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Beaufort County

Population in July 2008: 167. Population change since 2000: -1.8%
 

Males: 78  (47.1%)
Females: 89  (52.9%)

Median resident age:  43.5 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip code: 27860


Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,475 (it was $41,250 in 2000)
Pantego:  $51,475
North Carolina:  $46,549

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,122

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $108,407 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Pantego:  $108,407
North Carolina:  $154,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $109,563; Detached houses: $111,653; Mobile homes: $48,333

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Races in Pantego:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.0%)
  • Black (17.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Pantego: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.1%), United States (14.7%), Irish (8.2%), Scottish (8.2%), Dutch (2.4%), Greek (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 209 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Pantego

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pantego town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Pantego, North Carolina in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Pantego to the number of sex offenders is 167 to 1.

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

Pantego:  0.7% ($457)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (40.1 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Virginia Beach, VA (92.1 miles , pop. 425,257).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (316.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Belhaven, NC (1.9 miles ), Bath, NC (3.4 miles ), Plymouth, NC (4.4 miles ), River Road, NC (4.4 miles ), Roper, NC (4.5 miles ), Jamesville, NC (4.5 miles ), Aurora, NC (4.6 miles ), Washington Park, NC (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 35.59 N, Longitude: 76.66 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Pantego household income distribution Pantego home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.6%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (26%)
  • Data processing and other information services (26%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (39%)
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (19%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (16%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (10%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (29%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (13%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)



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Pantego-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.1 miles away from the Pantego town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Pantego-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 36.3 miles away from Pantego center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Pantego:
  • PUNGO DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BELHAVEN, NC)
  • BEAUFORT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WASHINGTON, NC)
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Pantego, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pantego:
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 92 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
Private high school in Pantego:
  • TERRA CEIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 219; Location: 4428 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Private elementary/middle school in Pantego:
  • HOPE MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: RT 1 BOX 101; Grades: 1 - 9)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  2.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pantego, NC



Pantego compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




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Pantego travel time to work


Pantego mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Beaufort County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Utility gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Pantego

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.48%
Here49.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Original Free Will Baptists
Adherents24.6%14.5%13.5%10.2%7.5%
Congregations17.0%11.6%11.6%4.5%10.7%
NameEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)National Association of Free Will BaptistsPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents4.8%4.8%4.0%3.6%12.5%
Congregations7.1%8.0%6.3%1.8%21.4%
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 0$0 1$400
Totals for Government 0$0 1$400



Pantego government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $69,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $15,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $75,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $263,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000
    Highways: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.86%
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  1.11% ($34,263 average AGI)
from Craven County, NC  0.26% ($21,878)
from Martin County, NC  0.19% ($30,097)


5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.56%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Beaufort County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pitt County, NC  1.71% ($42,692 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.34% ($30,519)
to Craven County, NC  0.33% ($29,302)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pantego:
  • WJPI (1470 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES INC..)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pantego:
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSF (105.7 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERX-FM (102.5 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: LAWRENCE LOESCH & MARGARET LOESCH)
  • WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WWOC (94.5 FM; HATTERAS, NC; Owner: MAX MEDIA OF THE CAROLINAS LLC)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPNC-FM (95.9 FM; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: DURLYN BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Pantego:
  • WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
  • WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $434,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 264
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 6,600

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6
  • Pantego Fire Dept Main St, Call Sign: KVT556
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/28/2003, Expiration Date: 04/21/2013
    Registrant: Beaufort County Emergency Services, 1420 Highland Drive, Washington, NC 27889, Phone: (252) 946-2046, Fax: (252) 975-6802, Email:
  • On Sr 1625 1.2 Mi N, Call Sign: WXG521, Licensee ID: L00040408
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/23/1998, Expiration Date: 06/10/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/07/2003
    Registrant: Circle Grove Seeds Inc, 336 Circle Grove Farm Rd, Belhaven, NC 27860
  • On Sr 1621 2.7 Mi Se Of Jct With Nc Hwy 32, Call Sign: KGH648, Licensee ID: L00048982
    Assigned Frequencies : 35.2800 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/27/2001, Expiration Date: 01/15/2012
    Registrant: Malvin R Respess, Rt 2 Box 109, Pantego, NC 27860, Phone: (919) 927-3226
  • Sr 1621 3.2 Mi Se Jct Of Nc32, Call Sign: KNDA479
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/10/2002, Expiration Date: 06/02/2012
    Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
  • On Sr 1129 1 Mi E Of Int Of Sr 1129 & 1127, Call Sign: KNGF451, Licensee ID: L00054531
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.520 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/10/1998, Expiration Date: 06/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 01/28/2002
    Registrant: Furbee Farming Corporation, 1104 Lake Rd, Pantego, NC 27860
  • Hwy 264 At Nc 99, Type: Tower, Structure height: 31 m, Overall height: 37 m, Call Sign: WPKT868, Licensee ID: L00540156
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.605 MHz, 158.265 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/02/2002, Expiration Date: 07/10/2012, Certifier: Waverly Bond
    Registrant: Tideland Electric Membership Corp, Pantego, NC 27860, Phone: (919) 943-3046

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, 3/4 W Of Nc 99, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WNEH961
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.443 MHz, 928.443 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/12/2002, Expiration Date: 04/21/2012
    Registrant: Phone: (919) 872-0800

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KB4ZAZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00720624
    Grant Date: 12/02/1998, Expiration Date: 12/02/2008, Certifier: Allen R Phelps
    Registrant: Allen R Phelps, 7186 Nc Hwy 99 S, Pantego, NC 27860
  • Call Sign: KD4BCG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00364456
    Grant Date: 06/05/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011
    Registrant: Forrest A Heath, 540 Pike Rd, Pantego, NC 27860-9714
  • Call Sign: KD4FWX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00416739
    Grant Date: 12/03/2002, Expiration Date: 10/15/2011, Certifier: Marianna R Phelps
    Registrant: Marianna R Phelps, 7186 Nc Hwy 99 South, Pantego, NC 27860
  • Call Sign: W4JRU, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 11/08/1988, Expiration Date: 11/08/1998, Cancelation Date: 11/09/2000
    Registrant: Horace B Weaver, Rt 1 Box 16a, Pantego, NC 27860


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 18 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Pantego)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 13
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Pantego


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    • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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