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Carteret County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 69,380 (67% urban, 33% rural); it was 59,383 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 12,641
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: 133 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Carteret County: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.3%), Retail trade (13.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.7%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 22%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Carteret County, NC (2022)
    • 59,12784.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,2904.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,0784.4%Two or more races
    • 2,8894.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8791.3%Asian alone
    • 2300.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1610.2%Some other race alone
    • 190.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

50.5 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 33,061  (47.7%)
Females: 36,319  (52.3%)
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Average household size:
Carteret County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,799 ($38,344 in 1999)
This county:

$66,799
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $843 (lower quartile is $631, upper quartile is $1,134)
This county:

$843
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $308,800 (it was $106,400 in 2000)
Carteret:

$308,800
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $185,900 - $478,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $459,790
Here:

$459,790
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $344,991
Here:

$344,991
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $377,540
Here:

$377,540
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $366,363
Here:

$366,363
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,539
Here:

$361,539
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $138,366
Here:

$138,366
State:

$124,933

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,558
Here:

$43,558
State:

$107,261

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,548
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $470

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
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 687 buildings, average cost: $392,500
  • 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
Number of permits per 10,000 Carteret, NC residents
Average permit cost in Carteret, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,408 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,228 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Carteret, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Carteret, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Carteret, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.0%
Carteret County:

13.0%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.4% for Black residents, 13.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.9% for American Indian residents, 30.1% for other race residents, 15.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 50.5 years old
(Males: 49.3 years old, Females: 52.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.0 years old, Black residents: 50.3 years old, American Indian residents: 49.5 years old, Asian residents: 65.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 37.3 years old, Other race residents: 19.8 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.

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

2023 air pollution in Carteret County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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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 .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Carteret, NC
County total employment by year in Carteret, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Carteret, NC

Current college students: 2,223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,050 (37.1% naturalized citizens)

Carteret County:

3.0%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 4852010 or later
  • 4392000 to 2009
  • 5041990 to 1999
  • 2981980 to 1989
  • 1311970 to 1979
  • 380Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%

Carteret County marital status for males Carteret County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 31,388
  • One, attached: 3,149
  • Two: 887
  • 3 or 4: 1,623
  • 5 to 9: 1,279
  • 10 to 19: 2,119
  • 20 to 49: 1,634
  • 50 or more: 1,479
  • Mobile homes: 8,584
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Carteret County with a mortgage: 11,950 (1,101 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,029 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 794

Here:

1.4% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Carteret County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,89673
Mainline Protestant9,17134
Catholic2,3451
Other1,1476
Black Protestant8137
None37,097-
Carteret County Religion Details
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 acres
Average 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 in 2022 - Carteret

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 22,266 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,948 (6.7%)
  • Bus: 63 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 406 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 125 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 418 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 3,635 (12.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Health care and social assistance (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Sales and related occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Management occupations (15%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (23%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • Argentina (4%)
  • England (4%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Carteret County


  • English (29%)
  • American (14%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (7%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

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.
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $79,325.

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%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

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%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

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)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Births per 1000 population in Carteret County

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 2020: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Carteret County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Carteret County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Carteret County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Carteret County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Carteret County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Carteret County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Carteret County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Carteret County

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%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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 hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.61
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.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 138.1
  • Other - 65.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 69,380
  • Male householders: 15,152 (4,341 living alone), Female householders: 16,142 (5,993 living alone)
  • 15,317 spouses (15,215 opposite-sex spouses), 1,209 unmarried partners, (1,033 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,778 children (13,095 natural, 204 adopted, 479 stepchildren), 2,180 grandchildren, 430 brothers or sisters, 1,488 parents, 0 foster children, 815 other relatives, 1,728 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,141

Size of family households: 12,152 2-persons, 2,890 3-persons, 2,387 4-persons, 797 5-persons, 555 6-persons, 381 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,334 1-person, 1,421 2-persons, 350 3-persons, 27 4-persons.

7,810 married couples with children.
2,375 single-parent households (516 men, 1,859 women).

94.6% of residents of Carteret speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 5% 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 (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% 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
Population growth in Carteret County

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:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • 1,1702020 or later
  • 6,3812010 to 2019
  • 8,4062000 to 2009
  • 11,2291990 to 1999
  • 10,8171980 to 1989
  • 6,5961970 to 1979
  • 2,8251960 to 1969
  • 2,4871950 to 1959
  • 7971940 to 1949
  • 1,4901939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • 721 room
  • 782 rooms
  • 2093 rooms
  • 2,0654 rooms
  • 5,1195 rooms
  • 4,8856 rooms
  • 3,8947 rooms
  • 2,5198 rooms
  • 3,7869+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • 851 room
  • 1652 rooms
  • 8463 rooms
  • 2,3474 rooms
  • 2,2145 rooms
  • 1,3306 rooms
  • 8787 rooms
  • 3798 rooms
  • 4239+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • 72no bedroom
  • 3451 bedroom
  • 3,2972 bedrooms
  • 13,0133 bedrooms
  • 5,0114 bedrooms
  • 8895+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carteret County, North Carolina
  • 85no bedroom
  • 8491 bedroom
  • 3,6382 bedrooms
  • 3,1423 bedrooms
  • 7974 bedrooms
  • 1565+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 412no vehicle
  • 6,1281 vehicle
  • 9,7512 vehicles
  • 4,5363 vehicles
  • 1,4394 vehicles
  • 3615+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carteret County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 700no vehicle
  • 4,1391 vehicle
  • 2,8592 vehicles
  • 8983 vehicles
  • 274 vehicles
  • 445+ vehicles

88.8% of Carteret County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in North Carolina.

Carteret County:

88.8%
State average:

87.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 36,588
  • Other state: 28,873
  • Northeast: 9,645
  • Midwest: 6,649
  • South: 10,296
  • West: 2,283
Year householders moved into unit in Carteret County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Carteret County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 86.4%Electricity
  • 8.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.8%Utility gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 88.4%Electricity
  • 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Utility gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 988
Here:

18.4%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 190
Here:

6.7%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

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
NameCountLived (average)
William45772.8 years
John41573.4 years
James39171.7 years
Mary35076.8 years
Robert26972.2 years
George23174.4 years
Charles21971.5 years
Joseph14472.8 years
Margaret13877.1 years
Thomas13170.0 years
Most common last names in Carteret County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Willis40075.0 years
Smith28474.0 years
Lewis28374.3 years
Jones19774.3 years
Garner19576.3 years
Guthrie18475.5 years
Gillikin16871.5 years
Davis16074.7 years
Taylor13775.3 years
Johnson12773.1 years
Businesses in Carteret County, NC
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Lowe's2
Ace Hardware4MasterBrand Cabinets10
Advance Auto Parts2Maurices1
Applebee's1McDonald's5
Arby's1Nike5
Ashley Furniture1Olive Garden1
AutoZone1Outback1
Baskin-Robbins1Outback Steakhouse1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Panera Bread1
Ben & Jerry's1PetSmart1
Best Western1Pier 1 Imports1
Blockbuster2Pizza Hut1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Quality1
Burger King3Quiznos1
CVS3RadioShack1
Chevrolet2Rite Aid2
Chick-Fil-A1Ruby Tuesday1
Curves3Rue211
Dairy Queen5SONIC Drive-In1
Decora Cabinetry1Sears2
Dunkin Donuts3Sheraton1
Econo Lodge1Staples1
FedEx10Starbucks1
Ford1Subway4
GNC2T-Mobile2
GameStop1T.J.Maxx1
H&R Block6Taco Bell1
Hardee's3The Athlete's Foot1
Hilton2True Value2
Holiday Inn1U-Haul7
Honda1U.S. Cellular2
Jones New York3UPS19
KFC1Vans1
Kmart1Verizon Wireless1
La-Z-Boy1Walgreens4
Lane Furniture3Walmart1
Little Caesars Pizza1Wendy's2

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