Craven County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.5%
(8.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.1 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 66.3% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in River Bend, NC
124 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
River Bend compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage 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 significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (95%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Craven County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for River Bend (based on Craven County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.34%
| Here | | 43.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 24.7% | 21.6% | 13.5% | 9.3% | 5.3% |
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| Congregations | 12.1% | 18.1% | 1.7% | 12.1% | 5.2% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 12.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.4% | 9.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 32.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 23 | This county: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | Craven County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Craven County: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55 | This county: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 63 | Craven County: | 6.54 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 10.3% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 30.3% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Craven County: | 13.1% | | State: | 15.6% |
| 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 | $7,043 | $42,258 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $18,602 | $24,803 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $19,840 | $47,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,191 | $25,146 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,064 | $36,384 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,722 | $56,664 | 1 | $266 |
| Totals for Government |
21 | $60,462 | $34,550 | 1 | $266 |
River Bend government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $686,000 ($219.10)
All Other: $3,000 ($0.96)
- Construction - Sewerage: $208,000 ($66.43)
Regular Highways: $128,000 ($40.88)
Water Utilities: $89,000 ($28.43)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $356,000 ($113.70)
Police Protection: $312,000 ($99.65)
Central Staff Services: $231,000 ($73.78)
Water Utilities: $152,000 ($48.55)
Regular Highways: $139,000 ($44.39)
Financial Administration: $83,000 ($26.51)
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,000 ($15.65)
Solid Waste Management: $35,000 ($11.18)
Parks and Recreation: $25,000 ($7.98)
General - Other: $14,000 ($4.47)
Health - Other: $8,000 ($2.56)
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000 ($1.92)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000 ($6.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($4.47)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $271,000 ($86.55)
All Other: $8,000 ($2.56)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,000 ($63.24)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $108,000 ($34.49)
Interest Earnings: $48,000 ($15.33)
Rents: $33,000 ($10.54)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,481,000 ($1431.17)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,283,000 ($1367.93)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $17,000 ($5.43)
Parks and Recreation: $10,000 ($3.19)
Sewerage: $8,000 ($2.56)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($0.96)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,271,000 ($405.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $294,000 ($93.90)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $97,000 ($30.98)
General Local Government Support: $94,000 ($30.02)
All Other: $7,000 ($2.24)
- Tax - Property: $514,000 ($164.16)
NEC: $28,000 ($8.94)
Other License: $14,000 ($4.47)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $579,000 ($184.92)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $165,000 ($52.70)
11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,500 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.29% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,437 average AGI)| Craven County: | 0.56% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.66% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.42% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,459 average AGI)| Craven County: | 0.42% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in River Bend:
- WNOS (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WWNB (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO 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)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in River Bend:
- WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WAAE (91.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around River Bend:
- 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.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: W2IXF
Grant Date: 06/18/1996, Expiration Date: 06/18/2006, Cancellation Date: 06/19/2008
Registrant: Robert H Coker, 316 N Carolina Dr, River Bend, NC 28562-9549 - Call Sign: WA2YLO, Licensee ID: L00200097
Grant Date: 01/08/2010, Expiration Date: 04/05/2020, Certifier: James W Reynolds
Registrant: James W Reynolds, 202 Gangplank Rd, River Bend, NC 28562-9544
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