Murraysville, North Carolina

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New Hanover County

Population in July 2007: 8,604.

Males: 4,189	(48.7%)
Females: 4,415	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	31.2 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28411.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $58,418 (it was $45,815 in 2000)

Murraysville:	$58,418
North Carolina:	$46,549

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,688

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $212,928 (it was $113,900 in 2000)

Murraysville:	$212,928
North Carolina:	$154,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $234,372; Detached houses: $235,679; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,868; Mobile homes: $58,594

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Races in Murraysville:

White Non-Hispanic (78.8%)
Black (17.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Murraysville: 90.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.7%), English (12.4%), Irish (11.5%), German (11.1%), Italian (5.4%), Polish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 32 feet

Land area: 11.5 square miles.

Population density: 748 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Murraysville

High school or higher: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Murraysville CDP

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 59.2%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 10.5%

120 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.6%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

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

Murraysville:	0.6% ($678)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (5.9 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (115.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (422.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kings Grant, NC (1.4 miles ), Bayshore, NC (1.7 miles ), Ogden, NC (1.7 miles ), Kirkland, NC (1.8 miles ), Wrightsboro, NC (2.2 miles ), Hightsville, NC (2.3 miles ), Skippers Corner, NC (2.3 miles ), Castle Hayne, NC (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.29 N, Longitude: 77.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,650 (-50.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 128 (3.2%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Average climate in Murraysville, North Carolina

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

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the Murraysville place center killed 3 people and injured 29 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 6/13/1962, a category 2 tornado 8.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Murraysville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% 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 82.3 miles away from Murraysville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Murraysville:

NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 11 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BURGAW, NC)

Amtrak station near Murraysville:

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Murraysville:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 79 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	9.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Murraysville, NC

Murraysville compared to North Carolina state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (97%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Murraysville

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.
Tables represent county-level data.

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 Murraysville:

WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WWIL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, 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.)
WVBS (1470 AM; 1 kW; BURGAW, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Murraysville:

WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
W240AS (95.9 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)
WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Murraysville:

WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (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	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	19	$188,627	126	$159,941	161	$142,753	16	$62,673	39	$131,384	5	$72,342
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$193,230	13	$152,055	21	$122,880	4	$66,953	5	$116,210	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$174,245	15	$157,545	63	$140,787	13	$78,152	5	$121,022	3	$76,727
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$122,380	12	$223,571	35	$145,247	2	$52,715	4	$187,128	1	$88,140
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	4	$172,043	12	$149,838	2	$157,465	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0116.04

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	34	$183,529	17	$194,068	6	$164,132	1	$65,430
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	4	$205,858	3	$159,103	1	$132,890	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$211,540	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	1	$257,980	1	$215,940	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$178,310	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0116.04

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