Bogue, North Carolina
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Population change since 2000: +19.2%
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| Males: 352 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 351 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 50.7 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.4 years |
| Bogue: | $80,861 |
| NC: | $61,972 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $35,654 (it was $20,095 in 2000)
Bogue town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $234,272 (it was $105,200 in 2000)
| Bogue: | $234,272 |
| NC: | $236,900 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $237,607; detached houses: $268,259; mobile homes: $130,665
Median gross rent in 2021: $1,239.
(2.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.8% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bogue, NC
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- 63579.6%White alone
- 11214.0%Hispanic
- 577.1%Two or more races
- 40.5%American Indian alone
- 40.5%Asian alone
- 30.4%Black alone
Races in Bogue detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: American (22.3%), English (20.9%), Irish (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), German (2.2%), Polish (1.4%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1995
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 2.69 square miles.
Population density: 261 people per square mile (very low).
42 residents are foreign born (4.1% Latin America).
| This town: | 5.3% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,359 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $927 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC 
(21.6 miles , pop. 66,715).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (119.3 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (381.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Peletier, NC (1.7 miles ),
), Broad Creek, NC (2.4 miles ),
), Indian Beach, NC (2.9 miles),
Newport, NC (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 34.70 N, Longitude: 77.04 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 252
| Here: | 3.4% |
| North Carolina: | 3.5% |
- Construction (19.0%)
- Public administration (9.5%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Educational services (5.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Social assistance (3.9%)
- Construction (29.9%)
- Public administration (12.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.1%)
- Transportation equipment (3.7%)
- Health care (3.7%)
- Social assistance (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.0%)
- Health care (16.7%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.2%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
- Construction (4.2%)
- Social assistance (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Registered nurses (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Construction laborers (3.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Construction laborers (6.1%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13.3%)
- Registered nurses (12.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.0%)
- Child care workers (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.3%)
Average climate in Bogue, North Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bogue-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/17/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.3 miles away from the Bogue town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 9/15/1999, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the town center caused $300,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bogue-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 227.7 miles away from Bogue center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 259.1 miles away from Bogue center
On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 30.2 miles away from Bogue center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 217.7 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 205.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 220.8 miles away from Bogue center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Carteret County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 19, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bogue:
- QUEEN'S POND (Hospital, about 9 miles away; HUBERT, NC)
- LIFE, INC NINE FOOT ROAD GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 10 miles away; NEWPORT, NC)
- SANDRIDGE (Hospital, about 11 miles away; HUBERT, NC)
- CROATAN RIDGE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; NEWPORT, NC)
- CHERRY POINT BAY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; HAVELOCK, NC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bogue:
- Coastal Carolina Community College (about 21 miles; Jacksonville, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,502)
- Craven Community College (about 29 miles; New Bern, NC; FT enrollment: 2,712)
- Lenoir Community College (about 48 miles; Kinston, NC; FT enrollment: 2,555)
- University of North Carolina Wilmington (about 58 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 13,112)
- Miller-Motte College-Wilmington (about 59 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 2,395)
- Cape Fear Community College (about 61 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 8,372)
- Pitt Community College (about 63 miles; Winterville, NC; FT enrollment: 7,026)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 77.9% |
| Whole state: | 66.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Bogue:
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 8.3%
For population 25 years and over in Bogue:
- High school or higher: 90.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 8.0 |
| North Carolina average: | 11.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bogue, NC (based on Carteret County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,896 | 73 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,171 | 34 |
| Catholic | 2,345 | 1 |
| Other | 1,147 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 813 | 7 |
| None | 37,097 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 15
| Here: | 2.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Carteret County: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
| This county: | 6.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 96
| Carteret County: | 15.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Carteret County: | 11.0% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Carteret County: | 27.3% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Carteret County: | 15.0% |
| North Carolina: | 15.6% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Bogue: | 48.9% |
| North Carolina: | 48.9% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| This city: | 45.6% |
| State: | 46.1% |
Average BMI:
| Bogue: | 28.6 |
| State: | 28.8 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Here: | 18.7% |
| State: | 20.7% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Bogue: | 8.4% |
| State: | 10.7% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| This city: | 6.8 |
| North Carolina: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| This city: | 36.7% |
| North Carolina: | 33.7% |
General health condition:
| Bogue: | 54.8% |
| North Carolina: | 55.8% |
Average condition of hearing:
| This city: | 77.3% |
| North Carolina: | 79.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Bogue, NC Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,076 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,076 | |
Bogue government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $29,000 ($41.25)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $41,000 ($58.32)
Regular Highways: $20,000 ($28.45)
General - Other: $15,000 ($21.34)
Financial Administration: $13,000 ($18.49)
General Public Buildings: $7,000 ($9.96)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $5,000 ($7.11)
Bogue government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,000 ($1.42)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $58,000 ($82.50)
Highways: $22,000 ($31.29)
- Tax - Property: $40,000 ($56.90)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,000 ($22.76)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000 ($4.27)
Strongest AM radio stations in Bogue:
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
- WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WJNC (1240 AM; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HERITAGE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bogue:
- WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WTKF (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC, NC; Owner: ATLANTIC RIDGE TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W218AR (91.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Bogue:
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- W05BI (Channel 5; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Bogue fatal accident list:
Jul 4, 2020 07:56 AM, Sr-24, Lat: 34.699319, Lon: -77.036647, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 10, 2019 12:54 AM, Sr-24, Lat: 34.700025, Lon: -77.033431, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Dec 4, 2014 11:09 AM, Sr-24, Lat: 34.702606, Lon: -77.023058, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 26, 2009 07:20 AM, Rp-1118, Lat: 34.703731, Lon: -77.026906, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Apr 8, 2005 06:55 AM, Sr-24, Rp-1118, Lat: 34.682230, Lon: -77.103380, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Sep 8, 2001 03:23 AM, Sr-24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 10, 2019 12:54 AM, Sr-24, Lat: 34.700025, Lon: -77.033431, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Dec 4, 2014 11:09 AM, Sr-24, Lat: 34.702606, Lon: -77.023058, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 26, 2009 07:20 AM, Rp-1118, Lat: 34.703731, Lon: -77.026906, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Apr 8, 2005 06:55 AM, Sr-24, Rp-1118, Lat: 34.682230, Lon: -77.103380, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Sep 8, 2001 03:23 AM, Sr-24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 23ft / 6.9mTotal length
- 24,000Total average daily traffic
- 2,880Total average daily truck traffic
- 48,000Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1- Call Sign: KC4IWI, Licensee ID: L00248409, Grant Date: 05/12/2021, Expiration Date: 05/12/2031, Certifier: Stephen H Mims, Registrant: Stephen H Mims, 134 Salt Creek Lane, Bogue, NC 28570
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 94.5%Electricity
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%Utility gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 100.0%Electricity
Bogue compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
Bogue on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Honduras (population 500+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"