U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

River Bend, North Carolina



Back to River Bend, NC housing info, Craven County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

River Bend, NC map Current weather forecast for River Bend, NC

Population (year 2000): 2,923. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,069 (+5.0% change)
 

Males: 1,404  (48.0%)
Females: 1,519  (52.0%)

Craven County

Median resident age:  56.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28562.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $57,400 (it was $49,851 in 2000)
River Bend  $57,400
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $161,000 (it was $131,600 in 2000)
River Bend  $161,000
North Carolina:  $127,600

River Bend, NC residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in River Bend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
  • Black (5.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

River Bend, NC forum
Recent posts about River Bend, North Carolina on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. River Bend is mentioned 38 times on our forum:
New Bern or Havelock???? HELP  (21 replies)
riverbend or newbern NC?  (8 replies)
Larger Cities Near the Coast  (4 replies)
NC coastal real estate  (18 replies)
Raleigh vs. Durham  (32 replies)
New Bern, NC  (4 replies)

Ancestries: German (21.0%), English (17.2%), Irish (10.9%), United States (10.8%), Scottish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 17 feet

Land area: 2.55 square miles.

Population density: 1186 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

River Bend,NC real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



River Bend, North Carolina map

For population 25 years and over in River Bend

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in River Bend town

  • Never married: 10.2%
  • Now married: 76.4%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

104 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:  3.6%
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:

River Bend:  0.7% ($897)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
River Bend satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (28.2 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (115.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (367.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Trent Woods, NC (4.0 miles ), Brices Creek, NC (4.9 miles ), New Bern, NC (6.0 miles ), Pollocksville, NC (6.9 miles ), James City, NC (8.4 miles ), Bridgeton, NC (9.4 miles ), Fairfield Harbour, NC (12.9 miles ), Maysville, NC (13.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.07 N, Longitude: 77.15 W


124 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

River Bend household income distribution River Bend home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile

River Bend, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +501 (+20.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Air transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


River Bend races chart


 

Crime in River Bend by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.034.90.0
Assaults 01000
    per 100,000 0.033.10.00.00.0
Burglaries 916614
    per 100,000 302.7529.6207.234.9142.3
Thefts 19151426
    per 100,000 639.1496.5483.469.8213.5
Auto thefts 01000
    per 100,000 0.033.10.00.00.0
Arson 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.034.50.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 46.866.233.815.718.5

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.65
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in River Bend, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

River Bend, North Carolina average temperatures River Bend, North Carolina average precipitation
 
River Bend, North Carolina humidity
 
River Bend, North Carolina wind speed
 
River Bend, North Carolina snowfall
 
River Bend, North Carolina sunshine
 
River Bend, North Carolina clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

River Bend-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the River Bend town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.0 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


River Bend topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near River Bend:
  • CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; NEW BERN, NC)
  • BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to River Bend:
  • CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
  • CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 23 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 36 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to River Bend:
  • WARREN FIELD (about 35 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; ID: OCW)
  • ALBERT J ELLIS (about 36 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
  • FLYING W (about 38 miles; POTTERS HILL, NC; ID: 6N9)

Local government website: www.ci.river-bend.nc.us/Govt.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to River Bend:
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 78 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 113 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)

River Bend map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Notable locations in River Bend: Rhems Landing (A), Tar Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.6%
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: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

River Bend compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage 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.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



River Bend travel time to work


River Bend mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Craven County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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 and Unallocable 1$1,773$21,2760$0
Sewerage 2$5,139$30,8340$0
Financial Administration 1$3,040$36,4800$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,231$43,3861$1,539
Police Protection - Officers 4$12,354$37,0622$2,289
Water Supply 2$5,141$30,8460$0
Totals for Government 12$34,678$34,6783$3,828


River Bend government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $559,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $65,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $347,000
    Police Protection: $288,000
    Central Staff Services: $220,000
    Water Utilities: $149,000
    Regular Highways: $126,000
    Financial Administration: $70,000
    Solid Waste Management: $46,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    General Public Buildings: $29,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $49,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $140,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $228,000
    All Other: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,280,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,336,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $2,252,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,954,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $314,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $68,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $53,000
    Rents: $27,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $22,000
    Regular Highways: $13,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,192,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000
    Highways: $88,000
    All Other: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $439,000
    NEC: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $502,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $137,000

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:
from Carteret County, NC  0.73% ($28,525 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC  0.51% ($31,849)
from Escambia County, FL  0.38% ($24,471)


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:
to Carteret County, NC  0.70% ($38,047 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC  0.52% ($28,580)
to Wake County, NC  0.43% ($33,194)


Strongest AM radio stations in River Bend:
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNOS (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, 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.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • 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)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV 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)
  • 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)
  • WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)

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.)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

Back to River Bend, NC housing info, Craven County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.