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Edgecombe County

Population in July 2007: 1,665. Population change since 2000: +77.4%
Males: 747  (44.9%)
Females: 918  (55.1%)
Median resident age:  38.5 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27886.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,356 (it was $31,667 in 2000)
Princeville:  $35,356
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,125 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
Princeville:  $79,125
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,527; Detached houses: $89,450; In 2-unit structures: $50,907; Mobile homes: $52,545; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

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Races in Princeville:

  • Black (97.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Princeville: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1885

Elevation: 36 feet

Land area: 1.59 square miles.

Population density: 1046 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Princeville

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Princeville town

  • Never married: 40.7%
  • Now married: 36.8%
  • Separated: 7.2%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Princeville, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Princeville to the number of sex offenders is 1665 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Princeville:  1.1% ($603)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (20.1 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (77.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (327.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tarboro, NC (2.1 miles ), Conetoe, NC (6.5 miles ), Speed, NC (7.8 miles) , Leggett, NC (8.3 miles) , Pinetops, NC (10.5 miles ), Bethel, NC (11.3 miles ), Hobgood, NC (12.8 miles ), Falkland, NC (13.2 miles) .

Latitude: 35.89 N, Longitude: 77.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,557 (-62.4%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Apparel (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Food (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Apparel (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (18%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


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Average climate in Princeville, North Carolina

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Princeville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the Princeville 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 10.1 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Princeville:
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TARBORO, NC)
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Princeville:
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID: PGV)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 26 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 40 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Princeville:
  • TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 4 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID: ETC)
  • CRAFT AIR (about 21 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: W38)
  • FLANAGAN FIELD (about 24 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: N08)

Amtrak station near Princeville:
  • 20 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Princeville:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 77 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)

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Notable location: Princeville Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Community Cemetery (1), Dancy Memorial Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.6%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Princeville, NC



Princeville 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Edgecombe County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 4$11,347$34,0415$850
Police Protection - Officers 4$8,256$24,7680$0
Other and Unallocable 2$3,040$18,2400$0
Financial Administration 2$3,755$22,5300$0
Totals for Government 12$26,398$26,3985$850



Princeville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $255,000
    All Other: $56,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $497,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $4,347,000
    Central Staff Services: $416,000
    General Public Buildings: $306,000
    Sewerage: $256,000
    Water Utilities: $110,000
    Police Protection: $94,000
    Fire Protection: $58,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,519,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $97,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $61,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $121,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Property Sale Other: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $827,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $109,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $42,000
    Highways: $36,000
    General Support: $17,000
    Transit Utilities: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $213,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $51,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $331,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.17%
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 Nash County, NC  3.39% ($22,009 average AGI)
from Halifax County, NC  0.38% ($22,562)
from Pitt County, NC  0.38% ($24,833)


7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.74%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($98 average AGI)
Edgecombe County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nash County, NC  4.12% ($25,141 average AGI)
to Pitt County, NC  0.53% ($40,775)
to Wake County, NC  0.36% ($32,986)


Strongest AM radio stations in Princeville:
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Princeville:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W201BY (88.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Princeville:
  • 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)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH 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)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
  • WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Princeville, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 8
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
North Carolina average:
  • Fatal accident count: 95
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 146
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
  • Fatalities: 102
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 255
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14

See more detailed statistics of Princeville fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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