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Pender County

Population in July 2008: 512. Population change since 2000: +29.6%
Males: 235  (46.1%)
Females: 277  (53.9%)

Median resident age:  42.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28425.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,610 (it was $36,042 in 2000)
St. Helena:  $43,610
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,684
St. Helena:  $22,684
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,976 (it was $91,700 in 2000)
St. Helena:  $143,976
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $174,817; Detached houses: $197,896; Townhouses or other attached units: $119,945; Mobile homes: $54,265

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Races in St. Helena:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.9%)
  • Black (29.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in St. Helena: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.7%), German (12.2%), Scotch-Irish (9.9%), Irish (8.1%), English (7.6%), Italian (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 59 feet

Land area: 5.65 square miles.

Population density: 91 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in St. Helena

  • High school or higher: 81.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Helena village

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 61.6%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

10 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This village:  2.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%


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

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

St. Helena:  0.7% ($614)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (20.1 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (99.3 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (408.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Burgaw, NC (1.6 miles ), Watha, NC (3.1 miles) , Castle Hayne, NC (3.3 miles ), Skippers Corner, NC (3.4 miles ), Atkinson, NC (3.8 miles ), Wrightsboro, NC (3.9 miles ), Murraysville, NC (4.0 miles ), Wallace, NC (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $157,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,700
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,300
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,300
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $94,100
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,400
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $144,900
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $195,000
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $178,200
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $222,900

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 34.51 N, Longitude: 77.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

St. Helena household income distribution St. Helena home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-1.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (19%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)



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St. Helena-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.7 miles away from the St. Helena village center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the village center injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


St. Helena-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 76.4 miles away from St. Helena center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

St. Helena topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Helena:
  • PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BURGAW, NC)
  • NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
  • WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 25 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)

Amtrak stations near St. Helena:
  • 17 miles: WALLACE (600 N. NORWOOD ST.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones.
  • 19 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 St. Helena:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 21 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 71 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)

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Churches in St. Helena include: Saints Peter and Paul Church (A), Saint Josephs Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Prong of Osgood Branch (A), Little Burgaw Creek (B), West Prong of Osgood Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  72.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  7.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Helena, NC



St. Helena compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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St. Helena mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Pender County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (67%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religion statistics for St. Helena

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents58.8%19.3%8.5%6.8%2.1%
Congregations40.7%14.8%14.8%5.6%1.9%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodNational Association of Free Will BaptistsInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.3%1.0%0.9%0.6%0.8%
Congregations3.7%3.7%1.9%1.9%11.1%
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.


St. Helena government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $96,000
    Regular Highways: $61,000
    Central Staff Services: $27,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    Health Services - Other: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $211,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $51,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $291,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $18,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,000

12.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.05%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Pender County:  0.07%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Hanover County, NC  4.41% ($45,637 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC  0.89% ($36,261)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.42% ($32,714)


8.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,842 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.59%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($310 average AGI)
Pender County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Hanover County, NC  3.09% ($30,056 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC  0.72% ($37,433)
to Brunswick County, NC  0.45% ($37,864)


Strongest AM radio stations in St. Helena:
  • WVBS (1470 AM; 1 kW; BURGAW, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO 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.)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
  • WBLA (1440 AM; 5 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Helena:
  • WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, 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.)
  • WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
  • WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
  • WZKB (94.3 FM; WALLACE, NC; Owner: JG & J BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)
  • WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around St. Helena:
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
  • W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$135,6507$126,3198$144,0011$69,2102$129,8303$77,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$75,2602$96,4300$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$105,6957$120,4562$62,3551$68,8002$83,260
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$83,9102$157,8500$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$141,3000$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9804.00

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 ORIGINATED3$129,0271$145,240
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

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9804.00

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