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New Hanover County

Population in July 2007: 1,475.
Males: 738  (50.1%)
Females: 737  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  38.6 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28429.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,125 (it was $40,938 in 2000)
Skippers Corner:  $49,125
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,763
Skippers Corner:  $30,763
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $237,147 (it was $130,400 in 2000)
Skippers Corner:  $237,147
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $253,773; Detached houses: $302,418; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,852; Mobile homes: $36,265

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Races in Skippers Corner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
  • Black (8.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.8%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Skippers Corner: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (10.4%), United States (10.2%), Irish (9.9%), German (9.2%), Italian (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 2.43 square miles.

Population density: 607 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Skippers Corner

  • High school or higher: 83.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Skippers Corner CDP

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

100 residents are foreign born (7.0% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

This place:  8.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Skippers Corner:  0.6% ($838)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (8.3 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (110.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (419.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Castle Hayne, NC (1.1 miles ), Wrightsboro, NC (1.9 miles ), Murraysville, NC (2.3 miles ), Hightsville, NC (2.4 miles ), Kings Grant, NC (2.4 miles ), Kirkland, NC (2.8 miles ), Bayshore, NC (2.8 miles ), Navassa, NC (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 34.34 N, Longitude: 77.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (31%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction laborers (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Skippers Corner-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Skippers Corner place center killed 3 people and injured 29 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the place center injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Skippers Corner-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 82.8 miles away from Skippers Corner center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Skippers Corner:
  • NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 1 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 13 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BURGAW, NC)

Amtrak station near Skippers Corner:
  • 8 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 Skippers Corner:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 9 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 75 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  82.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Skippers Corner, NC


66 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in other group homes


Skippers Corner compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in New Hanover County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (82%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)


Religion statistics for Skippers Corner

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents34.6%17.0%13.4%7.9%6.1%
Congregations24.2%3.8%9.8%9.8%5.3%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Vineyard USAOther religions
Adherents3.5%2.5%1.7%1.6%11.8%
Congregations3.8%1.5%3.8%0.8%37.1%
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.


11.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.03%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
New Hanover County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pender County, NC  0.68% ($30,056 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC  0.65% ($50,610)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.64% ($47,281)


9.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.29%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
New Hanover County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brunswick County, NC  1.33% ($46,091 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC  1.03% ($45,637)
to Wake County, NC  0.66% ($40,217)


Strongest AM radio stations in Skippers Corner:
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL (1490 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVBS (1470 AM; 1 kW; BURGAW, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Skippers Corner:
  • WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W240AS (95.9 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)
  • WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Skippers Corner:
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$157,99410$136,0531$77,1502$137,955
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$84,2702$153,6700$01$101,530
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$166,7907$126,9402$62,0450$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$143,1850$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$91,4400$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0115.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$175,6001$129,780
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0115.00

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