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Wilson County

Population in July 2007: 698. Population change since 2000: -2.4%
 

Males: 325  (46.6%)
Females: 373  (53.4%)
Median resident age:  34.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27813.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,800 (it was $30,368 in 2000)
Black Creek  $33,800
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $94,700 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
Black Creek  $94,700
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Black Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.2%)
  • Black (18.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Black Creek: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.5%), Irish (14.6%), English (5.3%), French Canadian (3.1%), German (2.2%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 126 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 1038 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Black Creek

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Black Creek town

  • Never married: 31.5%
  • Now married: 45.9%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Black Creek, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Black Creek to the number of sex offenders is 349 to 1.

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

Black Creek:  0.9% ($687)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (23.7 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (50.5 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (357.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lucama, NC (5.2 miles ), Wilson, NC (6.6 miles ), Fremont, NC (7.0 miles ), Eureka, NC (7.5 miles ), Stantonsburg, NC (8.0 miles ), Pikeville, NC (10.2 miles ), Saratoga, NC (10.8 miles ), Sims, NC (12.2 miles) .

Latitude: 35.64 N, Longitude: 77.93 W


4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+8.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (29%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Wood products (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.30
US city average:  3.00

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Black Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Black Creek town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 25.3 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Black Creek:
  • WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WILSON, NC)
  • CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
  • WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Black Creek:
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 16 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 21 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; ID: GSB)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 32 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Black Creek:
  • WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 10 miles; WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
  • GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNI (about 13 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; ID: GWW)
  • CRAFT AIR (about 24 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: W38)

Amtrak stations near Black Creek:
  • 7 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
  • 18 miles: GOLDSBORO (410 N. JOHN ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Black Creek:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 50 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 55 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 58 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
Public elementary/middle school in Black Creek:

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

BLACK CREEK, TOWN OF (Population served: 1953, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-04-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-03-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-1999)
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Black Creek compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Black Creek (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Black Creek Branch at 210 West Center Street, branch established on 1962-06-20. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power 2$5,151$30,9060$0
Water Supply 1$2,215$26,5801$846
Streets and Highways 1$1,550$18,6000$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$3,968$23,8083$2,494
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,501
Financial Administration 1$2,365$28,3800$0
Totals for Government 7$15,249$26,1415$4,841



Black Creek government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $595,000
    Police Protection: $102,000
    Sewerage: $102,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Central Staff Services: $45,000
    Water Utilities: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $5,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $270,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $254,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $52,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $402,000
    Electric Utilities: $132,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,494,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $825,000
    Water Utilities: $105,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $116,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $265,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.21%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Wilson County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Nash County, NC  0.98% ($21,318 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.31% ($41,500)
from Johnston County, NC  0.29% ($32,218)


5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.40%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($198 average AGI)
Wilson County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nash County, NC  0.83% ($30,049 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.67% ($40,045)
to Pitt County, NC  0.37% ($25,880)


Strongest AM radio stations in Black Creek:
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WLLY (1350 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ AND LEONOR RODRIGUEZ, JT TENANTS)
  • WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WVOT (1420 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: KINGDOM EXPANSION CORPORATION)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Black Creek:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • 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)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W276AX (103.1 FM; PRINCETON, ETC., NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W274AK (102.7 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZUP (104.7 FM; ROSE HILL, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WZAX (99.7 FM; NASHVILLE, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Black Creek:
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WHFL-LP (Channel 56; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: FREE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W63CW (Channel 63; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WARZ-LP (Channel 34; SMITHFIELD/SELMA, NC; Owner: WATERS & BROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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