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Beaufort County

Population in 2011: 450. Population change since 2000: +2.3%
 

Males: 202  (45.0%)
Females: 248  (55.0%)

Median resident age:  44.3 years
North Carolina median age:  41.9 years

Zip codes: 27889.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $64,906 (it was $45,972 in 2000)
Washington Park:

$64,906
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $34,609

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $208,307 (it was $121,700 in 2000)
Washington Park:

$208,307
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $291,877; Detached houses: $292,261; Townhouses or other attached units: $256,416

Median gross rent in 2009: $695.

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  • White alone - 431 (95.6%)
  • Black alone - 12 (2.7%)
  • Hispanic - 5 (1.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 2 (0.4%)
  • Two or more races - 1 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Washington Park: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (22.0%), United States (12.0%), German (11.1%), Irish (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%), Scottish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 1703 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Washington Park:

  • High school or higher: 96.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Washington Park town:

  • Never married: 11.6%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $984 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,155 (0.5%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, NC (19.7 miles , pop. 60,476).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (92.7 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (325.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Washington, NC (1.3 miles ), River Road, NC (1.5 miles ), Chocowinity, NC (2.0 miles ), Grimesland, NC (3.0 miles ), Bath, NC (3.6 miles ), Simpson, NC (3.8 miles ), Beargrass, NC (4.1 miles) , Vanceboro, NC (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.53 N, Longitude: 77.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

11.1%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-16.0%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (19%)
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Wholesale trade (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Washington Park-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Washington Park town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1972, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Washington Park-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 36.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Beaufort County (15) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 11, Tropical Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Washington Park:

  • BEAUFORT COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; WASHINGTON, NC)
  • PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; GREENVILLE, NC)
  • MARTIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; WILLIAMSTON, NC)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington Park:

  • East Carolina University (about 20 miles; Greenville, NC; Full-time enrollment: 20,942)
  • Pitt Community College (about 22 miles; Winterville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,389)
  • Wayne Community College (about 53 miles; Goldsboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,008)
  • Mount Olive College (about 63 miles; Mount Olive, NC; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • Elizabeth City State University (about 69 miles; Elizabeth City, NC; FT enrollment: 2,876)
  • Johnston Community College (about 74 miles; Smithfield, NC; FT enrollment: 2,166)
  • Shaw University (about 92 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 2,283)

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Beaufort County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.1. This is about average.
City:

29.1
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.604. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.604
U.S.:

2.433
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 16.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

16.8
U.S.:

24.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.47. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

8.47
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.1%
(4.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.2%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Washington Park, NC


Washington Park compared to North Carolina 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 above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Washington Park travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (59%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Wood (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Beaufort County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Beaufort County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Washington Park (based on Beaufort County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.48%
Here49.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Original Free Will Baptists
Adherents24.6%14.5%13.5%10.2%7.5%
Congregations17.0%11.6%11.6%4.5%10.7%
NameEpiscopal ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)National Association of Free Will BaptistsPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents4.8%4.8%4.0%3.6%12.5%
Congregations7.1%8.0%6.3%1.8%21.4%
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: 11
This county:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Beaufort County:

0.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Beaufort County:

1.10 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
This county:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
Beaufort County:

6.79 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.2%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

34.1%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Beaufort County:

17.0%
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 0$0 1$1,700
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$495
Solid Waste Management 3$5,950$23,8000$0
Totals for Government 3$5,950$23,8007$2,195

Washington Park government finances in 2002:

  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $84,000 ($186.67)
    Central Staff Services: $49,000 ($108.89)
    General - Other: $11,000 ($24.44)
    Fire Protection: $8,000 ($17.78)
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($8.89)
    Regular Highways: $3,000 ($6.67)
    Financial Administration: $3,000 ($6.67)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($2.22)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $67,000 ($148.89)
    All Other: $2,000 ($4.44)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($24.44)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($24.44)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $318,000 ($706.67)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000 ($40.00)
    All Other: $12,000 ($26.67)
    General Support: $8,000 ($17.78)
  • Tax - Property: $61,000 ($135.56)
    NEC: $2,000 ($4.44)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $92,000 ($204.44)

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.86%
North Carolina average:

8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pitt County, NC  1.11% ($34,263 average AGI)
from Craven County, NC  0.26% ($21,878)
from Martin County, NC  0.19% ($30,097)


5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.56%
North Carolina average:

7.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Beaufort County:

0.06%
North Carolina average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pitt County, NC  1.71% ($42,692 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.34% ($30,519)
to Craven County, NC  0.33% ($29,302)

Strongest AM radio stations in Washington Park:

  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTOW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: JAMES ROUSE)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WJPI (1470 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES INC..)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, 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.)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Washington Park:

  • WCZI (98.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQZL (101.1 FM; BELHAVEN, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Washington Park:

  • 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)
  • WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, 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)
  • WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Washington Park fatal accident list:

Jul 20, 2000 00:55 AM, Sr-32, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 9, 1989 08:40 AM, 32, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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