Kure Beach, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 2,519. Population change since 2000: +67.2%

Males: 1,221	(48.5%)
Females: 1,298	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	50.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28449.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $60,112 (it was $47,143 in 2000)

Kure Beach:	$60,112
North Carolina:	$46,549

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $33,919

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $346,779 (it was $185,500 in 2000)

Kure Beach:	$346,779
North Carolina:	$154,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $412,839; Detached houses: $428,751; Townhouses or other attached units: $252,580; In 2-unit structures: $532,040; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $267,846; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,755; Mobile homes: $248,077
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Races in Kure Beach:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Kure Beach: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (20.4%), Irish (16.9%), German (15.3%), United States (10.4%), Scotch-Irish (6.6%), Italian (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 0.78 square miles.

Population density: 3229 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kure Beach

High school or higher: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kure Beach town

Never married: 15.3%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 12.4%

24 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.6%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kure Beach, North Carolina in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Kure Beach to the number of sex offenders is 2519 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Kure Beach:	0.8% ($1,450)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (15.6 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (132.7 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (442.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Carolina Beach, NC (1.7 miles ), Sea Breeze, NC (2.1 miles ), Southport, NC (2.9 miles ), Boiling Spring Lakes, NC (3.0 miles ), Myrtle Grove, NC (3.0 miles ), Silver Lake, NC (3.2 miles ), Bald Head Island, NC (3.2 miles) , Caswell Beach, NC (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 116 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1997: 114 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1998: 116 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1999: 134 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2000: 128 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2001: 129 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2002: 148 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2003: 160 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2004: 178 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2005: 186 buildings, average cost: $100,800
2006: 163 buildings, average cost: $96,900
2007: 53 buildings, average cost: $109,200
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $441,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.00 N, Longitude: 77.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher - Kure Beach, North Carolina - large aquarium with a number of special events annually

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.97
US city average:	3.00

Population change in the 1990s: +916 (+155.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Top executives (3%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

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Kure Beach-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/9/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 41.4 miles away from the Kure Beach town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/17/1965, a category 3 tornado 45.2 miles away from the town center injured 46 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Kure Beach-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 100% 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 99.1 miles away from Kure Beach center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kure Beach:

WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 12 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SUPPLY, NC)
J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SOUTHPORT, NC)

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Amtrak station near Kure Beach:

18 miles: WILMINGTON (201 HARNETT ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.

Operable nuclear power plants near Kure Beach:

9 miles: Brunswick 1 and 2 in Southport, NC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kure Beach:

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 16 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 86 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)

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Tourist attraction: NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher (Aquariums; 900 Loggerhead Road).

Hotels: Darling's by the Sea (329 Atlantic Avenue), Hidden Treasure Inn (113 South 4th Avenue), Dry Dock by the Pier (122 Fort Fisher Boulevard Nor), Docksider Inn (202 North Fort Fisher Boulevard), Darlings By The Sea (Atlantic Avenue).

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.5%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	1.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kure Beach, NC

Kure Beach compared to North Carolina state average:

Kure Beach, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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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.
House age below state average.

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Fire-safe hotels and motels in Kure Beach, North Carolina

Tradewinds Motel, 309 FT Fisher Blvd, Kure Beach, NC 28449, Phone: (910) 458-8742
Docksider Inn Oceanfront, 202 N NC Rt 421, Kure Beach, NC 28449, Phone: (910) 458-4200

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Kure Beach, North Carolina

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2004 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (85%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Kure Beach

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.19%

Here		47.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	34.6%	17.0%	13.4%	7.9%	6.1%
Congregations	24.2%	3.8%	9.8%	9.8%	5.3%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Vineyard USA	Other
Adherents	3.5%	2.5%	1.7%	1.6%	11.8%
Congregations	3.8%	1.5%	3.8%	0.8%	37.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	4	$11,290	$33,870	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$9,212	$36,848	6	$1,148
Police Protection - Officers	10	$41,039	$49,247	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$2,392	$28,704	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$2,520	$30,240	26	$570
Streets and Highways	7	$35,507	$60,869	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$15,475	$37,140	0	$0
Totals for Government	31	$117,435	$45,459	32	$1,718

Kure Beach government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $660,000
All Other: $44,000

Solid Waste Management: $12,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $535,000
Sewerage: $467,000

Police Protection: $422,000

Central Staff Services: $340,000

Water Utilities: $200,000

Solid Waste Management: $117,000

General - Other: $105,000

Fire Protection: $56,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000

General Public Buildings: $17,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $83,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $253,000
Highways: $99,000

All Other: $45,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $67,000
General Revenue, NEC: $51,000

Rents: $44,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $111,000
Regular Highways: $71,000

Police Protection: $61,000

Fire Protection: $21,000

Central Staff: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,137,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $283,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $62,000
All Other: $57,000

General Support: $53,000
Tax - Property: $914,000
NEC: $80,000

Motor Vehicle License: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $582,000

11.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.03%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
New Hanover County: 0.09%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pender County, NC	0.68% ($30,056 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC	0.65% ($50,610)
from Brunswick County, NC	0.64% ($47,281)

9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.29%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
New Hanover County: 0.04%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Brunswick County, NC	1.33% ($46,091 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC	1.03% ($45,637)
to Wake County, NC	0.66% ($40,217)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kure Beach:

WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WWIL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kure Beach:

WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Kure Beach:

WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Settlers Lane, Type: Tank, Structure height: 39.9 m, Call Sign: KNKA758
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 01/08/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Carolina Beach, 613 Settlers Lane, Type: Tank, Structure height: 39.8 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WPQY322, Licensee ID: L00127162
Assigned Frequencies : 10553.1 MHz
Grant Date: 11/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/27/2010, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Wilmington Cellular Telephone Company

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KD4EPD, Previous Call Sign: KB6HVV, Licensee ID: L00285049
Grant Date: 07/09/2001, Expiration Date: 09/03/2011
Registrant: Grady T Gray Jr, 310 K Ave, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Call Sign: KF2BC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00183784
Grant Date: 09/14/1995, Expiration Date: 04/23/2001, Cancelation Date: 01/11/2000
Registrant: David W Duffrin, 304 Settlers Lane, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Call Sign: N4CCL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00660448
Grant Date: 03/25/2003, Expiration Date: 06/22/2013
Registrant: Daniel L Coffey, 109 S 3rd St, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Call Sign: K4DWD, Previous Call Sign: KF2BC, Licensee ID: L00183784
Grant Date: 01/11/2000, Expiration Date: 01/11/2010, Certifier: David W Duffrin
Registrant: David W Duffrin, 304 Settlers Lane, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Call Sign: KJ4JIY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01466138
Grant Date: 02/11/2009, Expiration Date: 02/11/2019, Certifier: Deborah R Stafford
Registrant: Deborah R Stafford, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Call Sign: KJ4JIZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01466139
Grant Date: 02/11/2009, Expiration Date: 02/11/2019, Certifier: Donald R Stafford
Registrant: Donald R Stafford, 302 K Ave, Kure Beach, NC 28449

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	12	$299,511	18	$295,287	2	$121,670	19	$300,735
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$367,660	4	$261,457	0	$0	3	$302,517
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$331,810	8	$340,049	0	$0	5	$345,604
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$332,410	3	$306,890	0	$0	2	$363,250
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$204,760	2	$273,665	0	$0	1	$417,930

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0122.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$256,595	1	$460,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0122.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 1

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