Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

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Carteret County

Population in July 2008: 1,547. Population change since 2000: +1.5%

Males: 735	(47.6%)
Females: 812	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	61.8 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28512.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,839 (it was $53,800 in 2000)

Pine Knoll Shores:	$59,839
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $40,803

Pine Knoll Shores:	$40,803
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $319,162 (it was $218,100 in 2000)

Pine Knoll Shores:	$319,162
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $400,055; Detached houses: $413,057; Townhouses or other attached units: $254,174; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $365,148; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $292,938; Mobile homes: $112,500

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Races in Pine Knoll Shores:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Pine Knoll Shores: 97.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (29.2%), German (17.8%), Irish (14.8%), United States (8.5%), Italian (5.6%), Scottish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 2.28 square miles.

Population density: 679 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pine Knoll Shores

High school or higher: 97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 18.9%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pine Knoll Shores town

Never married: 8.4%
Now married: 76.4%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 5.4%

45 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This town:	3.0%
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:

Pine Knoll Shores:	0.6% ($1,250)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (33.9 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (129.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (378.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Indian Beach, NC (2.1 miles) , Atlantic Beach, NC (2.1 miles ), Morehead City, NC (2.1 miles ), Newport, NC (2.6 miles ), Beaufort, NC (3.1 miles ), Emerald Isle, NC (3.4 miles ), Bogue, NC (3.5 miles ), Cape Carteret, NC (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 31 buildings, average cost: $148,000
1997: 23 buildings, average cost: $241,900
1998: 23 buildings, average cost: $206,600
1999: 28 buildings, average cost: $163,300
2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $201,000
2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $260,800
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $243,400
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $407,500
2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $206,100
2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $309,500
2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $308,900
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $396,500
2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $623,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.70 N, Longitude: 76.82 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Pine Knoll Shores household income distribution

Pine Knoll Shores home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +149 (+10.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (14%)
Construction (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Pine Knoll Shores by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	3	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	193.5	0.0	65.7	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	0	0	3	3
per 100,000	64.5	0.0	0.0	187.4	189.4
Burglaries	10	3	6	16	10
per 100,000	645.2	190.4	394.0	999.4	631.3
Thefts	31	22	19	30	30
per 100,000	2000.0	1395.9	1247.5	1873.8	1893.9
Auto thefts	0	1	1	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	63.5	65.7	124.9	0.0
Arson	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	65.7	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	292.9	74.2	135.3	192.4	157.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.82
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

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Pine Knoll Shores-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the Pine Knoll Shores town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/3/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Pine Knoll Shores-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 97% 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 26.0 miles away from Pine Knoll Shores center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Pine Knoll Shores topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Pine Knoll Shores:

CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Pine Knoll Shores, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Knoll Shores:

COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 70 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 120 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)

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Notable locations in Pine Knoll Shores: North Caroling Marine Resources Center (A), Willis Landing (B), Bogue Bank Country Club (C), North Carolina Marine Resources Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Pine Knoll Shores: Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: Pine Knoll Shores (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Amerisuites Atlantic Beach (118 Salter Path Rd).

Average household size:

This town:	2.0 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pine Knoll Shores, NC

Pine Knoll Shores compared to North Carolina state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
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 significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Fire-safe hotels and motels in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

Atlantis Lodge, Inc, 123 Salter Path Rd, Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512, Phone: (919) 726-5168, Fax: (919) 726-8103
Amerisuites Atlantic Beach, 118 Salter Path Rd, Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512, Phone: (252) 247-5118, Fax: (252) 247-5705

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Carteret County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (83%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Pine Knoll Shores

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Original Free Will Baptists	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents	28.5%	24.4%	7.2%	6.7%	6.6%
Congregations	20.6%	22.7%	1.0%	13.4%	6.2%

Name	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	5.8%	4.6%	3.1%	2.5%	10.6%
Congregations	3.1%	4.1%	2.1%	5.2%	21.6%

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	5	$18,350	$44,040	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$1,501
Police Protection - Officers	9	$25,074	$33,432	0	$0
Firefighters	8	$22,632	$33,948	3	$3,720
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$1,700
Other and Unallocable	3	$8,723	$34,892	0	$0
Totals for Government	25	$74,779	$35,894	11	$6,921

Pine Knoll Shores government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $893,000
Charges - All Other: $8,000
Construction - General: $7,842,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $422,000
Solid Waste Management: $315,000

Central Staff Services: $296,000

Regular Highways: $186,000

Fire Protection: $164,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $95,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $54,000

General Public Buildings: $42,000

General - Other: $30,000

Financial Administration: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $242,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $148,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $400,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $132,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $376,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $122,000
General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $601,000
Police Protection: $110,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Central Staff: $1,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $970,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $8,000,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $79,000
Highways: $58,000

All Other: $10,000
Tax - Property: $851,000
NEC: $54,000

Other Selective Sales: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $637,000

8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,104 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.75%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($371 average AGI)
Carteret County: 0.10%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Craven County, NC	1.07% ($38,047 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC	0.70% ($30,671)
from Wake County, NC	0.49% ($64,034)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,569 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($385 average AGI)
Carteret County: 0.05%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Craven County, NC	1.13% ($28,525 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC	0.68% ($29,415)
to Wake County, NC	0.37% ($38,966)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pine Knoll Shores:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WBTB (1400 AM; 1 kW; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: EASTERN CAROLINA BROADCASTING COMPAN)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
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.)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pine Knoll Shores:

WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
W218AR (91.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTKF (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC, NC; Owner: ATLANTIC RIDGE TELECASTERS, INC.)
WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, 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)
WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
W220DD (91.9 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W203BC (88.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Pine Knoll Shores:

W05BI (Channel 5; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, 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.)
WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $170,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,120
Total average daily truck traffic: 78
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,240

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

314 Salter Path Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 0 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQFI865
Assigned Frequencies : 1.61000 MHz
Grant Date: 07/26/2006, Expiration Date: 01/22/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/24/2007, Certifier: William C Matthias
Registrant: Highway Information Systems, Inc., 4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703, Phone: (919) 361-2479, Fax: (919) 361-2948, Email:
314 Salter Path Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 0 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WQFU301
Assigned Frequencies : 1.61000 MHz
Grant Date: 10/04/2006, Expiration Date: 10/04/2016, Certifier: William C Matthias
Registrant: Highway Information Systems, Inc., 4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703, Phone: (919) 361-2479, Fax: (919) 361-2948, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pine Knoll Shores)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 15
Hazardous Condition: 6

Incident types - Pine Knoll Shores

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