Craven County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,610
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,068
Renter-occupied apartments: 13,971 (it was 11,514 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 33% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 708 sq. mi.
Water area: 65.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 144 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.0%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.3%), Retail trade (10.5%), Manufacturing (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 64%
- Government: 32%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 68,32465.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 22,40221.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,9377.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,9692.8%Asian alone
- 2,2062.1%Two or more races
- 5930.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 990.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 590.06%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 37.6 years |
North Carolina median age: | 39.1 years |
Males: 50,298 | ![]() |
Females: 51,841 | ![]() |

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Craven County: | 2.0 people |
North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $52,832 ($35,966 in 1999)
This county: | $52,832 |
North Carolina: | $57,341 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $777 (lower quartile is $535, upper quartile is $977)
This county: | $777 |
State: | $755 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $152,800 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
Craven: | $152,800 |
North Carolina: | $193,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,207Detached houses: $225,607
Here: $225,607 State: $265,100 Townhouses or other attached units: $243,147
Here: $243,147 State: $217,635 In 2-unit structures: $806,379
Here: $806,379 State: $185,455 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,004
Here: $240,004 State: $181,079 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,822
Here: $169,822 State: $231,999 Mobile homes: $87,818
Here: $87,818 State: $77,551
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $384
Institutionalized population: 1,740
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 12
- Assaults: 147
- Burglaries: 413
- Thefts: 892
- Auto thefts: 96
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 12
- Assaults: 91
- Burglaries: 450
- Thefts: 905
- Auto thefts: 76
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 879 buildings, average cost: $65,800
- 1998: 631 buildings, average cost: $75,100
- 1999: 465 buildings, average cost: $111,200
- 2000: 442 buildings, average cost: $115,800
- 2001: 449 buildings, average cost: $121,900
- 2002: 620 buildings, average cost: $118,800
- 2003: 664 buildings, average cost: $109,300
- 2004: 998 buildings, average cost: $121,300
- 2005: 1136 buildings, average cost: $117,500
- 2006: 1021 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 2007: 607 buildings, average cost: $102,800
- 2008: 414 buildings, average cost: $106,000
- 2009: 346 buildings, average cost: $133,500
- 2010: 358 buildings, average cost: $123,200
- 2011: 326 buildings, average cost: $131,800
- 2012: 296 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2013: 293 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2014: 254 buildings, average cost: $140,300
- 2015: 234 buildings, average cost: $156,700
- 2016: 224 buildings, average cost: $164,200
- 2017: 257 buildings, average cost: $163,400
- 2018: 330 buildings, average cost: $166,000
- 2019: 394 buildings, average cost: $167,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,310 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $903 (0.7%)
Craven County: | 13.8% |
North Carolina: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 37.6 years old
(Males: 35.7 years old, Females: 40.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.3 years old, Black residents: 34.1 years old, American Indian residents: 40.3 years old, Asian residents: 28.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.0 years old, Other race residents: 28.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Craven County is $476 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $736 a month.
Cities in this county include: New Bern, Havelock, James City, Trent Woods, River Bend, Brices Creek, Fairfield Harbour, Neuse Forest, Vanceboro, Dover.
Neighboring counties: Cleveland County, Oklahoma , Coffee County, Tennessee
, Faulkner County, Arkansas
, Hyde County
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Here: | 5.9% |
North Carolina: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 4,413
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,872 (47.1% naturalized citizens)
Craven County: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 8.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,3422010 or later
- 1,5742000 to 2009
- 1,0201990 to 1999
- 7471980 to 1989
- 4401970 to 1979
- 586Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 33,046
- One, attached: 3,719
- Two: 676
- 3 or 4: 1,509
- 5 to 9: 972
- 10 to 19: 505
- 20 to 49: 909
- 50 or more: 285
- Mobile homes: 6,052
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Craven County with a mortgage: 17,730 (555 second mortgage, 1,329 home equity loan, 183 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,353
Here: | 60.7% with mortgage |
State: | 63.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Craven County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 23,673 | 98 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,740 | 49 |
Catholic | 6,394 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 4,466 | 30 |
Other | 1,806 | 6 |
Orthodox | - | - |
None | 54,426 | - |
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:
Craven County: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Craven County: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Craven County: | 10.3% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Craven County: | 30.3% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 13.1% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Craven County:
Average size of farms: 287 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $178,803
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $459.48
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $141,753
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $112,621
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.81
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.42%
Corn for grain: 10325 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2394 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 25375 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13013 harvested acres
Vegetables: 106 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Craven County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 67% 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 200.6 miles away from Craven County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 245.5 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 17.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 194.0 miles away from Craven County center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 233.1 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-line Winds associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, Incident Period: September 27, 2010 to October 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1942: October 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 1942, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Storm, Flood, Wind
- 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Craven County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 19, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 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: 40,729 (82.2%)
- Carpooled: 5,077 (10.2%)
- Bus: 123 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 9 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 595 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 196 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,071 (2.2%)
- Worked at home: 1,776 (3.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Mexico (25%)
- Burma (18%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Canada (5%)
- Thailand (5%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Germany (3%)
- English (12%)
- American (11%)
- German (7%)
- Irish (6%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Craven County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 3,197 people in military barracks, etc.
- 577 people in state prisons
- 387 people in nursing homes
- 288 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 223 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 128 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 124 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 91 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 80 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Craven County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 2,986 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 774 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 772 people in state prisons
- 181 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 58 people in group homes intended for adults
- 56 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 54 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 39 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 7 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for adults
10.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,263 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.13% |
North Carolina average: | 7.88% |
0.39% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,581 average AGI)
Craven County: 0.39% North Carolina average: 0.08%
3.56% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($11,855 average AGI)
6.19% relocated from other states ($27,827 average AGI)
Craven County: 6.19% North Carolina average: 3.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Carteret County, NC | ![]() |
from Onslow County, NC | ![]() |
from Pamlico County, NC | ![]() |
from Pitt County, NC | ![]() |
from San Diego County, CA | ![]() |
from Wake County, NC | ![]() |
from Jones County, NC | ![]() |
10.31% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,324 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.31% |
North Carolina average: | 7.23% |
0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,144 average AGI)
Craven County: 0.25% North Carolina average: 0.09%
3.89% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($16,458 average AGI)
6.18% relocated to other states ($26,721 average AGI)
Craven County: 6.18% North Carolina average: 3.07%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Onslow County, NC | ![]() |
to Carteret County, NC | ![]() |
to Wake County, NC | ![]() |
to Pitt County, NC | ![]() |
to San Diego County, CA | ![]() |
to Pamlico County, NC | ![]() |
to Jones County, NC | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,081 (14,017 aged, 3,064 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,249 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Craven County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,445)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,065)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (849)
- Unspecified dementia (755)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (704)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (602)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (540)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (524)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (408)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (339)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,412
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 335
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,546
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,883
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,052
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 63.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 39.6
- Other - 24.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 118.7. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 65.5
- Other - 53.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 102,139- Male householders: 21,015 (4,703 living alone), Female householders: 21,206 (6,878 living alone)
22,859 spouses (22,815 opposite-sex spouses), 1,837 unmarried partners, (1,787 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,931 children (23,447 natural, 435 adopted, 1,049 stepchildren), 1,422 grandchildren, 856 brothers or sisters, 710 parents, 0 foster children, 103 other relatives, 2,050 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,150
Size of family households: 14,278 2-persons, 6,505 3-persons, 4,034 4-persons, 2,111 5-persons, 1,060 6-persons, 514 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 11,581 1-person, 1,571 2-persons, 294 3-persons, 273 4-persons.
15,606 married couples with children.
3,378 single-parent households (631 men, 2,747 women).
91.4% of residents of Craven speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,273,295,000 ($13,901 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $730,968,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $352,833,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $97,930,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,060,000
Federal grants: $127,622,000
Federal procurement contracts: $180,210,000 ($172,938,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $503,640,000 ($489,229,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,607,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $69,452,000
Federal Government insurance: $637,241,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,270Here: | 91 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,553
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +645
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -4,978
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Craven County, North Carolina
- 1,8242014 or later
- 1,9782010 to 2013
- 10,4142000 to 2009
- 10,9111990 to 1999
- 8,6861980 to 1989
- 5,5871970 to 1979
- 2,7011960 to 1969
- 2,5241950 to 1959
- 1,3661940 to 1949
- 1,6901939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Craven County, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 793 rooms
- 2,5954 rooms
- 6,4765 rooms
- 6,4486 rooms
- 6,5777 rooms
- 3,3828 rooms
- 3,5189+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Craven County, North Carolina
- 771 room
- 3772 rooms
- 1,1533 rooms
- 3,8024 rooms
- 3,5245 rooms
- 2,4256 rooms
- 6597 rooms
- 8518 rooms
- 2709+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Craven County, North Carolina
- 0no bedroom
- 1361 bedroom
- 2,9962 bedrooms
- 19,9523 bedrooms
- 4,9314 bedrooms
- 1,0685+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Craven County, North Carolina
- 77no bedroom
- 9301 bedroom
- 4,6672 bedrooms
- 5,9333 bedrooms
- 1,4854 bedrooms
- 465+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Craven County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,074no vehicle
- 7,0701 vehicle
- 12,7952 vehicles
- 5,8603 vehicles
- 1,9524 vehicles
- 3325+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Craven County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,399no vehicle
- 5,0241 vehicle
- 4,8362 vehicles
- 1,0253 vehicles
- 2644 vehicles
- 5905+ vehicles
81.4% of Craven County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in North Carolina.
Craven County: | 81.4% |
State average: | 84.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 48,143
- Other state: 46,344
- Northeast: 14,329
- Midwest: 10,363
- South: 15,687
- West: 5,965
- 71.0%Electricity
- 14.0%Utility gas
- 12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 84.8%Electricity
- 9.1%Utility gas
- 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.6% |
North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Here: | 8.3% |
North Carolina: | 9.1% |
Here: | 15.7% |
North Carolina: | 19.1% |
Craven County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,113,000
- Charges - Other: $4,808,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,272,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,681,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,643,000
Air Transportation: $2,366,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,310,000
Hospital Public: $1,121,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $175,000
Parks and Recreation: $59,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $38,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $3,927,000
Water Utilities: $1,558,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $930,000
Other Higher Education: $604,000
Police Protection: $490,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $122,482,000
Other Higher Education: $26,534,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,718,000
Health - Other: $12,103,000
Police Protection: $7,807,000
Liquor Stores: $7,119,000
Libraries: $4,858,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,882,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,233,000
Central Staff Services: $3,147,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,091,000
Financial Administration: $3,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,340,000
Water Utilities: $2,331,000
General Public Buildings: $1,906,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,592,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,487,000
General - Other: $1,476,000
Air Transportation: $1,465,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $95,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,302,000
Air Transportation: $2,531,000
Public Welfare: $1,683,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,300,000
General Local Government Support: $184,000
Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,273,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $32,000
Other - Libraries: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $693,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,042,000
Other: $3,028,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,976,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
Interest Earnings: $1,046,000
Fines and Forfeits: $745,000
Donations From Private Sources: $292,000
Rents: $205,000
Sale of Property: $136,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $985,000
Other Higher Education: $929,000
Public Welfare - Other: $595,000
Police Protection: $444,000
General Public Building: $365,000
Central Staff Services: $270,000
Health - Other: $246,000
Parks and Recreation: $244,000
Water Utilities: $176,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
Air Transportation: $26,000
Libraries: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,302,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $8,290,000
Water Utilities: $4,051,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $110,703,000
Public Welfare: $13,998,000
General Local Government Support: $2,292,000
Other: $2,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,101,000
- Tax - Property: $52,879,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,898,000
Other: $1,738,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,075,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $936,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $722,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $115,000
Other License: $104,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,762,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $36,000
Craven County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,113,000
- Charges - Other: $4,808,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,272,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,681,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,643,000
Air Transportation: $2,366,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,310,000
Hospital Public: $1,121,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $175,000
Parks and Recreation: $59,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $38,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $3,927,000
Water Utilities: $1,558,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $930,000
Other Higher Education: $604,000
Police Protection: $490,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $122,482,000
Other Higher Education: $26,534,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,718,000
Health - Other: $12,103,000
Police Protection: $7,807,000
Liquor Stores: $7,119,000
Libraries: $4,858,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,882,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,233,000
Central Staff Services: $3,147,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,091,000
Financial Administration: $3,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,340,000
Water Utilities: $2,331,000
General Public Buildings: $1,906,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,592,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,487,000
General - Other: $1,476,000
Air Transportation: $1,465,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $95,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,302,000
Air Transportation: $2,531,000
Public Welfare: $1,683,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,300,000
General Local Government Support: $184,000
Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,273,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $32,000
Other - Libraries: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $693,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,042,000
Other: $3,028,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,976,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
Interest Earnings: $1,046,000
Fines and Forfeits: $745,000
Donations From Private Sources: $292,000
Rents: $205,000
Sale of Property: $136,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $985,000
Other Higher Education: $929,000
Public Welfare - Other: $595,000
Police Protection: $444,000
General Public Building: $365,000
Central Staff Services: $270,000
Health - Other: $246,000
Parks and Recreation: $244,000
Water Utilities: $176,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
Air Transportation: $26,000
Libraries: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,302,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $8,290,000
Water Utilities: $4,051,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $110,703,000
Public Welfare: $13,998,000
General Local Government Support: $2,292,000
Other: $2,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,101,000
- Tax - Property: $52,879,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,898,000
Other: $1,738,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,075,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $936,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $722,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $115,000
Other License: $104,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,762,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $36,000
Craven County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,113,000
- Charges - Other: $4,808,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,272,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,681,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,643,000
Air Transportation: $2,366,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,310,000
Hospital Public: $1,121,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $175,000
Parks and Recreation: $59,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $38,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $3,927,000
Water Utilities: $1,558,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $930,000
Other Higher Education: $604,000
Police Protection: $490,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $122,482,000
Other Higher Education: $26,534,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,718,000
Health - Other: $12,103,000
Police Protection: $7,807,000
Liquor Stores: $7,119,000
Libraries: $4,858,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,882,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,233,000
Central Staff Services: $3,147,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,091,000
Financial Administration: $3,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,340,000
Water Utilities: $2,331,000
General Public Buildings: $1,906,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,592,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,487,000
General - Other: $1,476,000
Air Transportation: $1,465,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $95,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,302,000
Air Transportation: $2,531,000
Public Welfare: $1,683,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,300,000
General Local Government Support: $184,000
Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,273,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $32,000
Other - Libraries: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $693,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,042,000
Other: $3,028,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,976,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
Interest Earnings: $1,046,000
Fines and Forfeits: $745,000
Donations From Private Sources: $292,000
Rents: $205,000
Sale of Property: $136,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $985,000
Other Higher Education: $929,000
Public Welfare - Other: $595,000
Police Protection: $444,000
General Public Building: $365,000
Central Staff Services: $270,000
Health - Other: $246,000
Parks and Recreation: $244,000
Water Utilities: $176,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
Air Transportation: $26,000
Libraries: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,302,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $8,290,000
Water Utilities: $4,051,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $110,703,000
Public Welfare: $13,998,000
General Local Government Support: $2,292,000
Other: $2,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,101,000
- Tax - Property: $52,879,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,898,000
Other: $1,738,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,075,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $936,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $722,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $115,000
Other License: $104,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,762,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $36,000
Craven County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,113,000
- Charges - Other: $4,808,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,272,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,681,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,643,000
Air Transportation: $2,366,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,310,000
Hospital Public: $1,121,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $175,000
Parks and Recreation: $59,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $38,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $3,927,000
Water Utilities: $1,558,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $930,000
Other Higher Education: $604,000
Police Protection: $490,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $122,482,000
Other Higher Education: $26,534,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,718,000
Health - Other: $12,103,000
Police Protection: $7,807,000
Liquor Stores: $7,119,000
Libraries: $4,858,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,326,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,882,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,233,000
Central Staff Services: $3,147,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,091,000
Financial Administration: $3,066,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,340,000
Water Utilities: $2,331,000
General Public Buildings: $1,906,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,592,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,487,000
General - Other: $1,476,000
Air Transportation: $1,465,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $530,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $95,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,302,000
Air Transportation: $2,531,000
Public Welfare: $1,683,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,300,000
General Local Government Support: $184,000
Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,319,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,273,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $551,000
Other - Health - Other: $32,000
Other - Libraries: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $693,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,042,000
Other: $3,028,000
Housing and Community Development: $43,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,976,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,146,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
Interest Earnings: $1,046,000
Fines and Forfeits: $745,000
Donations From Private Sources: $292,000
Rents: $205,000
Sale of Property: $136,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $985,000
Other Higher Education: $929,000
Public Welfare - Other: $595,000
Police Protection: $444,000
General Public Building: $365,000
Central Staff Services: $270,000
Health - Other: $246,000
Parks and Recreation: $244,000
Water Utilities: $176,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
Air Transportation: $26,000
Libraries: $21,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,302,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $8,290,000
Water Utilities: $4,051,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $110,703,000
Public Welfare: $13,998,000
General Local Government Support: $2,292,000
Other: $2,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,487,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,101,000
- Tax - Property: $52,879,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,898,000
Other: $1,738,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,075,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $936,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $722,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $115,000
Other License: $104,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,762,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $36,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,342
- Number of aged recipients: 285
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,057
- Number of recipients under 18: 408
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,372
- Number of recipients older than 64: 562
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 975
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 945
Most common first names in Craven County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 649 | 70.9 years |
William | 631 | 71.9 years |
Mary | 554 | 78.2 years |
John | 515 | 73.3 years |
Robert | 381 | 70.9 years |
George | 298 | 72.7 years |
Charles | 242 | 71.0 years |
Annie | 187 | 78.3 years |
Margaret | 186 | 79.0 years |
Joseph | 176 | 71.6 years |
Most common last names in Craven County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Jones | 394 | 73.3 years |
Smith | 370 | 73.8 years |
White | 216 | 74.2 years |
Moore | 211 | 73.1 years |
Williams | 206 | 75.0 years |
Brown | 175 | 72.8 years |
Johnson | 167 | 72.6 years |
Taylor | 162 | 74.3 years |
Gaskins | 146 | 74.2 years |
Davis | 143 | 72.3 years |
Businesses in Craven County, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | McDonald's | 7 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Arby's | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Outback | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Best Western | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Curves | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 7 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 10 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Ford | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Starbucks | 2 | |
GameStop | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Subway | 9 | |
H&R Block | 3 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Hardee's | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hilton | 3 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | Target | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | The Athlete's Foot | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Jones New York | 3 | U-Haul | 8 | |
KFC | 3 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
Kincaid | 1 | UPS | 14 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 | Waffle House | 3 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Lowe's | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
Marriott | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
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- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"