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Carteret County

Population in July 2007: 1,623.
Males: 789  (48.7%)
Females: 834  (51.3%)
Median resident age:  49.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28531.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,080 (it was $33,125 in 2000)
Harkers Island:  $40,080
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,396 (it was $97,700 in 2000)
Harkers Island:  $153,396
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $184,689; Detached houses: $201,136; Mobile homes: $55,164
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Races in Harkers Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Harkers Island: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (29.6%), United States (25.6%), German (3.3%), Irish (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 2.55 square miles.

Population density: 637 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Harkers Island

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harkers Island CDP

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

1 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Harkers Island:  0.5% ($490)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (58.9 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Virginia Beach, VA (151.5 miles , pop. 425,257).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (379.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Beaufort, NC (6.9 miles ), Atlantic Beach, NC (12.7 miles ), Morehead City, NC (13.3 miles ), Pine Knoll Shores, NC (18.0 miles ), Newport, NC (22.3 miles ), Indian Beach, NC (23.1 miles) , Oriental, NC (25.0 miles ), Minnesott Beach, NC (26.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.69 N, Longitude: 76.56 W

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (24%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Private households (4%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)


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Average climate in Harkers Island, North Carolina

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Harkers Island-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the Harkers Island place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/15/1990, a category 2 tornado 0.5 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Harkers Island:
  • CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
  • CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 52 miles; NEW BERN, NC)
  • PUNGO DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; BELHAVEN, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Harkers Island, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harkers Island:
  • CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 26 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
  • CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
  • ALBERT J ELLIS (about 73 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harkers Island:
  • MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 8 miles; BEAUFORT, NC; ID: MRH)
  • OCRACOKE ISLAND (about 51 miles; OCRACOKE, NC; ID: W95)
  • HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 69 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harkers Island:
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 98 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 150 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 151 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
Public elementary/middle school in Harkers Island:

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Tourist attractions: Core Sound Waterfowl Museum (1785 Island Road), United States Government - Commerce Department Of- National Park Ser (Recreation Areas; 131 Charles Street), Cape Lookout National Seashore (Recreation Areas; 131 Charles Street), Catamarine (Tours & Charters; 211 Johnson St).

Hotel: Harkers Island Fishing Center (1002 Island Road).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  15.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harkers Island, NC


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Harkers Island compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above 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 Harkers Island (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Harkers Island Branch at 1133 Island Road, branch established on 1972-04-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Carteret County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (2%)

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%

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)


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%

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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harkers Island:
  • WBTB (1400 AM; 1 kW; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: EASTERN CAROLINA BROADCASTING COMPAN)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harkers Island:
  • WTKF (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC, NC; Owner: ATLANTIC RIDGE TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • W218AR (91.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Harkers Island:
  • 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.)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


Harkers Island fatal accident list:
Apr 19, 1975 04:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Harkers Island Electric Membership Corp Office, Call Sign: KIK432, Licensee ID: L00043042
    Assigned Frequencies : 37.4600 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/09/2015
    Registrant: Harkers Island Electric Membership Corp, Harkers Island, NC 28531, Phone: (252) 728-3769

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3
  • State Rd 1335, Type: Building, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: WHX650, Licensee ID: L00013121
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/25/1994, Expiration Date: 05/25/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
    Registrant: Harkers Island Fishing Center, 1335 State Rd, Harkers Island, NC 28531
  • 1390 Island Rd 1 14 Mi W Of Shell Point, Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WRD595
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.575 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/19/2000, Expiration Date: 02/16/2006, Cancelation Date: 04/22/2006
    Registrant: D B Barbour, 1390 Island Rd, Harkers Island, NC 28531
  • 1698 Island Rd, Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WXZ260, Licensee ID: L00016579
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.900 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/01/2001, Expiration Date: 03/26/2011
    Registrant: Calico Jacks Inn & Marina Inc, 1698 Island Rd, Harkers Island, NC 28531

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: K4WLV, Licensee ID: L00943987
    Grant Date: 11/24/2004, Expiration Date: 11/24/2014
    Registrant: John C Wyatt Jr, Harkers Island, NC 28531
  • Call Sign: K4YYR, Previous Call Sign: KD4NZL, Licensee ID: L00210763
    Grant Date: 12/21/2006, Expiration Date: 02/12/2017, Certifier: Carol M Frost
    Registrant: Carol M Frost, 480 Island Rd, Harkers Island, NC 28531
  • Call Sign: KG4HUV, Licensee ID: L00244506
    Grant Date: 05/25/2000, Expiration Date: 05/25/2010, Certifier: Kevin D Willis
    Registrant: Kevin D Willis, Harkers Island, NC 28531


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: HAINES JOSEPH E SHA-GLASAIR (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 334JH , Serial Number: 608, Year manufactured: 1987, Airworthiness Date: 06/28/1988
    Registrant (Individual): Joseph E Haines, 105 Maxwell Dr, Harkers Island, NC 28531
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 3356V , Serial Number: 15076471, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 12/17/1974
    Registrant (Individual): Billy Dupree, 180 Cape Lookout Dr, Harkers Island, NC 28531

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