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Martin County

Population in July 2008: 262. Population change since 2000: -9.7%
 

Males: 114  (43.8%)
Females: 148  (56.2%)

Median resident age:  42.0 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27861.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,416 (it was $20,179 in 2000)
Parmele:  $24,416
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,346
Parmele:  $21,346
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,390 (it was $39,100 in 2000)
Parmele:  $61,390
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $79,644; Detached houses: $86,748; In 2-unit structures: $68,070; Mobile homes: $24,063

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Races in Parmele:

  • Black (85.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (10.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Parmele: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 74 feet

Land area: 1.19 square miles.

Population density: 221 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Parmele

  • High school or higher: 59.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parmele town

  • Never married: 33.8%
  • Now married: 31.6%
  • Separated: 5.3%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 15.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%


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

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

Parmele:  1.1% ($438)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (15.3 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (74.7 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (312.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Robersonville, NC (1.8 miles ), Bethel, NC (1.9 miles ), Hassell, NC (2.6 miles) , Everetts, NC (2.8 miles) , Conetoe, NC (2.9 miles ), Oak City, NC (3.2 miles ), Hamilton, NC (3.2 miles ), Beargrass, NC (3.3 miles) .

Latitude: 35.82 N, Longitude: 77.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-9.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (15%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (11%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (35%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (22%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Special education teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)



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Average climate in Parmele, North Carolina

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Parmele-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the Parmele town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.2 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Parmele-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 60.8 miles away from Parmele center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Parmele:
  • MARTIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC)
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 14 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parmele:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 74 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.9%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.6%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  29.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parmele, NC



Parmele compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below 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 above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Parmele travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Martin County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Utility gas (13%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)


Religion statistics for Parmele

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)United Methodist ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents36.3%24.0%14.6%7.0%5.0%
Congregations18.6%20.3%16.9%13.6%8.5%
NameOriginal Free Will BaptistsPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.9%2.3%1.6%1.4%4.0%
Congregations3.4%5.1%1.7%1.7%10.2%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$2,980
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$350
Totals for Government 0$0 7$3,330



Parmele government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $22,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $2,482,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,472,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $113,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $33,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

5.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.00%
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  1.01% ($30,126 average AGI)
from Washington County, NC  0.47% ($30,976)
from Bertie County, NC  0.38% ($27,970)


5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,176 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.31%
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  1.75% ($26,618 average AGI)
to Beaufort County, NC  0.36% ($30,097)
to Edgecombe County, NC  0.35% ($30,533)


Strongest AM radio stations in Parmele:
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WIAM (900 AM; 1 kW; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WOOW (1340 AM; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: THE MINORITY VOICE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parmele:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WIAM-FM (98.9 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W201AO (88.1 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WZMB (91.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY STUDENT MEDIA BOARD)

TV broadcast stations around Parmele:
  • 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)
  • WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KB4ZED, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00232896
    Grant Date: 04/26/2000, Expiration Date: 05/22/2010
    Registrant: Walter N Willet, Parmele, NC 27861-0123
  • Call Sign: KC4OMF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00187471
    Grant Date: 12/24/1999, Expiration Date: 03/20/2010
    Registrant: Curtis M Willet, Parmele, NC 27861

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