Vanceboro, North Carolina

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Back to Vanceboro, NC housing info, Craven County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Craven County Population in July 2008: 849. Population change since 2000: -5.5%   Males: 354   (41.8%) Females: 495   (58.2%) Median resident age:   33.8 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28586. Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,428 (it was $30,655 in 2000) Vanceboro:   $39,428 North Carolina:   $46,549 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $18,622 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $125,702 (it was $70,600 in 2000) Vanceboro:   $125,702 North Carolina:   $154,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 28586 Vanceboro, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Vanceboro: White Non-Hispanic (72.3%) Black (24.2%) Hispanic (1.9%) Two or more races (1.8%) American Indian (0.8%) Other race (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Vanceboro: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Vanceboro, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Vanceboro is mentioned 20 times on our forum: vanceboro vs new bern  (1 reply) Tired of the Greenville, NC job search. Any advice?  (17 replies) PCS Phosphate in Aurora, NC  (19 replies) Plymouth to New Bern... Very Inexpensive Homes  (26 replies) Looking for historical towns...  (8 replies) best NC coastal city  (7 replies) Latest news from Vanceboro, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (10.5%), English (10.1%), German (9.1%), Italian (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 22 feet Land area: 1.72 square miles. Population density: 493 people per square mile   (low).

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Vanceboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.2 miles away from the Vanceboro town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Vanceboro-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 97% 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 28.0 miles away from Vanceboro center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Birthplace of: Anthony Wright - 2005 NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, born: Feb 14, 1976).

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Tourist attraction: Peace & Plenty Shooting Preserve (Tours & Charters; 2028 Wilmar Road).

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

This town:	18.3%
Whole state:	12.3%

This town:	10.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vanceboro, NC

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Here		43.3%
USA		50.2%

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%

from Carteret County, NC	0.73% ($28,525 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC	0.51% ($31,849)
from Escambia County, FL	0.38% ($24,471)

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%

to Carteret County, NC	0.70% ($38,047 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC	0.52% ($28,580)
to Wake County, NC	0.43% ($33,194)

• Hwy 17 6 Mi S, 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:

• VANCEBORO, Jct Of Sr 1440 & Sr 1443, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WMW372
  Assigned Frequencies : 6605.00 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 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, Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WNTR706
  Assigned Frequencies : 954.950 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/18/1998, Expiration Date: 07/09/2008, Cancelation Date: 09/13/2008
  Registrant: Phone: (919) 553-4658

• Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (Fixed wing single engine, 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

• Fire: 53
• Hazardous Condition: 86
• Good Intent Call: 4

• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"