Craven County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.8. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.626. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.68. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 16.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.4%
(7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 48.3% for Black residents, 25.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 55.2% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.3% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.3% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vanceboro, NC
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
Vanceboro 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Vanceboro (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Vanceboro Branch at 8123 Main Street (U.S. 17), branch established on 11/05/1941. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- No fuel used (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Craven County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Vanceboro:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.34%
| Here |  | 43.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 24.7% | 21.6% | 13.5% | 9.3% | 5.3% |
| Congregations | 12.1% | 18.1% | 1.7% | 12.1% | 5.2% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 12.0% |
| Congregations | 3.4% | 9.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 32.8% |
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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: 23 | This county: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | Craven County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Craven County: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55 | This county: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 63 | Craven County: | 6.54 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 10.3% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 30.3% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Craven County: | 13.1% | | State: | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $6,257 | $37,542 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $183 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,832 | $33,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $2,628 | $15,768 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,871 | $22,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,351 | $28,212 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,046 | $24,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $17,985 | $26,978 | 6 | $183 |
Vanceboro government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $230,000 ($267.13)
Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($73.17)
All Other: $4,000 ($4.65)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $151,000 ($175.38)
Financial Administration: $95,000 ($110.34)
Police Protection: $92,000 ($106.85)
Solid Waste Management: $78,000 ($90.59)
Regular Highways: $67,000 ($77.82)
Water Utilities: $65,000 ($75.49)
Central Staff Services: $10,000 ($11.61)
Libraries: $9,000 ($10.45)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($3.48)
General - Other: $3,000 ($3.48)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.16)
- General - Interest on Debt: $39,000 ($45.30)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $67,000 ($77.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $657,000 ($763.07)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $647,000 ($751.45)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($11.61)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,000 ($30.20)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($12.78)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $36,000 ($41.81)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $839,000 ($974.45)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,000 ($114.98)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $37,000 ($42.97)
General Support: $31,000 ($36.00)
All Other: $9,000 ($10.45)
- Tax - Property: $143,000 ($166.09)
NEC: $5,000 ($5.81)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $227,000 ($263.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
11.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,500 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.29% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,437 average AGI)| Craven County: | 0.56% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.66% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.42% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,459 average AGI)| Craven County: | 0.42% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Vanceboro:
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WWNB (1490 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNOS (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vanceboro:
- WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WAAE (91.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Vanceboro:
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
Vanceboro fatal accident list:
Sep 9, 1985 09:50 AM, 17, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 17, 1983 10:00 AM, 17, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Vanceboro)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 44 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Hwy 17 6 Mi S (Lat: 35.220167 Lon: -77.063000), Call Sign: KNDB886, Licensee ID: L00021821
Assigned Frequencies: 154.400 MHz Grant Date: 10/27/2001, Expiration Date: 01/17/2012
Registrant: County Of Craven, 406 Craven St, New Bern, NC 28560, Phone: (919) 636-6608 - Lat: 35.317222 Lon: -77.118611, Call Sign: WPTC776, Licensee ID: L00319538
Assigned Frequencies: 154.770 MHz, 156.210 MHz, 159.150 MHz Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2011, Certifier: Michael Williams
Registrant: State Of North Carolina, 1950 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27626, Phone: (919) 733-3050, Fax: (919) 733-9382 - Lat: 35.298583 Lon: -77.152417, Call Sign: WQGS711
Assigned Frequencies: 159.120 MHz, 151.085 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/2007, Expiration Date: 04/06/2017, Certifier: Tim Weatherington
Registrant: Airwaves Licensing Assistance Inc., 517 Sachs Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0910, Fax: (717) 334-4739, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - VANCEBORO, Jct Of Sr 1440 & Sr 1443 (Lat: 35.272167 Lon: -77.166417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WMW372
Assigned Frequencies: 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6605.00 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- STATION, Us 17 4 Mi N Of City (Lat: 35.395139 Lon: -77.144667), Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WNTR706
Assigned Frequencies: 954.950 MHz Grant Date: 06/18/1998, Expiration Date: 07/09/2008, Cancellation Date: 09/13/2008
Registrant: Phone: (919) 553-4658
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Vanceboro)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: A23 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES (165 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1463L , Serial Number: M-858, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 09/15/1965
Registrant (Individual): Charles Marshen, 4560 River Rd, Vanceboro, NC 28532 - Aircraft: 172K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 84437 , Serial Number: 17258470, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 10/22/1969
Registrant (Individual): Grady W Stilley, Rr 3 Box 475a, Vanceboro, NC 28586
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Vanceboro
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Vanceboro, NC
| Most common first names in Vanceboro, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 58 | 69.2 years |
| James | 45 | 69.1 years |
| John | 45 | 69.2 years |
| Mary | 35 | 76.7 years |
| Robert | 25 | 68.9 years |
| George | 22 | 73.9 years |
| Willie | 20 | 72.8 years |
| Annie | 19 | 84.8 years |
| Charlie | 14 | 76.9 years |
| David | 14 | 67.1 years |
| Most common last names in Vanceboro, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 53 | 73.4 years |
| Morris | 53 | 74.7 years |
| Jones | 48 | 72.9 years |
| Gaskins | 39 | 72.5 years |
| Lewis | 27 | 76.5 years |
| Wilson | 24 | 74.8 years |
| Mclawhorn | 24 | 75.2 years |
| Williams | 23 | 75.6 years |
| Wiggins | 22 | 71.1 years |
| Kite | 22 | 75.1 years |
Businesses in Vanceboro, NC
- Dunkin Donuts: 1
- Subway: 1
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