North Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 955. Population change since 2000: +13.3%

Males: 498	(52.2%)
Females: 457	(47.8%)

Median resident age:	45.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28460.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,407 (it was $45,982 in 2000)

North Topsail Beach:	$57,407
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $46,812

North Topsail Beach:	$46,812
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $185,021 (it was $111,900 in 2000)

North Topsail Beach:	$185,021
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in North Topsail Beach:

White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
Black (4.7%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in North Topsail Beach: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.1%), Irish (16.5%), German (15.2%), United States (8.3%), Italian (5.1%), French (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 6.42 square miles.

Population density: 149 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in North Topsail Beach

High school or higher: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.3%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Topsail Beach city

Never married: 25.0%
Now married: 56.1%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 13.2%

29 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.4% Asia, 0.4% Africa, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:	3.4%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

North Topsail Beach:	1.1% ($1,246)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

North Topsail Beach satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (19.8 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (114.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (402.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Holly Ridge, NC (2.3 miles ), Surf City, NC (2.4 miles ), Sneads Ferry, NC (2.6 miles ), Topsail Beach, NC (3.5 miles ), Jacksonville, NC (4.4 miles ), Piney Green, NC (4.5 miles ), Pumpkin Center, NC (4.7 miles ), Kirkland, NC (4.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 60 buildings, average cost: $133,900
1997: 59 buildings, average cost: $133,900
1998: 44 buildings, average cost: $112,600
1999: 33 buildings, average cost: $140,800
2000: 24 buildings, average cost: $162,000
2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $172,800
2002: 58 buildings, average cost: $151,700
2003: 94 buildings, average cost: $168,700
2004: 127 buildings, average cost: $215,100
2005: 62 buildings, average cost: $283,700
2006: 60 buildings, average cost: $252,600
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $289,000
2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $170,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.48 N, Longitude: 77.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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North Topsail Beach home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -102 (-10.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Public administration (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Health care (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (16%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Painters and paperhangers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Crime in North Topsail Beach by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	114.0	0.0
Assaults	2	0	4	2	1
per 100,000	246.3	0.0	466.2	228.1	114.4
Burglaries	15	33	35	25	35
per 100,000	1847.3	4084.2	4079.3	2850.6	4004.6
Thefts	31	19	35	33	21
per 100,000	3817.7	2351.5	4079.3	3762.8	2402.7
Auto thefts	1	0	1	5	0
per 100,000	123.2	0.0	116.6	570.1	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	341.1	380.0	551.3	475.5	399.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	11.52
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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North Topsail Beach-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the North Topsail Beach city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

North Topsail Beach-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 57.4 miles away from North Topsail Beach center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

North Topsail Beach topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near North Topsail Beach:

BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 18 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)

Local government website: www.north-topsail-beach.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Topsail Beach:

COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)

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Creek: Turkey Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: North Topsail Shores (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	1.9 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	53.7%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Topsail Beach, NC

North Topsail Beach compared to North Carolina state average:

Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Onslow County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (94%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for North Topsail Beach

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	42.2%	16.7%	16.7%	3.1%	2.2%
Congregations	27.8%	13.4%	2.1%	3.1%	3.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Original Free Will Baptists	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.8%	1.7%	11.3%
Congregations	4.1%	5.2%	3.1%	3.1%	35.1%

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.

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	$10,315	$61,890	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$7,703	$30,812	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	10	$31,259	$37,511	2	$1,193
Police - Other	1	$2,834	$34,008	0	$0
Firefighters	5	$16,266	$39,038	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	5	$14,967	$35,921	0	$0
Totals for Government	26	$83,344	$38,466	2	$1,193

North Topsail Beach government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $212,000
All Other: $56,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $589,000
Central Staff Services: $407,000

General - Other: $388,000

Solid Waste Management: $206,000

Parks & Recreation: $120,000

General Public Buildings: $75,000

Regular Highways: $71,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $64,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $136,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $101,000
All Other: $75,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $48,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $111,000
General - Other: $26,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,214,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $75,000
All Other: $36,000

Highways: $34,000
Tax - Property: $1,322,000
NEC: $109,000

Other Selective Sales: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $797,000

17.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.83%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

1.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,725 average AGI)
Onslow County: 1.14%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from San Diego County, CA	0.45% ($36,623 average AGI)
from Craven County, NC	0.33% ($28,580)
from Escambia County, FL	0.28% ($25,969)

19.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,783 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	19.23%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.77% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,077 average AGI)
Onslow County: 0.77%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to San Diego County, CA	0.47% ($30,036 average AGI)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.40% ($31,863)
to Craven County, NC	0.32% ($31,849)

Strongest AM radio stations in North Topsail Beach:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
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.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WJNC (1240 AM; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HERITAGE BROADCASTING, LLC)
WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Topsail Beach:

WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around North Topsail Beach:

WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Hwy 210 And Grey St, Call Sign: WNUY382
Assigned Frequencies : 154.830 MHz, 155.730 MHz
Grant Date: 03/29/2001, Expiration Date: 11/29/2010
Registrant: City Of Jacksonville, 815 New Bridge St, Jacksonville, NC 28540, Phone: (910) 938-5297, Fax: (910) 938-5043, Email:

	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	8	$198,891	29	$232,332	28	$233,191	3	$96,160	29	$276,194	5	$103,764
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$97,260	4	$219,405	5	$324,948	1	$62,500	4	$373,270	1	$107,300
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$260,300	8	$276,613	14	$255,156	3	$94,620	10	$356,916	4	$78,833
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	4	$271,190	6	$300,348	1	$32,450	4	$375,870	1	$83,390
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	2	$343,065	2	$256,700	0	$0	2	$241,850	0	$0

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

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0004.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		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	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	5	$214,782	2	$189,225	3	$176,230
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$108,010	1	$194,420	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0004.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

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