Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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Pender County

Population in July 2008: 581. Population change since 2000: +23.4%

Males: 289	(49.9%)
Females: 292	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	55.6 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28445.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,456 (it was $55,750 in 2000)

Topsail Beach:	$67,456
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $45,064

Topsail Beach:	$45,064
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $439,620 (it was $280,000 in 2000)

Topsail Beach:	$439,620
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $557,223; Detached houses: $560,483; Townhouses or other attached units: $220,487; In 2-unit structures: $394,584

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Races in Topsail Beach:

White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Topsail Beach: 93.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (18.5%), United States (15.7%), German (11.0%), Irish (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%), Scottish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 4.37 square miles.

Population density: 133 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Topsail Beach

High school or higher: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
Unemployed: 0.5%
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Topsail Beach town

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 11.5%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
North Carolina:	5.3%

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

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

Topsail Beach:	0.6% ($1,614)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (19.3 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (115.6 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (412.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Surf City, NC (2.5 miles ), Holly Ridge, NC (3.1 miles ), Kirkland, NC (3.2 miles ), Bayshore, NC (3.4 miles ), North Topsail Beach, NC (3.5 miles ), Ogden, NC (3.5 miles ), Murraysville, NC (3.7 miles ), Wrightsville Beach, NC (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $85,300
1997: 29 buildings, average cost: $110,400
1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $110,400
1999: 24 buildings, average cost: $142,200
2000: 22 buildings, average cost: $142,200
2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $142,200
2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $135,300
2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $175,000
2004: 36 buildings, average cost: $193,000
2005: 53 buildings, average cost: $193,600
2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $204,600
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $240,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $314,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.37 N, Longitude: 77.63 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

Topsail Beach household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +105 (+28.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (30%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Data processing and other information services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (17%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Special education teachers (4%)

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Crime in Topsail Beach by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	204.5	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	205.3	409.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	5	13	3	3
per 100,000	0.0	1026.7	2658.5	600.0	563.9
Thefts	19	17	23	21	13
per 100,000	3966.6	3490.8	4703.5	4200.0	2443.6
Auto thefts	0	3	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	616.0	0.0	200.0	0.0
Arson	0	3	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	616.0	0.0	0.0	188.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	158.7	301.8	619.6	226.0	137.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	12.05
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Topsail Beach, North Carolina

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Topsail Beach-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the Topsail Beach town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/26/1982, a category 2 tornado 9.1 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Topsail Beach-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 69.2 miles away from Topsail Beach center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Topsail Beach:

NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BURGAW, NC)
WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 24 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Topsail Beach, NC

Local government website: www.topsailbeach.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Topsail Beach:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 19 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)

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Average household size:

This town:	1.9 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.1%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Topsail Beach, NC

Topsail Beach compared to North Carolina state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below 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 below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Fire-safe hotels and motels in Topsail Beach, North Carolina

Breezway Motel, Cor & Barbs & Channel Blvd, Topsail Beach, NC 28445, Phone: (919) 328-7751
Breezeway Motel, 636 Channel Blvd, Topsail Beach, NC 28445, Phone: (910) 328-7751

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Topsail Beach, North Carolina

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Topsail Beach mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pender County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Utility gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Topsail Beach

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	58.8%	19.3%	8.5%	6.8%	2.1%
Congregations	40.7%	14.8%	14.8%	5.6%	1.9%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.0%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%
Congregations	3.7%	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.

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
Financial Administration	1	$3,704	$44,448	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$15,784	$47,352	1	$1,224
Police Protection - Officers	7	$21,339	$36,581	1	$2,090
Firefighters	1	$3,217	$38,604	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$14,010	$42,030	0	$0
Totals for Government	17	$58,054	$40,979	2	$3,314

Topsail Beach government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $246,000
Solid Waste Management: $141,000

All Other: $3,000
Construction - General: $326,000
Water Utilities: $54,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $340,000
Central Staff Services: $257,000

General - Other: $200,000

Sewerage: $188,000

Solid Waste Management: $112,000

Fire Protection: $101,000

Water Utilities: $81,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $45,000

Regular Highways: $39,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $248,000
General Support: $21,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $134,000
Interest Earnings: $23,000

Rents: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $27,000
Fire Protection: $8,000

Central Staff: $1,000

General - Other: $1,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,085,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $105,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $151,000
General Support: $30,000

Highways: $22,000
Tax - Property: $646,000
Other Selective Sales: $235,000

NEC: $49,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $470,000

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 Topsail Beach:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, 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.)
WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
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.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WLSG (1340 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WVBS (1470 AM; 1 kW; BURGAW, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Topsail Beach:

WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WWTB (103.9 FM; TOPSAIL BEACH, NC; Owner: JACKSONVILLE-TOPSAIL RADIO LLC)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Topsail Beach:

WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, 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)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

109 Humphrey, Type: Bant, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPXP713
Assigned Frequencies : 461.875 MHz
Grant Date: 05/16/2003, Expiration Date: 05/16/2013, Certifier: Peter B Mack
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
WELL #1, End Of Humphrey Ave., Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQHF622
Assigned Frequencies : 451.112 MHz
Grant Date: 07/18/2007, Expiration Date: 07/18/2017, Certifier: Charles P Derrick
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

214 Bridgers Ave, Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WHV984
Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.575 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 157.025 MHz
Grant Date: 05/18/1994, Expiration Date: 05/18/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: George H O Neil, Topsail Beach, NC 28445

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KG4CXI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/20/1999, Expiration Date: 04/20/2009
Registrant: Edwin H Alexander Jr, 816 Carolina Blvd, Topsail Beach, NC 28445
Call Sign: WA4IZL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00833284
Grant Date: 03/09/2006, Expiration Date: 06/07/2016, Certifier: James N Matthews
Registrant: James N Matthews, 1106 S Anderson Blvd, Topsail Beach, NC 28445

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: BEECH A36 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 525RR , Serial Number: E-3069, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 01/28/1997
Registrant (Corporation): St Regis Rentals Inc, St Moritz Unit 601 / 4110 Island Dr, N Topsail Beach, NC 28460
Aircraft: MOONEY M20F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 976SB , Serial Number: 22-1395
Registrant (Individual): Fred J Burns, 1669 New River Inlet Rd, N Topsail Beach, NC 28460

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$149,125	32	$294,752	38	$298,488	3	$129,997	40	$360,931	5	$99,048
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	4	$244,375	6	$315,677	1	$221,740	3	$453,697	1	$57,820
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$70,620	7	$411,063	15	$300,525	3	$59,257	10	$421,983	2	$116,150
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	2	$193,355	6	$284,633	1	$255,840	2	$470,140	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$410,420	1	$410,070	0	$0	2	$269,775	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9801.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$218,913	1	$250,650	2	$262,245
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9801.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Hazardous Condition: 1

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