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Perquimans County

Population in July 2007: 2,140. Population change since 2000: +1.3%
 

Males: 937  (43.8%)
Females: 1,203  (56.2%)
Median resident age:  39.6 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27944.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,813 (it was $19,681 in 2000)
Hertford:  $23,813
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,782 (it was $66,100 in 2000)
Hertford:  $103,782
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,563; Detached houses: $144,924; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $100,481; Mobile homes: $20,934
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Races in Hertford:

  • Black (50.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Hertford: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.7%), English (12.0%), Irish (4.4%), Italian (3.1%), German (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 13 feet

Land area: 2.69 square miles.

Population density: 794 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hertford

  • High school or higher: 71.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hertford town

  • Never married: 33.2%
  • Now married: 38.8%
  • Separated: 5.8%
  • Widowed: 13.4%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in Hertford, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hertford to the number of sex offenders is 126 to 1.

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

Hertford:  1.2% ($772)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Hertford satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Suffolk, VA (39.5 miles , pop. 63,677).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (50.5 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (278.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Winfall, NC (2.2 miles ), Edenton, NC (12.6 miles ), Elizabeth City, NC (18.6 miles ), Colerain, NC (20.3 miles ), Creswell, NC (22.6 miles ), Harrellsville, NC (23.3 miles) , Roper, NC (23.7 miles ), Columbia, NC (24.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings

Latitude: 36.19 N, Longitude: 76.47 W

Area code: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -207 (-9.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Private households (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Hertford by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 010120
    per 100,000 0.046.80.047.694.80.0
Rapes 002111
    per 100,000 0.00.096.247.647.446.6
Robberies 2168103
    per 100,000 95.046.8288.6380.4473.9139.8
Assaults 487444
    per 100,000 190.0374.0336.7190.2189.6186.4
Burglaries 62934333648
    per 100,000 285.01355.81635.41569.21706.22236.7
Thefts 386071587068
    per 100,000 1805.22805.03415.12758.03317.53168.7
Auto thefts 766567
    per 100,000 332.5280.5288.6237.8284.4326.2
Arson 011301
    per 100,000 0.046.848.1142.70.046.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 185.3411.9505.1524.5682.5425.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.27
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Hertford, North Carolina

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Hertford-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Hertford town center injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 3 tornado 19.6 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hertford topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Hertford:
  • CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; EDENTON, NC)
  • ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ELIZABETH CITY, NC)
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hertford, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hertford:
  • NORFOLK INTL (about 52 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
  • OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 53 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; ID: NTU)
  • NORFOLK NS (about 53 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hertford:
  • NORTHEASTERN RGNL (about 14 miles; EDENTON, NC; ID: EDE)
  • ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL (about 22 miles; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; ID: ECG)
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 33 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC; ID: PMZ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hertford:
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 51 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
Public high school in Hertford:
Public elementary/middle school in Hertford:
Private elementary/middle school in Hertford:
  • BEACON ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: ROUTE 5 BOX 7; Grades: KG - 4)

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Notable locations in Hertford: Newbold-White (A), Perquimans County Courthouse (B), Municipal Building (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Harris Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Hertford include: Hertford Baptist Church (A), Hertford United Methodist Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C), Church of the Holy Trinity (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cedarwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hertford and their reported violations in the past:

HOLIDAY ISLAND WATER SYSTEM (Address: HOLIDAY ISLAND POA, Population served: 249, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  63.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  39.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  21.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hertford, NC


64 people in nursing homes


Hertford compared to North Carolina state average:

Hertford, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Hertford (2007 data):
  • Hertford Savings Bank, SSB: Hertford Savings Bank, Ssb at 121 North Church Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $14.2 mil, Deposits: $12.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
  • RBC Centura Bank: Hertford Branch at 106 North Church Street, branch established on 1960-02-23. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
  • The East Carolina Bank: Hertford Branch at 208 South Ocean Blvd., branch established on 2000-10-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $623.4 mil, Deposits: $531.7 mil, headquarters in Engelhard, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Ecb Bancorp, Inc.



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Hertford travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Perquimans County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Hertford government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $727,000
    All Other: $50,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,048,000
    Liquor Stores: $382,000
    Police Protection: $364,000
    Sewerage: $317,000
    Regular Highways: $207,000
    General - Other: $184,000
    Central Staff Services: $159,000
    Water Utilities: $136,000
    Solid Waste Management: $82,000
    Fire Protection: $66,000
    Housing & Community Development: $54,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $41,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $232,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $826,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $182,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $777,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $170,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $49,000
    Other, NEC: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $93,000
    Interest Earnings: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $96,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Electric Utilities: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,803,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,164,000
    Liquor Stores: $422,000
    Water Utilities: $312,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $320,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $132,000
    General Support: $75,000
    Highways: $69,000
  • Tax - Property: $355,000
    NEC: $27,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $825,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

9.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.97%
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:
from Pasquotank County, NC  2.70% ($34,530 average AGI)
from Virginia Beach city, VA  0.78% ($54,030)
from Chowan County, NC  0.63% ($24,222)


7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.91%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pasquotank County, NC  2.14% ($29,618 average AGI)
to Chowan County, NC  0.84% ($25,829)
to Camden County, NC  0.29% ($52,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hertford:
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WZBO (1260 AM; 1 kW; EDENTON, NC; Owner: LAWRENCE LOESCH & MARGARET LOESCH)
  • WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGAI (560 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: MAX RADIO OF THE CAROLINAS LICENSES LLC)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJPI (1470 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES INC..)
  • WHKT (1650 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
  • WCNC (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hertford:
  • WFMZ (104.9 FM; HERTFORD, NC; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WRSF (105.7 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO, INC.)
  • WERX-FM (102.5 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: LAWRENCE LOESCH & MARGARET LOESCH)
  • WGPS (88.3 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
  • WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WBXB (100.1 FM; EDENTON, NC; Owner: EDENTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WKJX (96.7 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO OF ELIZABETH CITY, INC.)
  • WRVS-FM (89.9 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQDK (99.3 FM; AHOSKIE, NC; Owner: MAX MEDIA OF THE CAROLINAS LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Hertford:
  • WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
  • WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WAVY-TV (Channel 10; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSKY-TV (Channel 4; MANTEO, NC; Owner: SKY TELEVISION, L.L.C.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Hertford, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 12
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 12
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 32
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
North Carolina average:
  • Fatal accident count: 95
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 146
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
  • Fatalities: 102
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 255
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14

See more detailed statistics of Hertford fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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