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
6 people in nursing homes
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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Carteret County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religion statistics for Harkers Island
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Original Free Will Baptists | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
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| Adherents | 28.5% | 24.4% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 6.6% |
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| Congregations | 20.6% | 22.7% | 1.0% | 13.4% | 6.2% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.8% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 10.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.1% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 21.6% |
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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.
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:
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:
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)
- WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- 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)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH 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.)
- 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)
- WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
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)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
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: 4- Call Sign: K4WLV, Previous Call Sign: , 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: N4XOE, Previous Call Sign: KC4MSM, Licensee ID: L00640086
Grant Date: 02/19/2003, Expiration Date: 02/19/2013
Registrant: Harvey L Purcell, 115 Diamond City Dr., Harkers Island, NC 28531 - Call Sign: KG4HUV, Previous Call Sign: , 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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