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Greene County

Population in July 2008: 493. Population change since 2000: +5.6%
 

Males: 216  (43.9%)
Females: 277  (56.1%)

Median resident age:  39.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28538.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,190 (it was $31,563 in 2000)
Hookerton:  $38,190
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,071
Hookerton:  $18,071
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,504 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Hookerton:  $78,504
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,729; Detached houses: $107,409; Townhouses or other attached units: $146,756; Mobile homes: $33,929

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Races in Hookerton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.4%)
  • Black (40.3%)
  • Hispanic (8.1%)
  • Other race (6.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Hookerton: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.3%), Irish (11.1%), French (9.6%), English (5.8%), Russian (3.9%), German (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 60 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 1527 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hookerton

  • High school or higher: 65.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hookerton town

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 47.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

22 residents are foreign born (4.5% Latin America).

This town:  4.7%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Hookerton, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hookerton to the number of sex offenders is 82 to 1.

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

Hookerton:  1.3% ($664)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (17.4 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (65.3 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (343.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Snow Hill, NC (2.2 miles ), Grifton, NC (3.1 miles ), Ayden, NC (3.2 miles ), Kinston, NC (3.2 miles ), Farmville, NC (3.4 miles ), Winterville, NC (3.6 miles ), Walstonburg, NC (3.7 miles ), La Grange, NC (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.42 N, Longitude: 77.59 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+4.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (17%)
  • Fuel dealers (10%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (31%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Private households (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



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Hookerton-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the Hookerton town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 21.9 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hookerton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.4 miles away from Hookerton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hookerton:
  • LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; KINSTON, NC)
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hookerton, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hookerton:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 64 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 65 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
Private high school in Hookerton:
  • MT CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 218; Location: PO BOX 250; Grades: PK - 12)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hookerton, NC



Hookerton compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Hookerton travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Greene County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (44%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Wood (4%)


Religion statistics for Hookerton

Adherents


NameOriginal Free Will BaptistsUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents48.4%27.3%9.5%6.8%7.9%
Congregations35.5%29.0%6.5%9.7%19.4%
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.


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 2$4,023$24,1380$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$775
Electric Power 2$5,774$34,6440$0
Totals for Government 4$9,797$29,3915$775



Hookerton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $81,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $563,000
    General - Other: $250,000
    Sewerage: $128,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
    Solid Waste Management: $53,000
    Central Staff Services: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Police Protection: $10,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $165,000
    Water Utilities: $20,000
    Electric Utilities: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,160,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $604,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $235,000
    General Support: $181,000
    All Other: $55,000
    Highways: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $55,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $108,000

6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.87%
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 Pitt County, NC  1.93% ($27,133 average AGI)
from Lenoir County, NC  1.11% ($30,246)
from Wayne County, NC  0.84% ($24,571)


7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,772 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.24%
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 Pitt County, NC  2.08% ($21,975 average AGI)
to Lenoir County, NC  1.24% ($23,356)
to Wayne County, NC  0.83% ($24,878)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hookerton:
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WELS (1010 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WLNR (1230 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hookerton:
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELS-FM (102.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZBR (97.7 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WZUP (104.7 FM; ROSE HILL, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Hookerton:
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • 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)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHFL-LP (Channel 56; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: FREE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $296,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 84
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,800

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Prentice L Tyndall, Fourway Crossroads, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
    Registrant: 370 Pinkney Tyndall Road, Deep Run, NC 28525, Phone: (252) 527-8104, Email:
  • Mark L Gartley, Morris Bbq Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Fire Station On Nc Hwy 123, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: KJJ406
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.9800 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/23/2002, Expiration Date: 07/21/2012
    Registrant: County Of Greene, 201 Martin L. King Jr. Pkwy, Snow Hill, NC 28580, Phone: (252) 747-2544, Fax: (252) 747-4222, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KD4FBO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00361435
    Grant Date: 09/12/2001, Expiration Date: 09/17/2011
    Registrant: Donna E Faulkner, Rt 1 Box 181m, Hookerton, NC 28538
  • Call Sign: KE4KPW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00795904
    Grant Date: 01/13/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014
    Registrant: Jimmy W Sutton Jr, 24 Creekside Drive, Hookerton, NC 28538
  • Call Sign: WB4DXJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00361434
    Grant Date: 05/30/2001, Expiration Date: 08/06/2011
    Registrant: David H Faulkner, 338 Creekside Drive, Hookerton, NC 28538


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14
  • Hazardous Condition: 14

Incident types - Hookerton


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