Average household size:
| This town: |  2.1 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.8% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Holden Beach compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Brunswick County North Carolina:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $8,473 | $50,838 | 7 | $3,560 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,598 | $30,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,541 | $18,492 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $19,647 | $29,471 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,982 | $35,892 | 2 | $1,018 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,545 | $30,180 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,861 | $23,166 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
21 | $54,648 | $31,227 | 9 | $4,579 |
Holden Beach government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $437,000
Parking Facilities: $5,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
All Other: $2,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $233,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,390,000
Sewerage: $454,000
Central Staff Services: $442,000
Police Protection: $347,000
Water Utilities: $195,000
Regular Highways: $148,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $135,000
Solid Waste Management: $108,000
General Public Buildings: $48,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $136,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $190,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $190,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $184,000
Special Assessments: $53,000
Rents: $30,000
General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $94,000
General Public Building: $29,000
Police Protection: $29,000
Central Staff: $8,000
General - Other: $2,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,572,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $187,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
Highways: $44,000
- Tax - Property: $1,055,000
Other Selective Sales: $810,000
NEC: $91,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $715,000
12.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,566 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.99% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)| Brunswick County: | 0.05% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,155 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.89% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Holden Beach:
- WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WVCB (1410 AM; 1 kW; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: JOHN G. WORRELL)
- WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
Strongest FM radio stations in Holden Beach:
- WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBNU (103.7 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
- WDZD (93.5 FM; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYNA (104.9 FM; CALABASH, NC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC)
- WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
- WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
- WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
- WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
- WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
- WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Holden Beach:
- WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
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