: 677
- 5
or more vehicles: 158
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Carteret County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 786
- 1
vehicle: 2,730
- 2
vehicles: 1,881
- 3
vehicles: 374
- 4
vehicles: 78
- 5
or more vehicles: 40
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55% of Carteret County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in North Carolina.
| Carteret
County: |
55.0% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 35305
- Northeast:
8038
- Midwest:
3798
- South:
8642
- West:
1959
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $128,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(72%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(75%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 672
| Here: |
11.5% | | North
Carolina: |
8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 171
| Here: |
5.9% | | North
Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 238
| Here: |
12.0% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Carteret
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,267,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $71,711,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,807,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,827,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,279,000
All Other: $612,000
Parks & Recreation: $205,000
Sewerage: $123,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $7,000
- Construction
- Higher Education - Other: $9,309,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,194,000
Own Hospitals: $3,930,000
Water Utilities: $629,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $63,822,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $61,081,000
Other Higher Education: $12,095,000
General - Other: $6,763,000
Liquor Stores: $5,193,000
Welfare - Other: $4,045,000
Health Services - Other: $4,025,000
Fire Protection: $3,102,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,628,000
Police Protection: $2,597,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,571,000
Corrections - Other: $1,731,000
Central Staff Services: $1,533,000
Financial Administration: $1,204,000
Parks & Recreation: $859,000
General Public Buildings: $567,000
Housing & Community Development: $222,000
Sewerage: $156,000
Natural Resources - Other: $152,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $76,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
Air Transportation: $66,000
Libraries: $13,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $656,000
Education: $526,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $4,873,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $8,387,000
Libraries: $630,000
Health: $279,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $2,847,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,992,000
All Other: $111,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $9,000,000
Water Utilities: $590,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $44,126,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $23,326,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,828,000
Other NEC: $1,132,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $41,413,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,851,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,347,000
Industrial Revenue: $752,000
Water Utilities: $590,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,248,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,541,000
Other, NEC: $2,259,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,427,000
General Revenue, NEC: $388,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $2,715,000
General - Other: $2,173,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $821,000
Parks & Recreation: $412,000
Other Higher Education: $243,000
Police Protection: $138,000
Financial Administration: $130,000
Health - Other: $39,000
General Public Building: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,591,000
- Revenue
- Liquor Stores: $5,877,000
Transit Utilities: $57,000
Water Utilities: $53,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $600,000
End of Fiscal Year: $600,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $752,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $54,686,000
Public Welfare: $4,903,000
All Other: $1,814,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,128,000
General Support: $420,000
Housing & Community Development: $234,000
- Tax
- Property: $38,417,000
Total General Sales: $11,584,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,550,000
NEC: $1,825,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $539,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $92,499,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $35,000
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