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Wayne County

Population in July 2008: 855. Population change since 2000: -0.5%
 

Males: 418  (48.9%)
Females: 437  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  47.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27534.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $113,489 (it was $96,037 in 2000)
Walnut Creek:  $113,489
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $52,600
Walnut Creek:  $52,600
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $357,579 (it was $271,000 in 2000)
Walnut Creek:  $357,579
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Walnut Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Walnut Creek: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.8%), United States (14.3%), German (10.7%), Irish (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Scottish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.54 square miles.

Population density: 553 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Walnut Creek

  • High school or higher: 98.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Walnut Creek village

  • Never married: 14.0%
  • Now married: 80.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 1.6%
  • Divorced: 3.6%

23 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

This village:  2.7%
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:

Walnut Creek:  0.7% ($1,762)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Walnut Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (34.5 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (56.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (356.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Elroy, NC (1.9 miles ), La Grange, NC (2.1 miles ), Seven Springs, NC (2.4 miles) , Goldsboro, NC (2.8 miles ), Brogden, NC (3.0 miles ), Mar-Mac, NC (3.2 miles ), Mount Olive, NC (3.7 miles ), Snow Hill, NC (3.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings

Latitude: 35.31 N, Longitude: 77.87 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+36.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Top executives (18%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (9%)
  • Financial managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Lawyers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Crime in Walnut Creek (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 6 burglaries (705.1 per 100,000)
  • 4 thefts (470.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (117.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 77.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Crime in Walnut Creek (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (231.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (115.6 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 20.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.34
US city average:  3.00

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Walnut Creek-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.5 miles away from the Walnut Creek village center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 5.1 miles away from the village center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Walnut Creek-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 65.3 miles away from Walnut Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Walnut Creek topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut Creek:
  • CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
  • WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
  • LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KINSTON, NC)

Amtrak station near Walnut Creek:
  • 9 miles: GOLDSBORO (410 N. JOHN ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walnut Creek:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 50 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 55 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  91.3%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.5%


Walnut Creek compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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 significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Walnut Creek travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (82%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Walnut Creek

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionOriginal Free Will BaptistsChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Catholic Church
Adherents22.3%21.5%8.1%6.2%5.7%
Congregations17.8%13.0%12.3%6.2%0.7%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents4.8%4.3%4.1%4.0%18.9%
Congregations7.5%4.1%2.7%1.4%34.2%
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
Other Government Administration 1$2,970$35,6401$2,250
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,408$26,4481$304
Streets and Highways 2$4,626$27,7561$988
Totals for Government 5$12,004$28,8103$3,542



Walnut Creek government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $128,000
  • Construction - Solid Waste Management: $218,000
    Regular Highways: $25,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $92,000
    Police Protection: $85,000
    General - Other: $84,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
    Solid Waste Management: $55,000
    Fire Protection: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $28,000
    Water Utilities: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $198,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $236,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $230,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $205,000
    Other, NEC: $192,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $687,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $55,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $40,000
    General Support: $28,000
  • Tax - Property: $403,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $166,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

6.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,517 average AGI)
Wayne County:  0.50%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Johnston County, NC  0.35% ($28,933 average AGI)
from Lenoir County, NC  0.34% ($26,594)
from Duplin County, NC  0.31% ($24,832)


7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,314 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.45%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.61% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,726 average AGI)
Wayne County:  0.61%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wake County, NC  0.46% ($36,238 average AGI)
to Johnston County, NC  0.41% ($32,632)
to Lenoir County, NC  0.30% ($25,387)


Strongest AM radio stations in Walnut Creek:
  • WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFMC (730 AM; 1 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WELS (1010 AM; 1 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSSG (1300 AM; 1 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Walnut Creek:
  • WZUP (104.7 FM; ROSE HILL, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELS-FM (102.9 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: KINSTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W276AX (103.1 FM; PRINCETON, ETC., NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZBR (97.7 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • W287AI (105.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Walnut Creek:
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHFL-LP (Channel 56; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: FREE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W63CW (Channel 63; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Mark L Gartley, Arrington Bridge Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 84.1 m, Overall height: 85.6 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:



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 ORIGINATED2$120,2103$135,0574$113,0281$22,2801$74,8701$94,760
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$121,0700$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$65,5803$96,4231$36,2600$01$59,420
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$81,2500$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0004.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$91,0501$129,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

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