Duplin County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,781
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 13,681
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,949 (it was 4,586 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 818 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 74 people per square mile (average).
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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 49%
- Government: 1%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 50%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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Races in Duplin County, North Carolina:
- White Non-Hispanic Alone (51.5%)
- Black Non-Hispanic Alone (24.7%)
- Hispanic or Latino (21.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
| Median resident age: |  39.6 years |
| North Carolina median age: |  38.7 years |
| Males: 29,560 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 30,785 |  (51.0%) |
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| Duplin County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
| This county: | $37,070 |
| North Carolina: | $50,584 |
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $441 (lower quartile is $322, upper quartile is $556)
| This county: | $441 |
| State: | $670 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $92,860 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| Duplin: | $92,860 |
| North Carolina: | $165,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,028
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $372
Institutionalized population: 592
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 8
- Assaults: 95
- Burglaries: 446
- Thefts: 271
- Auto thefts: 77
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 12
- Assaults: 94
- Burglaries: 474
- Thefts: 388
- Auto thefts: 66
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2000: 97 buildings, average cost: $110,300
- 2001: 92 buildings, average cost: $131,700
- 2002: 126 buildings, average cost: $134,400
- 2003: 114 buildings, average cost: $159,800
- 2004: 143 buildings, average cost: $157,000
- 2007: 118 buildings, average cost: $204,400
- 2008: 86 buildings, average cost: $234,400
- 2009: 52 buildings, average cost: $191,300
- 2010: 77 buildings, average cost: $171,700
- 2011: 43 buildings, average cost: $179,400
- 2012: 51 buildings, average cost: $179,900
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2014: 46 buildings, average cost: $171,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $873 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $632 (0.8%)
| Duplin County: | 25.2% |
| North Carolina: | 15.4% |
Median age of residents in 2016: 39.6 years old
(Males: 38.1 years old, Females: 41.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.4 years old, Black residents: 44.5 years old, American Indian residents: 23.2 years old, Asian residents: 48.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.4 years old, Other race residents: 26.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Duplin County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wallace, Warsaw, Rose Hill, Kenansville, Beulaville, Magnolia, Faison, Greenevers, Potters Hill, Calypso.
2012 air pollution in Duplin County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 11.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.duplincounty.org
Neighboring counties: Valencia County, New Mexico 
, Castro County, Texas , Lee County 
, Meigs County, Tennessee , Richmond County , Gray County, Texas , Swisher County, Texas .
| Here: | 5.5% |
| North Carolina: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 1,402
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 7,113 (11.5% naturalized citizens)
| Duplin County: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.8% |
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15,019
- One, attached: 166
- Two: 310
- 3 or 4: 465
- 5 to 9: 78
- 10 to 19: 122
- 20 to 49: 267
- 50 or more: 35
- Mobile homes: 9,218
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27
Housing units in Duplin County with a mortgage: 7,330 (219 second mortgage, 700 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,291
| Here: | 46.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 63.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Duplin County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 11,282 | 81 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,176 | 37 |
| Black Protestant | 2,564 | 23 |
| Other | 324 | 3 |
| Catholic | 315 | 3 |
| None | 39,844 | - |
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
| Duplin County: | 2.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
| Duplin County: | 6.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 36
| This county: | 6.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Duplin County: | 10.4% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Duplin County: | 31.1% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 22.6% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Duplin County:
Average size of farms: 197 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $601,057
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $420.46
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.18%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $503,222
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.24%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93,025
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.74
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.31%
Corn for grain: 40213 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 17266 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 21012 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 48735 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4,666 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 43 acres
Earthquake activity:
Duplin County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 186.9 miles away from Duplin County center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 184.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 266.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 178.0 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 70.8 miles away from Duplin County center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 207.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
- 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, Emergency Declared EM-3254: September 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3254, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Duplin County (14) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 13, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Manufacturing (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Manufacturing (18%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Personal care and service occupations (4%)
- Mexico (45%)
- Honduras (27%)
- Guatemala (17%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
- Japan (1%)
- Germany (1%)
- American (13%)
- English (7%)
- Irish (5%)
- German (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- European (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16,465 (74.9%)
- Carpooled: 3,796 (17.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 480 (2.2%)
- Walked: 313 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 832 (3.8%)
People in group quarters in Duplin County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 287 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 279 people in state prisons
- 149 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 83 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 79 people in other group homes
- 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 15 people in nursing homes
People in group quarters in Duplin County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 322 people in state prisons
- 269 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 54 people in group homes intended for adults
- 26 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 7 people in residential treatment centers for adults
6.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,629 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.80% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.91% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($21,022 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($9,607 average AGI)
Duplin County: 1.89% North Carolina average: 3.45%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Sampson County, NC | 1.13% ($26,153 average AGI) |
| from Onslow County, NC | 0.80% ($34,374) |
| from Wayne County, NC | 0.62% ($25,972) |
| from Pender County, NC | 0.36% ($29,127) |
| from New Hanover County, NC | 0.35% ($24,066) |
| from Lenoir County, NC | 0.28% ($29,571) |
| from Durham County, NC | 0.22% ($26,342) |
5.71% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,606 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.71% |
| North Carolina average: | 6.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.21% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($20,580 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($7,026 average AGI)
Duplin County: 1.50% North Carolina average: 3.07%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Sampson County, NC | 0.75% ($25,719 average AGI) |
| to Wayne County, NC | 0.64% ($23,927) |
| to Onslow County, NC | 0.39% ($25,318) |
| to Pender County, NC | 0.36% ($27,164) |
| to Lenoir County, NC | 0.35% ($26,305) |
| to New Hanover County, NC | 0.32% ($42,764) |
| to Wake County, NC | 0.30% ($27,942) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,371 (6,321 aged, 2,050 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,392 (17%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Duplin County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2014:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (511)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (457)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (432)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (333)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (306)
- Unspecified dementia (247)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (198)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (173)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (160)
- Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (143)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,136
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 172
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,622
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,654
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,004
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 101.7. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 65.0
- Other - 36.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 107.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 87.5
- Other - 19.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 60,345- In family households: 50,899 (7,962 male householders, 7,268 female householders)
10,615 spouses, 18,119 children (17,176 natural, 113 adopted, 817 stepchildren), 2,341 grandchildren, 872 brothers or sisters, 718 parents, 1,374 other relatives, 1,597 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8,801 (3,350 male householders (2,553 living alone)), 3,555 female householders (3,189 living alone)), 1,900 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 624
Size of family households: 7,289 2-persons, 3,395 3-persons, 2,239 4-persons, 1,259 5-persons, 644 6-persons, 386 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,741 1-person, 841 2-persons, 259 3-persons, 61 5-persons.
7,485 married couples with children.
4,734 single-parent households (1,059 men, 3,675 women).
80.6% of residents of Duplin speak English at home.
18.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $293,317,000 ($5,665 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,706,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $121,972,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,519,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,713,000
Federal grants: $87,004,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,553,000 ($59,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,556,000 ($5,413,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,497,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,183,000
Federal Government insurance: $101,943,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,111| Here: | 79 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,666
| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,414
| Here: | +46 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -864
| Here: |  -17 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
| Here: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.5 |
Note: State values scaled to Duplin County population
- 1 room: 31
- 2 rooms: 0
- 3 rooms: 251
- 4 rooms: 2,209
- 5 rooms: 3,613
- 6 rooms: 3,868
- 7 rooms: 2,548
- 8 rooms: 1,445
- 9+ rooms: 1,458
- 1 room: 158
- 2 rooms: 169
- 3 rooms: 861
- 4 rooms: 2,002
- 5 rooms: 1,861
- 6 rooms: 773
- 7 rooms: 438
- 8 rooms: 161
- 9+ rooms: 205
Note: State values scaled to Duplin County population
- no bedroom: 28
- 1 bedroom: 103
- 2 bedrooms: 2,633
- 3 bedrooms: 9,531
- 4 bedrooms: 2,675
- 5+ bedrooms: 486
- no bedroom: 155
- 1 bedroom: 856
- 2 bedrooms: 2,298
- 3 bedrooms: 3,086
- 4 bedrooms: 257
- 5+ bedrooms: 17
Note: State values scaled to Duplin County population
- no vehicle: 596
- 1 vehicle: 3,333
- 2 vehicles: 5,494
- 3 vehicles: 3,985
- 4 vehicles: 1,429
- 5+ vehicles: 692
- no vehicle: 1,075
- 1 vehicle: 2,876
- 2 vehicles: 1,981
- 3 vehicles: 562
- 4 vehicles: 72
- 5+ vehicles: 39
86% of Duplin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in North Carolina.
| Duplin County: | 85.6% |
| State average: | 84.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 42,910
- Other state: 9,638
- Northeast: 2,608
- Midwest: 1,224
- South: 4,640
- West: 1,169
- Electricity (73.2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22.4%)
- Utility gas (2.1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.4%)
- No fuel used (0.7%)
- Wood (0.7%)
- Electricity (78.8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15.9%)
- Wood (1.7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.3%)
- No fuel used (1.3%)
- Utility gas (1.0%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 232
| Here: | 3.5% |
| North Carolina: | 10.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 303
| Here: | 8.4% |
| North Carolina: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 181
| Here: | 8.4% |
| North Carolina: | 17.5% |
Duplin County government finances - Expenditure in 2002:
- Construction - Water Utilities: $4,261,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,819,000
Air Transportation: $1,375,000
Parks & Recreation: $547,000
Higher Education - Other: $0
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $52,475,000
General - Other: $16,220,000
Other Higher Education: $9,855,000
Welfare - Other: $4,529,000
Police Protection: $3,717,000
Health Services - Other: $3,607,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,782,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,612,000
Financial Administration: $1,054,000
Central Staff Services: $962,000
Fire Protection: $885,000
Sewerage: $869,000
Transit Utilities: $684,000
Natural Resources - Other: $572,000
Libraries: $475,000
Air Transportation: $381,000
Water Utilities: $372,000
Parks & Recreation: $273,000
General Public Buildings: $239,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $148,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $129,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,517,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,589,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $3,803,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $297,000
Police Protection: $200,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Transit Utilities: $118,000
Health - Other: $67,000
General - Other: $57,000
Central Staff: $32,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Air Transportation: $18,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $15,000
Libraries: $5,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Welfare - Other: $3,000
Other Higher Education: $0
- Total Salaries & Wages: $50,245,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,220,000
Duplin County government finances - Revenue in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $329,000
- Charges - All Other: $3,245,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,523,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,840,000
Sewerage: $1,677,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,098,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $141,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,458,000
All Other: $507,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $149,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $930,000
General Revenue, NEC: $364,000
Rents: $24,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $719,000
Transit Utilities: $468,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $53,839,000
Housing & Community Development: $16,520,000
Public Welfare: $6,250,000
All Other: $1,598,000
General Support: $681,000
Health & Hospitals: $476,000
- Tax - Property: $19,443,000
Total General Sales: $5,917,000
NEC: $552,000
Other Selective Sales: $79,000
Duplin County government finances - Debt in 2002:
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,326,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,750,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $12,430,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,804,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $14,999,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,280,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,010,000
Water Utilities: $5,111,000
Other, NEC: $4,709,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,750,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $815,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $420,000
Water Utilities: $216,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $4,198,000
Duplin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,424,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,223,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,508,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,991
- Number of aged recipients: 342
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,649
- Number of recipients under 18: 289
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,071
- Number of recipients older than 64: 631
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 962
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 759
| Most common first names in Duplin County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 424 | 70.3 years |
| Mary | 385 | 78.4 years |
| William | 308 | 71.5 years |
| John | 270 | 74.1 years |
| Robert | 207 | 70.0 years |
| Annie | 202 | 78.2 years |
| Willie | 178 | 71.7 years |
| George | 161 | 70.2 years |
| David | 111 | 67.9 years |
| Henry | 105 | 74.0 years |
| Most common last names in Duplin County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 368 | 73.1 years |
| Smith | 248 | 72.4 years |
| Brown | 213 | 74.4 years |
| Jones | 191 | 72.9 years |
| Miller | 158 | 74.1 years |
| Johnson | 148 | 75.3 years |
| Moore | 145 | 72.2 years |
| Lanier | 131 | 74.5 years |
| Wells | 117 | 75.5 years |
| Boney | 114 | 74.4 years |
| Businesses in Duplin County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Nike | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| CVS | 2 | Sears | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| FedEx | 3 | True Value | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | U.S. Cellular | 7 | |
| Hardee's | 3 | UPS | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| KFC | 3 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |||
Duplin County on our top lists:
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
