Brices Creek, North Carolina

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Population in 2010: 3,073.
Population change since 2000: +49.2%
Males: 1,369  (44.6%)
Females: 1,704  (55.4%)
Median resident age:

42.5 years
North Carolina median age:

39.4 years

Zip codes: 28562, 28573.

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Estimated median household income in 2021: $106,126 (it was $61,182 in 2000)
Brices Creek:

$106,126
NC:

$61,972

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $37,623 (it was $22,115 in 2000)

Brices Creek CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $336,640 (it was $142,600 in 2000)
Brices Creek:

$336,640
NC:

$236,900

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $314,193; detached houses: $311,545

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,625.

March 2022 cost of living index in Brices Creek: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 5.6%

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  • Races in Brices Creek, NC (2021)
    • 3,56383.9%White alone
    • 2295.4%Hispanic
    • 2135.0%Black alone
    • 1754.1%Asian alone

Races in Brices Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (18.5%), English (14.0%), American (13.1%), European (6.1%), Italian (5.2%), Irish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 7.94 square miles.

Population density: 387 people per square mile   (very low).

Brices Creek, North Carolina map

228 residents are foreign born (4.1% Asia, 1.2% Europe).

This place:

5.5%
North Carolina:

8.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,466 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,435 (0.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (28.3 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (102.6 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (357.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Trent Woods, NC (1.2 miles ),
James City, NC (1.7 miles ),
New Bern, NC (1.8 miles ),
River Bend, NC (2.0 miles ),
Bridgeton, NC (2.3 miles ),
Fairfield Harbour, NC (2.6 miles ),
Pollocksville, NC (3.0 miles ),
Neuse Forest, NC (3.3 miles )

Latitude: 35.06 N, Longitude: 77.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Distribution of median household income in Brices Creek, NC in 2021
Distribution of house value in Brices Creek, NC in 2021
Brices Creek satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

3.6%
North Carolina:

3.5%
Most common industries in Brices Creek, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (10.4%)
  • Public administration (8.0%)
  • Health care (7.2%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (6.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
  • Construction (5.2%)
  • Social assistance (4.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (8.7%)
  • Public administration (7.9%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (7.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.0%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5.4%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (16.8%)
  • Health care (11.5%)
  • Social assistance (10.1%)
  • Public administration (8.1%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.2%)
  • Personal & laundry services (6.4%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (4.8%)
Most common occupations in Brices Creek, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.2%)
  • Cashiers (4.7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (10.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.5%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4.4%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (4.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (14.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (10.6%)
  • Cashiers (8.3%)
  • Child care workers (6.2%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4.1%)

Average climate in Brices Creek, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Brices Creek-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Brices Creek place center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.2 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Brices Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 67% 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 202.5 miles away from Brices Creek center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 245.6 miles away from the city 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 18.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 180.5 miles away from Brices Creek center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 231.0 miles away from Brices Creek center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 195.9 miles away from Brices Creek 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 Craven County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 19, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Brices Creek topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Brices Creek:

  • CRAVEN COUNTY CHILDREN'S GROUP HOME #2 (Hospital, about 2 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)
  • LIFE, INC OAKDALE HOME (Hospital, about 3 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)
  • LIFE, INC LAVENHAM GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 4 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)
  • CRAVEN SURGERY CENTER (Hospital, about 4 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)
  • FMC DIALYSIS OF CRAVEN COUNTY (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)
  • CAROLINA EAST MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)
  • LIFE, INC CHERRY LANE (Hospital, about 4 miles away; NEW BERN, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brices Creek:

  • Craven Community College (about 4 miles; New Bern, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,712)
  • Coastal Carolina Community College (about 27 miles; Jacksonville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,502)
  • Lenoir Community College (about 31 miles; Kinston, NC; FT enrollment: 2,555)
  • Pitt Community College (about 39 miles; Winterville, NC; FT enrollment: 7,026)
  • East Carolina University (about 41 miles; Greenville, NC; FT enrollment: 23,943)
  • Wayne Community College (about 55 miles; Goldsboro, NC; FT enrollment: 3,174)
  • Mount Olive College (about 58 miles; Mount Olive, NC; FT enrollment: 3,097)

Points of interest:

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Churches in Brices Creek include: Timothy Chapel (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hoods Creek (A), Reedy Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Craven County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.8 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

84.2%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

2.7%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
6 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional) in 2010
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Brices Creek:

Marital status in Brices Creek, NC
  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

For population 25 years and over in Brices Creek:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.1
North Carolina average:

11.9

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Brices Creek, NC (based on Craven County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant23,67398
Mainline Protestant12,74049
Catholic6,3942
Black Protestant4,46630
Other1,8066
Orthodox--
None54,426-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 23
Craven County:

2.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Here:

0.73 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
Craven County:

5.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 63
Here:

6.54 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Craven County:

10.3%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

30.3%
State:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.1%
State:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Brices Creek:

60.4%
North Carolina:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Brices Creek:

63.2%
North Carolina:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Here:

27.7
North Carolina:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

18.5%
State:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Brices Creek:

10.3%
North Carolina:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

7.1
North Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

36.8%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
Brices Creek:

66.3%
North Carolina:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Brices Creek:

86.3%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Brices Creek, NC Residents

10.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.34%
North Carolina average:

8.85%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,139 average AGI)
Craven County:

0.21%
North Carolina average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Carteret County, NC  0.82% ($45,502 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC  0.43% ($39,445)
from Wake County, NC  0.33% ($67,231)


9.63% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.63%
North Carolina average:

7.89%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,115 average AGI)
Craven County:

0.19%
North Carolina average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Carteret County, NC  0.66% ($56,050 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC  0.65% ($41,395)
to Pitt County, NC  0.38% ($41,066)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brices Creek:

  • WNOS (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWNB (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, 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)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brices Creek:

  • WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAAE (91.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTKF (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC, NC; Owner: ATLANTIC RIDGE TELECASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brices Creek:

  • 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.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
Brices Creek fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Brices Creek fatal accident list:

Jun 10, 2021 02:03 PM, Ssr-1004 Brices Creek Rd, Lat: 35.062492, Lon: -77.078539, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 28, 2012 11:20 AM, Cr-1004, Lat: 35.070547, Lon: -77.056708, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 10ft / 3.5mTotal length
  • 2,250Total average daily traffic
  • 132Total average daily truck traffic
  • 4,500Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Brices Creek, NC
  • 64.4%Electricity
  • 33.0%Utility gas
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Brices Creek, NC
  • 89.9%Electricity
  • 10.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Brices Creek compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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