Beaufort County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.4. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.604. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 16.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.56. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Chocowinity and their reported violations in the past:
CHOCOWINITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2032, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-20-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-24-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and FEB-02-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-26-2001), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2001)
- 29 regular monitoring violations
GRIMESLAND NEW SEINE BEACH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.3%
(5.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 55.1% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chocowinity, NC
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Chocowinity compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 Chocowinity (2011 data):
- First South Bank: Chocowinity Branch at 2999 U.S. Highway 17 South, branch established on 1999/11/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $744.4 mil, Deposits: $644.7 mil, headquarters in Washington, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: First South Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Beaufort County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Chocowinity (based on Beaufort County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.48%
| Here |  | 49.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Original Free Will Baptists |
| Adherents | 24.6% | 14.5% | 13.5% | 10.2% | 7.5% |
| Congregations | 17.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 4.5% | 10.7% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 12.5% |
| Congregations | 7.1% | 8.0% | 6.3% | 1.8% | 21.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | This county: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Beaufort County: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Beaufort County: | 1.10 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27 | This county: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31 | Beaufort County: | 6.79 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.2% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 34.1% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Beaufort County: | 17.0% | | State: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $6,865 | $27,460 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $979 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,012 | $32,048 | 1 | $607 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,924 | $23,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,993 | $23,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,497 | $38,982 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $27,291 | $29,772 | 2 | $1,586 |
Chocowinity government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $383,000 ($466.50)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($7.31)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $362,000 ($440.93)
Central Staff Services: $256,000 ($311.81)
Sewerage: $199,000 ($242.39)
General - Other: $124,000 ($151.04)
Parks & Recreation: $101,000 ($123.02)
Police Protection: $100,000 ($121.80)
Water Utilities: $85,000 ($103.53)
Regular Highways: $41,000 ($49.94)
Health Services - Other: $10,000 ($12.18)
- General - Interest on Debt: $27,000 ($32.89)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $109,000 ($132.76)
All Other: $35,000 ($42.63)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $456,000 ($555.42)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $450,000 ($548.11)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000 ($7.31)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,000 ($23.14)
General Revenue, NEC: $15,000 ($18.27)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $64,000 ($77.95)
Central Staff: $27,000 ($32.89)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,163,000 ($1416.57)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $164,000 ($199.76)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $312,000 ($380.02)
All Other: $50,000 ($60.90)
General Support: $41,000 ($49.94)
Highways: $29,000 ($35.32)
- Tax - Property: $120,000 ($146.16)
NEC: $25,000 ($30.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $303,000 ($369.06)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,016 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.86% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,363 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.56% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($149 average AGI)| Beaufort County: | 0.06% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Chocowinity:
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WTOW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: JAMES ROUSE)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- 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.)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WJPI (1470 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chocowinity:
- WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, 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)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WZMB (91.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDIA BOARD)
TV broadcast stations around Chocowinity:
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Chocowinity fatal accident list:
Sep 15, 1993 01:10 AM, Us17, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 12, 1987 02:00 AM, 17, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total average daily traffic: 26,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 595
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Chocowinity)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 26 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Chocowinity, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Chocowinity)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182Q (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 182EA , Serial Number: 18267393, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 11/12/1979
Registrant (Co-Owned): Henry W Trustee Donaldson, 201 Palmico Lane, Chocowinity, NC 27817, Other Owners: Margit S Trustee Donaldson - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3010Z , Serial Number: 22-6961, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 09/21/1959
Registrant (Individual): Eddie R Williams, 1080 Old New Bern Rd, Chocowinity, NC 27817 - Aircraft: BEECH V35B (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3129W , Serial Number: D-9562, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 11/26/1973
Registrant (Individual): Jack Mayberry, Rural Route 2 Po Box 605, Chocowinity, NC 27817 - Aircraft: MAULE M-5-210C (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 62066 , Serial Number: 6076C, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 03/18/1975
Registrant (Individual): Eddie R Williams, 1080 Old New Bern Rd, Chocowinity, NC 27817 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7175R , Serial Number: 28-21886, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/16/1966
Registrant (Individual): William E Sr Elks, 3372 Possum Track Rd, Chocowinity, NC 27817 - Aircraft: STINSON 108 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 97232 , Serial Number: 108-232, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 04/02/1956
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 3372 Possum Track Rd, Chocowinity, NC 27817
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Chocowinity
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Chocowinity, NC
| Most common first names in Chocowinity, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 48 | 69.7 years |
| James | 47 | 67.5 years |
| Mary | 39 | 75.4 years |
| John | 34 | 71.0 years |
| Annie | 20 | 81.5 years |
| George | 15 | 73.3 years |
| Robert | 15 | 74.2 years |
| Joseph | 15 | 72.2 years |
| Richard | 15 | 69.2 years |
| Margaret | 14 | 77.3 years |
| Most common last names in Chocowinity, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Moore | 47 | 73.1 years |
| Clark | 40 | 76.4 years |
| Smith | 38 | 73.5 years |
| Taylor | 37 | 74.2 years |
| Hill | 33 | 73.9 years |
| Jones | 30 | 72.7 years |
| Edwards | 29 | 78.0 years |
| Lewis | 26 | 72.2 years |
| Elks | 22 | 70.1 years |
| Dixon | 20 | 75.0 years |
| Businesses in Chocowinity, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | | |
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