Carteret County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,961
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,315
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,268 (it was 5,889 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 520 sq. mi.
Water area: 820.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 132 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (12.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 67%
- Government: 23%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 58,92686.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,3034.8%Two or more races
- 3,2154.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,2091.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9861.4%Asian alone
- 8561.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 270.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 190.03%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 50.3 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 34,287 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 34,254 |  (50.0%) |
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| Carteret County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $62,907 ($38,344 in 1999)
| This county: | $62,907 |
| North Carolina: | $61,972 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $755 (lower quartile is $523, upper quartile is $1,046)
| This county: | $755 |
| State: | $850 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $266,300 (it was $106,400 in 2000)
| Carteret: | $266,300 |
| North Carolina: | $236,900 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,521Detached houses: $392,228
Here: $392,228 State: $316,354 Townhouses or other attached units: $282,517
Here: $282,517 State: $269,203 In 2-unit structures: $281,225
Here: $281,225 State: $212,322 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $309,641
Here: $309,641 State: $189,814 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $322,224
Here: $322,224 State: $258,822 Mobile homes: $106,612
Here: $106,612 State: $90,232 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,515
Here: $26,515 State: $65,985
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $463
Institutionalized population: 829
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 20
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 65
- Burglaries: 147
- Thefts: 330
- Auto thefts: 39
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 64
- Burglaries: 197
- Thefts: 370
- Auto thefts: 37
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 675 buildings, average cost: $355,700
- 2020: 521 buildings, average cost: $244,700
- 2019: 448 buildings, average cost: $264,200
- 2018: 364 buildings, average cost: $261,700
- 2017: 411 buildings, average cost: $257,100
- 2016: 321 buildings, average cost: $262,700
- 2015: 311 buildings, average cost: $245,100
- 2014: 225 buildings, average cost: $231,700
- 2013: 258 buildings, average cost: $228,800
- 2012: 264 buildings, average cost: $204,600
- 2011: 245 buildings, average cost: $214,600
- 2010: 211 buildings, average cost: $190,300
- 2009: 163 buildings, average cost: $217,600
- 2008: 247 buildings, average cost: $245,600
- 2007: 433 buildings, average cost: $235,400
- 2006: 637 buildings, average cost: $221,100
- 2005: 839 buildings, average cost: $211,900
- 2004: 605 buildings, average cost: $188,200
- 2003: 481 buildings, average cost: $176,000
- 2002: 544 buildings, average cost: $152,300
- 2001: 501 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 2000: 444 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 1999: 565 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 1998: 532 buildings, average cost: $128,800
- 1997: 510 buildings, average cost: $128,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,369 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,179 (0.5%)
| Carteret County: | 11.4% |
| North Carolina: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 50.3 years old
(Males: 47.6 years old, Females: 51.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.1 years old, Black residents: 47.0 years old, American Indian residents: 41.9 years old, Asian residents: 36.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.1 years old, Other race residents: 19.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carteret County is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $805 a month.
Cities in this county include: Morehead City, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Newport, Broad Creek, Atlantic Beach, Harkers Island, Pine Knoll Shores, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point.
Local government website: co.carteret.nc.us
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cane Creek (A), Twelvemile Creek (B), Sixmile Creek (C), Silver Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Anson County 
, Anderson County, South Carolina , Armstrong County, Texas , Los Angeles County, California , Dawson County, Georgia , Moore County , Hardeman County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.4% |
| North Carolina: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 2,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,625 (58.0% naturalized citizens)
| Carteret County: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 8.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3522010 or later
- 5012000 to 2009
- 4731990 to 1999
- 2981980 to 1989
- 1311970 to 1979
- 380Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 31,313
- One, attached: 1,851
- Two: 1,196
- 3 or 4: 1,944
- 5 to 9: 1,097
- 10 to 19: 1,528
- 20 to 49: 1,895
- 50 or more: 1,420
- Mobile homes: 9,245
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40
Housing units in Carteret County with a mortgage: 12,824 (1,570 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 1,069 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 681
| Here: | 1.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Carteret County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,896 | 73 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,171 | 34 |
| Catholic | 2,345 | 1 |
| Other | 1,147 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 813 | 7 |
| None | 37,097 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 15
| Carteret County: | 2.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
| Carteret County: | 6.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 96
| This county: | 15.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Carteret County: | 11.0% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Carteret County: | 27.3% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.0% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Carteret County:
Average size of farms: 467 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123,994
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $345.37
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.79%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $110,267
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102,803
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.26%
Corn for grain: 20742 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 415 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20954 harvested acres
Vegetables: 854 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 49 acres
Tornado activity:
Carteret County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 132761666.9 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Carteret County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 228.5 miles away from Carteret County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 271.2 miles away from the county center
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 22.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 232.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 206.7 miles away from Carteret County center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 222.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Hurricane Isaias, Incident Period: July 31, 2020 - August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4568, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3327: August 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 3327, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3314: September 01, 2010, FEMA Id: 3314, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia, Incident Period: September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1608: October 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 1608, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Carteret County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 19, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 20,945 (74.8%)
- Carpooled: 1,822 (6.5%)
- Bus: 29 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 426 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 122 (0.4%)
- Walked: 262 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 3,733 (13.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (24%)
- Vietnam (7%)
- Canada (6%)
- Argentina (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- English (32%)
- American (15%)
- Irish (9%)
- German (6%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 427 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 286 people in state prisons
- 114 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 52 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 28 people in group homes intended for adults
- 22 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 21 people in college/university student housing
- 20 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 15 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 2 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in Carteret County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 347 people in nursing homes
- 306 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 252 people in state prisons
- 62 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 53 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 17 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 14 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 14 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in military ships
- 9 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in military barracks, etc.
9.52% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,224 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.52% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.76% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($54,635 average AGI)
3.75% relocated from other states ($42,589 average AGI)
Carteret County: 3.75% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Wake County, NC |  0.94% ($153,606 average AGI) |
| from Craven County, NC | 0.93% ($56,050) |
| from Onslow County, NC | 0.85% ($62,693) |
| from Pitt County, NC | 0.31% ($111,609) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.19% ($70,509) |
| from Johnston County, NC | 0.18% ($139,212) |
| from New Hanover County, NC | 0.17% ($70,979) |
7.37% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,329 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.37% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($33,533 average AGI)
2.88% relocated to other states ($26,796 average AGI)
Carteret County: 2.88% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Craven County, NC | 1.20% ($45,502 average AGI) |
| to Onslow County, NC | 1.03% ($52,465) |
| to Wake County, NC | 0.43% ($67,763) |
| to New Hanover County, NC | 0.16% ($44,841) |
| to Pitt County, NC | 0.16% ($50,140) |
| to Johnston County, NC | 0.09% ($60,400) |
| to Guilford County, NC | 0.08% ($121,000) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,761 (10,642 aged, 2,119 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,481 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Carteret County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,209)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,163)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (727)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (631)
- Unspecified dementia (517)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (453)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (451)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (277)
- Congestive heart failure (238)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (209)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,515
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 356
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52,250
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,020
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,248
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 106
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 203.6. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 138.1
- Other - 65.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 68,541- Male householders: 15,574 (3,750 living alone), Female householders: 15,015 (3,899 living alone)
16,936 spouses (16,821 opposite-sex spouses), 1,528 unmarried partners, (1,501 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,131 children (12,298 natural, 648 adopted, 1,185 stepchildren), 1,601 grandchildren, 364 brothers or sisters, 688 parents, 0 foster children, 756 other relatives, 1,014 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 934
Size of family households: 11,234 2-persons, 4,441 3-persons, 4,606 4-persons, 740 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 436 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,649 1-person, 1,086 2-persons, 140 3-persons.
7,474 married couples with children.
2,476 single-parent households (1,187 men, 1,289 women).
94.8% of residents of Carteret speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $443,187,000 ($7,144 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $45,094,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $241,116,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,554,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,848,000
Federal grants: $52,020,000
Federal procurement contracts: $34,487,000 ($8,881,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,161,000 ($3,558,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,416,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,124,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,217,330,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,099| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,750
| Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +207
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,682
| Here: | +59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Carteret County, North Carolina
- 5482020 or later
- 5,6452010 to 2019
- 8,8252000 to 2009
- 7,8661990 to 1999
- 12,2551980 to 1989
- 7,4931970 to 1979
- 2,3281960 to 1969
- 2,4611950 to 1959
- 1,6501940 to 1949
- 2,4581939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina
- 451 room
- 162 rooms
- 2553 rooms
- 1,6944 rooms
- 5,0035 rooms
- 5,4696 rooms
- 5,1557 rooms
- 2,7898 rooms
- 2,9509+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
- 3321 room
- 2072 rooms
- 1,0883 rooms
- 1,1104 rooms
- 2,1225 rooms
- 9496 rooms
- 8477 rooms
- 2458 rooms
- 3139+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina
- 45no bedroom
- 2041 bedroom
- 2,8102 bedrooms
- 14,6013 bedrooms
- 4,6674 bedrooms
- 1,0495+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
- 332no bedroom
- 8651 bedroom
- 2,5722 bedrooms
- 2,6333 bedrooms
- 7444 bedrooms
- 675+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 260no vehicle
- 5,4771 vehicle
- 9,9442 vehicles
- 5,2943 vehicles
- 1,7624 vehicles
- 6395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County in renter-occupied apartments
- 724no vehicle
- 3,1741 vehicle
- 2,4832 vehicles
- 5993 vehicles
- 934 vehicles
- 1405+ vehicles
86.3% of Carteret County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in North Carolina.
| Carteret County: | 86.3% |
| State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 37,022
- Other state: 28,052
- Northeast: 8,540
- Midwest: 4,562
- South: 12,856
- West: 2,094
- 87.1%Electricity
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Utility gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 89.2%Electricity
- 6.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Utility gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 716
| Here: | 14.1% |
| North Carolina: | 14.3% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 230
| Here: | 7.7% |
| North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 242
| Here: | 11.3% |
| North Carolina: | 17.5% |
Carteret County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,031,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,678,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $178,091,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,451,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,591,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,533,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,156,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $908,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $762,000
Other: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $445,000
Natural Resources - Other: $363,000
Parks and Recreation: $350,000
Parks and Recreation: $287,000
Other: $249,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $115,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $83,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $6,000
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $29,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,706,000
Other Higher Education: $4,517,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,749,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,341,000
Transit Utilities: $2,153,000
General - Other: $1,342,000
Hospitals: $1,098,000
Other Higher Education: $189,000
Public Welfare - Other: $157,000
General Public Buildings: $56,000
Libraries: $46,000
General - Other: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
Transit Utilities: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $140,778,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $89,050,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,613,000
Other Higher Education: $17,421,000
Other Higher Education: $16,991,000
Liquor Stores: $11,255,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,614,000
Police Protection: $10,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,810,000
Liquor Stores: $9,573,000
Police Protection: $8,518,000
General - Other: $8,450,000
General - Other: $6,652,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,817,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,237,000
Health - Other: $3,856,000
Health - Other: $3,477,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,334,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,956,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,350,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,245,000
Financial Administration: $2,230,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,185,000
General Public Buildings: $1,738,000
General Public Buildings: $1,542,000
Libraries: $1,317,000
Libraries: $1,237,000
Transit Utilities: $1,130,000
Transit Utilities: $1,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $846,000
Natural Resources - Other: $834,000
Water Utilities: $829,000
Water Utilities: $767,000
Central Staff Services: $696,000
Central Staff Services: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $144,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $6,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,085,000
Education: $1,310,000
Education: $733,000
General Local Government Support: $364,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
Other: $83,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,426,000
Interest on Debt: $1,830,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,455,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,096,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,828,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $3,744,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,230,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $406,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,577,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,220,000
Education: $2,950,000
Health and Hospitals: $872,000
Other: $327,000
Other: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $231,000
Transit Utilities: $91,000
Health and Hospitals: $69,000
Transit Utilities: $38,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,336,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,916,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,198,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,961,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,718,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,141,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,869,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $280,000
Sale of Property: $168,000
Donations From Private Sources: $60,000
Sale of Property: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,801,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,395,000
Transit Utilities: $642,000
Other Higher Education: $493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
Police Protection: $362,000
Police Protection: $320,000
Other Higher Education: $244,000
General - Other: $226,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,000
Parks and Recreation: $151,000
Financial Administration: $84,000
Financial Administration: $79,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Housing and Community Development: $24,000
Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $11,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $197,969,000
Cash and Securities: $8,687,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,544,000
Liquor Stores: $11,650,000
Water Utilities: $694,000
Water Utilities: $679,000
Transit Utilities: $137,000
Transit Utilities: $88,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $88,255,000
Education: $67,374,000
Other: $23,950,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,343,000
Public Welfare: $6,448,000
Public Welfare: $6,118,000
General Local Government Support: $5,783,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,873,000
General Local Government Support: $1,314,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,253,000
Transit Utilities: $1,100,000
Transit Utilities: $940,000
Other: $909,000
Housing and Community Development: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $62,140,000
Property: $60,514,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $19,068,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,148,000
Other: $3,744,000
Other: $3,614,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,809,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,447,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,002,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $946,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $889,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $780,000
Other License: $183,000
Other License: $181,000
Motor Vehicle License: $54,000
Motor Vehicle License: $38,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $113,585,000
: $51,360,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000
Interest on Debt: $54,000
Carteret County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,031,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,678,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $178,091,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,451,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,591,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,533,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,156,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $908,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $762,000
Other: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $445,000
Natural Resources - Other: $363,000
Parks and Recreation: $350,000
Parks and Recreation: $287,000
Other: $249,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $115,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $83,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $6,000
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $29,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,706,000
Other Higher Education: $4,517,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,749,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,341,000
Transit Utilities: $2,153,000
General - Other: $1,342,000
Hospitals: $1,098,000
Other Higher Education: $189,000
Public Welfare - Other: $157,000
General Public Buildings: $56,000
Libraries: $46,000
General - Other: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
Transit Utilities: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $140,778,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $89,050,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,613,000
Other Higher Education: $17,421,000
Other Higher Education: $16,991,000
Liquor Stores: $11,255,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,614,000
Police Protection: $10,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,810,000
Liquor Stores: $9,573,000
Police Protection: $8,518,000
General - Other: $8,450,000
General - Other: $6,652,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,817,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,237,000
Health - Other: $3,856,000
Health - Other: $3,477,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,334,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,956,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,350,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,245,000
Financial Administration: $2,230,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,185,000
General Public Buildings: $1,738,000
General Public Buildings: $1,542,000
Libraries: $1,317,000
Libraries: $1,237,000
Transit Utilities: $1,130,000
Transit Utilities: $1,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $846,000
Natural Resources - Other: $834,000
Water Utilities: $829,000
Water Utilities: $767,000
Central Staff Services: $696,000
Central Staff Services: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $144,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $6,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,085,000
Education: $1,310,000
Education: $733,000
General Local Government Support: $364,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
Other: $83,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,426,000
Interest on Debt: $1,830,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,455,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,096,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,828,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $3,744,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,230,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $406,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,577,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,220,000
Education: $2,950,000
Health and Hospitals: $872,000
Other: $327,000
Other: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $231,000
Transit Utilities: $91,000
Health and Hospitals: $69,000
Transit Utilities: $38,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,336,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,916,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,198,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,961,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,718,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,141,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,869,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $280,000
Sale of Property: $168,000
Donations From Private Sources: $60,000
Sale of Property: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,801,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,395,000
Transit Utilities: $642,000
Other Higher Education: $493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
Police Protection: $362,000
Police Protection: $320,000
Other Higher Education: $244,000
General - Other: $226,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,000
Parks and Recreation: $151,000
Financial Administration: $84,000
Financial Administration: $79,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Housing and Community Development: $24,000
Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $11,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $197,969,000
Cash and Securities: $8,687,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,544,000
Liquor Stores: $11,650,000
Water Utilities: $694,000
Water Utilities: $679,000
Transit Utilities: $137,000
Transit Utilities: $88,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $88,255,000
Education: $67,374,000
Other: $23,950,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,343,000
Public Welfare: $6,448,000
Public Welfare: $6,118,000
General Local Government Support: $5,783,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,873,000
General Local Government Support: $1,314,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,253,000
Transit Utilities: $1,100,000
Transit Utilities: $940,000
Other: $909,000
Housing and Community Development: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $62,140,000
Property: $60,514,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $19,068,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,148,000
Other: $3,744,000
Other: $3,614,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,809,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,447,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,002,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $946,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $889,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $780,000
Other License: $183,000
Other License: $181,000
Motor Vehicle License: $54,000
Motor Vehicle License: $38,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $113,585,000
: $51,360,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000
Interest on Debt: $54,000
Carteret County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,031,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,678,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $178,091,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,451,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,591,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,533,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,156,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $908,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $762,000
Other: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $445,000
Natural Resources - Other: $363,000
Parks and Recreation: $350,000
Parks and Recreation: $287,000
Other: $249,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $115,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $83,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $6,000
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $29,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,706,000
Other Higher Education: $4,517,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,749,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,341,000
Transit Utilities: $2,153,000
General - Other: $1,342,000
Hospitals: $1,098,000
Other Higher Education: $189,000
Public Welfare - Other: $157,000
General Public Buildings: $56,000
Libraries: $46,000
General - Other: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
Transit Utilities: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $140,778,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $89,050,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,613,000
Other Higher Education: $17,421,000
Other Higher Education: $16,991,000
Liquor Stores: $11,255,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,614,000
Police Protection: $10,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,810,000
Liquor Stores: $9,573,000
Police Protection: $8,518,000
General - Other: $8,450,000
General - Other: $6,652,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,817,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,237,000
Health - Other: $3,856,000
Health - Other: $3,477,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,334,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,956,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,350,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,245,000
Financial Administration: $2,230,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,185,000
General Public Buildings: $1,738,000
General Public Buildings: $1,542,000
Libraries: $1,317,000
Libraries: $1,237,000
Transit Utilities: $1,130,000
Transit Utilities: $1,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $846,000
Natural Resources - Other: $834,000
Water Utilities: $829,000
Water Utilities: $767,000
Central Staff Services: $696,000
Central Staff Services: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $144,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $6,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,085,000
Education: $1,310,000
Education: $733,000
General Local Government Support: $364,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
Other: $83,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,426,000
Interest on Debt: $1,830,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,455,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,096,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,828,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $3,744,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,230,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $406,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,577,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,220,000
Education: $2,950,000
Health and Hospitals: $872,000
Other: $327,000
Other: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $231,000
Transit Utilities: $91,000
Health and Hospitals: $69,000
Transit Utilities: $38,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,336,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,916,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,198,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,961,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,718,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,141,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,869,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $280,000
Sale of Property: $168,000
Donations From Private Sources: $60,000
Sale of Property: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,801,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,395,000
Transit Utilities: $642,000
Other Higher Education: $493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
Police Protection: $362,000
Police Protection: $320,000
Other Higher Education: $244,000
General - Other: $226,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,000
Parks and Recreation: $151,000
Financial Administration: $84,000
Financial Administration: $79,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Housing and Community Development: $24,000
Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $11,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $197,969,000
Cash and Securities: $8,687,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,544,000
Liquor Stores: $11,650,000
Water Utilities: $694,000
Water Utilities: $679,000
Transit Utilities: $137,000
Transit Utilities: $88,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $88,255,000
Education: $67,374,000
Other: $23,950,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,343,000
Public Welfare: $6,448,000
Public Welfare: $6,118,000
General Local Government Support: $5,783,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,873,000
General Local Government Support: $1,314,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,253,000
Transit Utilities: $1,100,000
Transit Utilities: $940,000
Other: $909,000
Housing and Community Development: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $62,140,000
Property: $60,514,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $19,068,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,148,000
Other: $3,744,000
Other: $3,614,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,809,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,447,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,002,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $946,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $889,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $780,000
Other License: $183,000
Other License: $181,000
Motor Vehicle License: $54,000
Motor Vehicle License: $38,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $113,585,000
: $51,360,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000
Interest on Debt: $54,000
Carteret County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,031,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,678,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $178,091,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,527,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,451,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,591,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,533,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,156,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $908,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $762,000
Other: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $445,000
Natural Resources - Other: $363,000
Parks and Recreation: $350,000
Parks and Recreation: $287,000
Other: $249,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $115,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $83,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $19,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $6,000
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $29,668,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,706,000
Other Higher Education: $4,517,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,749,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,341,000
Transit Utilities: $2,153,000
General - Other: $1,342,000
Hospitals: $1,098,000
Other Higher Education: $189,000
Public Welfare - Other: $157,000
General Public Buildings: $56,000
Libraries: $46,000
General - Other: $34,000
Libraries: $24,000
Transit Utilities: $17,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $140,778,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $89,050,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $81,613,000
Other Higher Education: $17,421,000
Other Higher Education: $16,991,000
Liquor Stores: $11,255,000
Public Welfare - Other: $10,614,000
Police Protection: $10,094,000
Public Welfare - Other: $9,810,000
Liquor Stores: $9,573,000
Police Protection: $8,518,000
General - Other: $8,450,000
General - Other: $6,652,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,817,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,237,000
Health - Other: $3,856,000
Health - Other: $3,477,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,436,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,334,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,956,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,350,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,245,000
Financial Administration: $2,230,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,185,000
General Public Buildings: $1,738,000
General Public Buildings: $1,542,000
Libraries: $1,317,000
Libraries: $1,237,000
Transit Utilities: $1,130,000
Transit Utilities: $1,126,000
Natural Resources - Other: $846,000
Natural Resources - Other: $834,000
Water Utilities: $829,000
Water Utilities: $767,000
Central Staff Services: $696,000
Central Staff Services: $622,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $144,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $6,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,085,000
Education: $1,310,000
Education: $733,000
General Local Government Support: $364,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
Other: $83,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,426,000
Interest on Debt: $1,830,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,455,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,096,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,828,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $3,744,000
Other - Health - Other: $3,230,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $406,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $392,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,577,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,220,000
Education: $2,950,000
Health and Hospitals: $872,000
Other: $327,000
Other: $259,000
General Local Government Support: $231,000
Transit Utilities: $91,000
Health and Hospitals: $69,000
Transit Utilities: $38,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,336,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,916,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,198,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,961,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,718,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,141,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,869,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,835,000
Fines and Forfeits: $355,000
Fines and Forfeits: $280,000
Sale of Property: $168,000
Donations From Private Sources: $60,000
Sale of Property: $13,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $4,801,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,395,000
Transit Utilities: $642,000
Other Higher Education: $493,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
Police Protection: $362,000
Police Protection: $320,000
Other Higher Education: $244,000
General - Other: $226,000
Natural Resources - Other: $161,000
Parks and Recreation: $151,000
Financial Administration: $84,000
Financial Administration: $79,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
Housing and Community Development: $46,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Housing and Community Development: $24,000
Public Welfare - Other: $22,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Health - Other: $11,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $197,969,000
Cash and Securities: $8,687,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,544,000
Liquor Stores: $11,650,000
Water Utilities: $694,000
Water Utilities: $679,000
Transit Utilities: $137,000
Transit Utilities: $88,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $88,255,000
Education: $67,374,000
Other: $23,950,000
Housing and Community Development: $15,343,000
Public Welfare: $6,448,000
Public Welfare: $6,118,000
General Local Government Support: $5,783,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,873,000
General Local Government Support: $1,314,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,253,000
Transit Utilities: $1,100,000
Transit Utilities: $940,000
Other: $909,000
Housing and Community Development: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $62,140,000
Property: $60,514,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $19,068,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,148,000
Other: $3,744,000
Other: $3,614,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,809,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,447,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,002,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $946,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $889,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $780,000
Other License: $183,000
Other License: $181,000
Motor Vehicle License: $54,000
Motor Vehicle License: $38,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $113,585,000
: $51,360,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000
Interest on Debt: $54,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,130
- Number of aged recipients: 134
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 996
- Number of recipients under 18: 149
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 727
- Number of recipients older than 64: 254
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 500
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 480
| Most common first names in Carteret County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 457 | 72.8 years |
| John | 415 | 73.4 years |
| James | 391 | 71.7 years |
| Mary | 350 | 76.8 years |
| Robert | 269 | 72.2 years |
| George | 231 | 74.4 years |
| Charles | 219 | 71.5 years |
| Joseph | 144 | 72.8 years |
| Margaret | 138 | 77.1 years |
| Thomas | 131 | 70.0 years |
| Most common last names in Carteret County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Willis | 400 | 75.0 years |
| Smith | 284 | 74.0 years |
| Lewis | 283 | 74.3 years |
| Jones | 197 | 74.3 years |
| Garner | 195 | 76.3 years |
| Guthrie | 184 | 75.5 years |
| Gillikin | 168 | 71.5 years |
| Davis | 160 | 74.7 years |
| Taylor | 137 | 75.3 years |
| Johnson | 127 | 73.1 years |
| Businesses in Carteret County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 4 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Nike | 5 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| CVS | 3 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Curves | 3 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 5 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Sheraton | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| FedEx | 10 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
| GNC | 2 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 6 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 3 | The Athlete's Foot | 1 | |
| Hilton | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
| Honda | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | UPS | 19 | |
| KFC | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walgreens | 4 | |
| Lane Furniture | 3 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Carteret County on our top lists:
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"