Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  2.3% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
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 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Craven County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (95%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for River Bend
| 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) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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:
- Charges - Sewerage: $686,000
All Other: $3,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $208,000
Regular Highways: $128,000
Water Utilities: $89,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $356,000
Police Protection: $312,000
Central Staff Services: $231,000
Water Utilities: $152,000
Regular Highways: $139,000
Financial Administration: $83,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,000
Parks and Recreation: $25,000
General - Other: $14,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $271,000
All Other: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $108,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000
Rents: $33,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,481,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,283,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $17,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Sewerage: $8,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,271,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $294,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $97,000
General Local Government Support: $94,000
All Other: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $514,000
NEC: $28,000
Other License: $14,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $579,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $165,000
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:
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, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/18/1996, Expiration Date: 06/18/2006, Cancelation Date: 06/19/2008
Registrant: Robert H Coker, 316 N Carolina Dr, River Bend, NC 28562-9549 - Call Sign: WA2YLO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00200097
Grant Date: 04/05/2000, Expiration Date: 04/05/2010
Registrant: James W Reynolds, 202 Gangplank Rd, River Bend, NC 28562-9544
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