Dare County, North Carolina (NC)

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County population in July 2007: 33,776 (69% urban, 31% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,454
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,236

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 384 sq. mi.
Water area: 1177.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 88 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Dare County: 89.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Retail trade (14.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.2%), Construction (13.7%), Educational,health and social services (12.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Dare County, North Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Dare County, North Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
Black (2.7%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Other race (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	40.4 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 15,098	(50.4%)
Females: 14,869	(49.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,425
County population in 2003: 33,048
Jobs in 2003: 20,429

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Dare County,NC real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 22,687
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Dare County:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,348 ($42,411 in 1999)

This county:	$48,348
North Carolina:	$44,670

2007 median house/condo value: $195,584 ($137,200 in 2000)

Dare County:	$195,584
North Carolina:	$145,700

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $651 (lower quartile is $519, upper quartile is $756)

This county:	$651
State:	$532

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,451
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $332

Institutionalized population: 163

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 38
Burglaries: 146
Thefts: 408
Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 34
Burglaries: 161
Thefts: 421
Auto thefts: 19

Dare County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dare County North Carolina:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $916 (0.7%)

Dare County household income distribution in 2007

Dare County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dare County is $568 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $921 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Southern Shores, Wanchese, Manteo.

Neighboring counties: Hyde County , Currituck County , Hyde County , Tyrrell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Dare County: Fort Hatteras (A), Skyco (B), Old Ferry Dock (C), Brigand Bay (D), Oregon Inlet Lifeboat Station (E), Oregon Inlet Marina Convenience Store (F), Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (G), Bodie Island Lighthouse (H), Bodie Island Clubhouse (I), Hatteras Inlet Light (J), Fish Wildlife Service Headquarters (K), Duck Fire Department (L), North Carolina Marine Resources Center (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dare County include: Mount Mitchell Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Colington Church (D), Rock Church (E), Roanoke Island Church (F), Little Grove Church (G), East Lake Church (H), Full Gospel Tabernacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shiloh Church Cemetery (1), Hilltop Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Davis Pond (A), Back Lake (B), South Lake (C), Duck Ponds (D), Isaac Ponds (E), Whipping Creek Lake (F), East Lake (G), Colony Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Drain (A), Goose Creek (B), Pains Creek (C), Pauls Ditch (D), Pea Island Creek (E), Duck Pond Creek (F), Doughs Creek (G), Deep Creek (H), Clark Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Dare County include: National Park Service Headquarters (1), Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (2), Cape Hatteras Group Headquarters (3), Oregon Inlet Fishing Center (4), Cape Hatteras National Seashore (5), Whalebone Junction Information Station (6), Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (7), Lindsay Warren Visitor Center (8), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Bald Beach (A), Coquina Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 682
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 751 (43% naturalized citizens)

Dare County:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 280 1990 to 1994: 80 1985 to 1989: 45 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 25 1970 to 1974: 55 1970 to 1974: 31 1965 to 1969: 217

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.0%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 21,385
One, attached: 692
Two: 389
3 or 4: 374
5 to 9: 624
10 to 19: 692
20 or more: 302
Mobile homes: 2,164
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Dare County with a mortgage: 5,876 (468 second mortgage, 1,015 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,057

Here:	74.1% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Dare County
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $114470
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $437.33
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $117544
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $100232
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 75.00%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
All wheat for grain: 471 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1506 harvested acres

Dare County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 4.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1990, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
Health care (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Top executives (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (20%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Germany (8%)
Peru (7%)
El Salvador (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Cuba (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dare County:

English (23%)
United States or American (17%)
German (12%)
Irish (11%)
Italian (5%)
Scottish (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Dare County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,849 (77%)
Carpooled: 2,184 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 95 (1%)
Walked: 344 (2%)
Other means: 180 (1%)
Worked at home: 728 (5%)

People in group quarters in Dare County, North Carolina

119 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in military barracks, etc.
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $57,790.

9.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.83%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.23% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Dare County: 0.23%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

3.10% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($12,661 average AGI)
6.49% relocated from other states ($35,622 average AGI)
Dare County: 6.49%
North Carolina average: 4.34%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Currituck County, NC	0.79% ($35,324 average AGI)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.32% ($51,048)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.25% ($133,091)
from Wake County, NC	0.22% ($70,571)
from Pasquotank County, NC	0.21% ($36,222)
from Chesterfield County, VA	0.19% ($63,160)
from Chesapeake city, VA	0.18% ($45,042)

9.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.41%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($15,891 average AGI)
5.23% relocated to other states ($28,779 average AGI)
Dare County: 5.23%
North Carolina average: 3.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Currituck County, NC	1.09% ($38,291 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	0.29% ($43,216)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.26% ($34,735)
to Virginia Beach city, VA	0.26% ($67,970)
to Pasquotank County, NC	0.24% ($26,065)
to Carteret County, NC	0.22% ($33,103)
to Tyrrell County, NC	0.20% ($30,231)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Dare County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Dare County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Dare County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,780 (4,227 aged, 553 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.98
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5039.080
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 56.69
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 65493.17

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1533.790
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 817.040
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11.8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41.45
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 256.610

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 29.5

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,735

In family households: 24,339 (6,686 male householders, 1,818 female householders)
7,256 spouses, 7,334 children (6,645 natural, 193 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 232 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 164 parents, 194 other relatives, 530 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,396 (2,225 male householders (1,621 living alone)), 1,956 female householders (1,568 living alone)), 1,215 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 232 (169 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,335 2-persons, 1,970 3-persons, 1,439 4-persons, 582 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,189 1-person, 840 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

95.9% of residents of Dare County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $219,611,000 ($6552 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,338,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $98,559,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,979,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $46,483,000
Federal grants: $13,279,000
Federal procurement contracts: $20,046,000 ($13,837,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,265,000 ($1,176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $26,500,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,337,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,832,954,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,040

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,340

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +211

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,073

Here:	+91 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Dare County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.03 millions of gallons per day (96% from ground, 4% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,254
1995 to 1998: 3,905
1990 to 1994: 3,999
1980 to 1989: 9,390
1970 to 1979: 4,413
1960 to 1969: 1,859
1950 to 1959: 808
1940 to 1949: 350
1939 or earlier: 693

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dare County, North Carolina:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 404 4 rooms: 1,216 5 rooms: 2,372 6 rooms: 2,280 7 rooms: 1,467 8 rooms: 876 9+ rooms: 786

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dare County, North Carolina:
	1 room: 33 2 rooms: 160 3 rooms: 459 4 rooms: 961 5 rooms: 865 6 rooms: 416 7 rooms: 210 8 rooms: 107 9+ rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dare County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 146 2 bedrooms: 1,791 3 bedrooms: 5,251 4 bedrooms: 1,905 5+ bedrooms: 359

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dare County:
	no bedroom: 44 1 bedroom: 355 2 bedrooms: 1,318 3 bedrooms: 1,226 4 bedrooms: 251 5+ bedrooms: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Dare County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 218 1 vehicle: 2,677 2 vehicles: 4,763 3 vehicles: 1,449 4 vehicles: 264 5+ vehicles: 83

Cars and other vehicles available in Dare County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 1,615 2 vehicles: 1,103 3 vehicles: 237 4 vehicles: 62 5+ vehicles: 17

51% of Dare County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in North Carolina.

Dare County:	50.5%
State average:	54.4%

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

This state: 10386
Northeast: 5316
Midwest: 2302
South: 10189
West: 775

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $146,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (80%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (79%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 177

Here:	5.7%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106

Here:	6.7%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75

Here:	13.5%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Dare County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,275,000
Charges - Sewerage: $6,667,000
All Other: $4,514,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,859,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $855,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $275,000

Parks & Recreation: $233,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $27,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,193,000
Water Utilities: $1,763,000

Solid Waste Management: $937,000

General: $468,000

Parks & Recreation: $159,000

Judicial & Legal: $79,000

Welfare - Other: $36,000

Health - Other: $36,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $38,632,000
General - Other: $14,808,000

Health Services - Other: $10,145,000

Liquor Stores: $6,379,000

Police Protection: $5,272,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,079,000

Sewerage: $3,782,000

Corrections - Other: $3,410,000

Welfare - Other: $2,646,000

Water Utilities: $2,477,000

Financial Administration: $2,328,000

Central Staff Services: $1,827,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,816,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,593,000

General Public Buildings: $1,242,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $663,000

Libraries: $620,000

Natural Resources - Other: $446,000

Fire Protection: $140,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,600,000
All Other: $182,000

Education: $77,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,999,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $5,619,000
Health: $126,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $1,057,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $19,180,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $51,966,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $27,024,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,235,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $48,513,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $24,672,000
Water Utilities: $18,325,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,688,000
Other, NEC: $2,352,000

Water Utilities: $855,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $888,000
Interest Earnings: $769,000

Rents: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $722,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $719,000

Health - Other: $574,000

Solid Waste Management: $465,000

Water Utilities: $381,000

Police Protection: $337,000

Corrections - Other: $150,000

Welfare - Other: $82,000

Central Staff: $31,000

Parks & Recreation: $24,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

General Public Building: $6,000

Judicial: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $69,881,000
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $7,964,000
Water Utilities: $2,857,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $23,741,000
Public Welfare: $3,080,000

General Support: $2,272,000

All Other: $978,000

Health & Hospitals: $349,000
Tax - Property: $43,956,000
Total General Sales: $15,255,000

Other Selective Sales: $4,941,000

NEC: $2,595,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,170,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $48,413,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,151,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients