Swansboro, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 1,540.

Males: 700	(45.5%)
Females: 840	(54.5%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28584.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,100 (it was $37,740 in 2000)

Swansboro	$47,100
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $138,000 (it was $91,700 in 2000)

Swansboro	$138,000
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Swansboro:

White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
Black (4.6%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Swansboro: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.2%), English (14.7%), German (12.6%), United States (11.2%), Italian (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1783

Elevation: 1 feet

Land area: 1.22 square miles.

Population density: 1262 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Swansboro

High school or higher: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swansboro town

Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 11.4%

34 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Africa, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:	2.4%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Swansboro, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Swansboro to the number of sex offenders is 1540 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Swansboro:	0.8% ($728)
North Carolina:	0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (19.9 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (130.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (391.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cedar Point, NC (3.1 miles ), Peletier, NC (4.1 miles ), Cape Carteret, NC (4.7 miles ), Bogue, NC (6.2 miles ), Emerald Isle, NC (8.0 miles ), Piney Green, NC (13.8 miles ), Maysville, NC (16.2 miles ), Indian Beach, NC (16.2 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 34 buildings, average cost: $84,300
2004: 84 buildings, average cost: $97,300
2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2006: 98 buildings, average cost: $154,700
2007: 45 buildings, average cost: $148,700

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Latitude: 34.69 N, Longitude: 77.13 W

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Public administration (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (10%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Construction (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Swansboro by Year
Type	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	73.8	70.4	0.0
Robberies	4	0	0	1	3
per 100,000	275.9	0.0	0.0	70.4	219.8
Assaults	1	4	0	3	5
per 100,000	69.0	292.6	0.0	211.3	366.3
Burglaries	12	15	14	15	15
per 100,000	827.6	1097.3	1033.2	1056.3	1098.9
Thefts	34	43	45	46	48
per 100,000	2344.8	3145.6	3321.0	3239.4	3516.5
Auto thefts	3	1	3	1	10
per 100,000	206.9	73.2	221.4	70.4	732.6
Arson	1	1	0	0	2
per 100,000	69.0	73.2	0.0	0.0	146.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	264.8	267.0	281.9	328.9	415.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.55
US city average:	3.00

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Swansboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Swansboro town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/15/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the town center caused $300,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Swansboro:

BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 21 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Swansboro:

CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 23 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
ALBERT J ELLIS (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Swansboro:

HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 31 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
SKY MANOR (about 32 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: N22)
MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 34 miles; BEAUFORT, NC; ID: MRH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swansboro:

COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 62 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 122 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)

Public high school in Swansboro:

Swansboro High (Location: 161 Queens Creek Rd; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Swansboro:

Swansboro Middle (Location: 1240 West Corbett Ave; Grades: 6 - 8)
Queens Creek Elem (Location: 159 Queens Creek Road; Grades: PK - 5)
Swansboro Elementary (Location: 118 School Rd; Grades: 0K - 5)

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Notable location: Swansboro Rescue Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Carteret County Tourism Bureau (263 Highway 58).

Hotel: Best Western Silver Creek Inn (801 Cedar Point Boulevard).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Swansboro and their reported violations in the past:

HAMMOCKS BEACH STATE PARK-BEAR (Population served: 450, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

CHATHAM ESTATES MHP (Population served: 338, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.1%
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 1999:

This town:	11.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Swansboro compared to North Carolina state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Swansboro (2007 data):

RBC Centura Bank: Cape Carteret Branch at 101 W. B. Mclean Drive, branch established on 1935-12-01. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
Bank of America, National Association: Swansboro Branch at 620 West Corbett Avenue, branch established on 1970-04-29. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Swansboro Branch at 302 Main Street, branch established on 1955-07-02. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Onslow County North Carolina:

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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	2	$5,966	$35,796	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,898	$29,388	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$8,207	$24,621	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$3,180	$19,080	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		3	$750
Police Protection - Officers	7	$16,423	$28,154	1	$1,417
Other Government Administration	3	$8,216	$32,864	5	$298
Financial Administration	2	$4,602	$27,612	0	$0
Totals for Government	22	$51,492	$28,087	9	$2,465

Swansboro government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $475,000
All Other: $59,000

Solid Waste Management: $29,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $13,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $368,000
Police Protection: $293,000

Water Utilities: $158,000

Central Staff Services: $132,000

Regular Highways: $120,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $120,000

Solid Waste Management: $81,000

Financial Administration: $73,000

Fire Protection: $50,000

General Public Buildings: $23,000

Housing & Community Development: $21,000

General - Other: $9,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
General Support: $16,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $172,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $19,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $109,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $18,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $10,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $56,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
Water Utilities: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $156,000
Interest Earnings: $33,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $193,000
Police Protection: $84,000

Water Utilities: $44,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,117,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $203,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $51,000
General Support: $50,000

All Other: $28,000
Tax - Property: $526,000
NEC: $58,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $564,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

17.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.83%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

1.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,725 average AGI)
Onslow County: 1.14%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from San Diego County, CA	0.45% ($36,623 average AGI)
from Craven County, NC	0.33% ($28,580)
from Escambia County, FL	0.28% ($25,969)

19.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,783 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	19.23%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.77% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,077 average AGI)
Onslow County: 0.77%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to San Diego County, CA	0.47% ($30,036 average AGI)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.40% ($31,863)
to Craven County, NC	0.32% ($31,849)

Strongest AM radio stations in Swansboro:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WJNC (1240 AM; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HERITAGE BROADCASTING, LLC)
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.)
WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Swansboro:

WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
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)
WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Swansboro:

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.)
WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

Swansboro fatal accident list for 1997:
Oct 3, 1997 10:20 AM, Rp1434, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Swansboro fatal accident list for 1984:
Jan 11, 1984 01:25 AM, 24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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