For population 15 years and over in Sandy Creek town:
Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 64.1%
Separated: 4.6%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 7.2%
2 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.8%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $697 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $471 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (14.5 miles , pop. 75,838).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (109.5 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (428.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Sandy Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/16/2006, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Sandy Creek town center killed 8 peopleand injured 20 peopleand caused $1 million in damages.
On 10/9/1950, a category F3 tornado 26.8 miles away from the town center injured 3 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Sandy Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% 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 96.3 miles away from the city center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.6 miles away from Sandy Creek center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Brunswick County (16) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Tropical Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sandy Creek:
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; WILMINGTON, NC)
BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; SUPPLY, NC)
PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; BURGAW, NC)
Amtrak station near Sandy Creek:
13 miles: WILMINGTON (201 HARNETT ST.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandy Creek:
Cape Fear Community College (about 13 miles; Wilmington, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,987)
University of North Carolina-Wilmington (about 17 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 11,028)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 60 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 2,962)
Coastal Carolina University (about 60 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 7,254)
Mount Olive College (about 64 miles; Mount Olive, NC; FT enrollment: 2,812)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 67 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 4,818)
Fayetteville State University (about 69 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)
User submitted facts and corrections:
Sandy Creek is a fabulous town. I would have to say, it is very quite, people keep to themselves, but, is very family related. The town, which is rather small, will most likely be doubling in size soon, and a golf course will soon be added. added by Keith
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:
15.9
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.32. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
4.32
U.S.:
2.43
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.7%
(4.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.8 people
North Carolina:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
76.1%
Whole state:
67.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
8.8%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Sandy Creek (based on Brunswick County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.33%
Here
32.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Episcopal Church
Adherents
57.1%
17.5%
9.8%
5.8%
2.9%
Congregations
53.3%
13.0%
2.2%
6.5%
4.3%
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
1.9%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.8%
Congregations
2.2%
4.3%
2.2%
2.2%
9.8%
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: 20
Here:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
Brunswick County:
0.91 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38
This county:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 107
Brunswick County:
10.81 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Brunswick County:
9.3%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
27.5%
State:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
16.1%
North Carolina:
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$1,197
Totals for Government
0
$0
1
$1,197
Sandy Creek government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Police Protection: $20,000 ($76.63)
Central Staff Services: $20,000 ($76.63)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($22.99)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($15.33)
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000 ($15.33)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($7.66)
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($15.33)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $43,000 ($164.75)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $72,000 ($275.86)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $62,000 ($237.55)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($38.31)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($7.66)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($3.83)
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $19,000 ($72.80)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($3.83)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $86,000 ($329.50)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000 ($42.15)
General Support: $2,000 ($7.66)
Tax - Property: $24,000 ($91.95)
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000 ($72.80)
12.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,566 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
12.99%
North Carolina average:
8.53%
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
Brunswick County:
0.05%
North Carolina average:
0.17%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
