Greene County, North Carolina (NC)

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County population in July 2007: 20,405 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,999
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,697

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Land area: 265 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 77 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Greene County: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.3%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Greene County, North Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (50.1%)
Black (41.2%)
Hispanic (8.0%)
Other race (5.7%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	35.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 9,748	(51.4%)
Females: 9,226	(48.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,958
County population in 2003: 19,946
Jobs in 2003: 4,767

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Total labor force in 2004: 9,013
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:

Greene County:	2.6 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,564 ($32,074 in 1999)

This county:	$36,564
North Carolina:	$44,670

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $317 (lower quartile is $238, upper quartile is $411)

This county:	$317
State:	$532

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,014 (it was $63,700 in 2000)

Greene County:	$100,014
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,612 - $143,818

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $139,431
Here: $139,431
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,789
Here: $109,789
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $47,126
Here: $47,126
State: $153,934

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $65,800
Here: $65,800
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $43,264
Here: $43,264
State: $45,354

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,160
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $267

Institutionalized population: 1,183

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 12
Assaults: 35
Burglaries: 163
Thefts: 221
Auto thefts: 26

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

Murders: 4
Rapes: 8
Robberies: 11
Assaults: 50
Burglaries: 144
Thefts: 378
Auto thefts: 45

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greene County North Carolina:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $588 (0.9%)

Greene County household income distribution in 2007

Greene County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	20.2%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $711 a month.

Cities in this county include: Snow Hill, Hookerton, Walstonburg.

Neighboring counties: Lenoir County , Pitt County , Wayne County , Wilson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Greene County: Edwards Bridge (A), Jason Corner (B), Peanut Crossroads (C), Hams Store (D), Suggs Siding (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Greene County include: Invitation Church (A), Advent Church (B), Waterside Church (C), Lebanon Church (D), Washington Branch Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Lovicks Chapel (G), Holy Temple Church (H), Union Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Artis Cemetery (1), Rainbow Cemetery (2), Snow Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Pulley Pond (A), Grays Millpond (B), Turnage Millpond (C), Bear Creek W/S Lake Number Fifteen (D), Bear Creek W/S Lake Number Twelve (E), Beargarden Pocosin (F), Rices Pocosin (G), Half Moon Pocosin (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lighter Knot Swamp (A), Lewis Branch (B), Panther Swamp Creek (C), Fort Run (D), Polecat Branch (E), Poorhouse Run (F), Drew Brook (G), Rainbow Creek (H), Reedy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bullhead Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	11.1%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 628
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 937 (11% naturalized citizens)

Greene County:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 584 1990 to 1994: 122 1985 to 1989: 113 1980 to 1984: 23 1975 to 1979: 57 1970 to 1974: 24 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 12

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.9%

Greene County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,262
One, attached: 61
Two: 44
3 or 4: 115
5 to 9: 90
10 to 19: 24
20 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 2,720
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 1,738 (229 second mortgage, 302 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,107

Here:	61.1% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 5,640
Total congregations: 31

Adherents

Name	Original Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other
Adherents	2,731 (48.4%)	1,540 (27.3%)	538 (9.5%)	384 (6.8%)	447 (7.9%)
Congregations	11 (35.5%)	9 (29.0%)	2 (6.5%)	3 (9.7%)	6 (19.4%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Greene County - Snow Hill, Hookerton, Walstonburg

Agriculture in Greene County
Average size of farms: 361 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $586396
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $421.22
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $497543
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $130482
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.12
Corn for grain: 12484 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3439 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 20302 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 24896 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1138 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21 acres

Greene County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/16/1996, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $1 million in damages.

Greene County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 60.0 miles away from Greene County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Apparel (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (93%)
Honduras (3%)
Germany (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
Canada (1%)
Japan (1%)
Colombia (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Greene County (%):

United States or American (17%)
English (7%)
Irish (4%)
Italian (2%)
German (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
African (1%)

Greene County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,939 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,393 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 55 (1%)
Other means: 71 (1%)
Worked at home: 99 (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Greene County, North Carolina

1025 people in state prisons
142 people in nursing homes
18 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,070.

6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.76% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($23,908 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($4,020 average AGI)
Greene County: 1.11%
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 Pitt County, NC	1.93% ($27,133 average AGI)
from Lenoir County, NC	1.11% ($30,246)
from Wayne County, NC	0.84% ($24,571)
from Wilson County, NC	0.63% ($23,514)
from Wake County, NC	0.17% ($37,500)

7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,772 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.29% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,205 average AGI)
0.95% relocated to other states ($3,567 average AGI)
Greene County: 0.95%
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 Pitt County, NC	2.08% ($21,975 average AGI)
to Lenoir County, NC	1.24% ($23,356)
to Wayne County, NC	0.83% ($24,878)
to Wilson County, NC	0.56% ($30,455)
to Wake County, NC	0.24% ($25,357)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Greene County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Greene County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Greene County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,336 (1,830 aged, 506 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1333.270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 858.880
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.99

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 21.85
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 24.97

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.99

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,742

In family households: 15,887 (3,544 male householders, 1,481 female householders)
3,498 spouses, 5,485 children (5,001 natural, 99 adopted, 385 stepchildren), 777 grandchildren, 225 brothers or sisters, 84 parents, 349 other relatives, 444 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,855 (652 male householders (532 living alone)), 1,004 female householders (967 living alone)), 199 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,232 (1,196 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,032 2-persons, 1,343 3-persons, 971 4-persons, 380 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 117 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,499 1-person, 126 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

91.5% of residents of Greene County speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $92,237,000 ($4562 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,399,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,223,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,206,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,623,000
Federal grants: $27,796,000
Federal procurement contracts: $711,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,676,000 ($566,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,485,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,287,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,697,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,308

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 975

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +500

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +263

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Greene County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.05 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 339
1995 to 1998: 1,028
1990 to 1994: 704
1980 to 1989: 1,349
1970 to 1979: 1,418
1960 to 1969: 880
1950 to 1959: 572
1940 to 1949: 326
1939 or earlier: 752

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 62 3 rooms: 279 4 rooms: 572 5 rooms: 1,499 6 rooms: 1,191 7 rooms: 735 8 rooms: 417 9+ rooms: 244

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, North Carolina:
	1 room: 21 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 227 4 rooms: 495 5 rooms: 567 6 rooms: 224 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 38 9+ rooms: 32

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greene County:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 109 2 bedrooms: 1,163 3 bedrooms: 3,164 4 bedrooms: 434 5+ bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 167 2 bedrooms: 767 3 bedrooms: 602 4 bedrooms: 112 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 288 1 vehicle: 1,410 2 vehicles: 1,834 3 vehicles: 1,071 4 vehicles: 302 5+ vehicles: 94

Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 373 1 vehicle: 743 2 vehicles: 390 3 vehicles: 148 4 vehicles: 35 5+ vehicles: 8

63% of Greene County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in North Carolina.

Greene County:	62.7%
State average:	54.4%

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

This state: 15483
Northeast: 806
Midwest: 264
South: 1312
West: 90

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (48.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34.5%) Utility gas (6.9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.7%) Wood (2.2%) No fuel used (0.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (41.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14.9%) Wood (5.4%) Utility gas (1.9%) No fuel used (0.7%) Other fuel (0.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 81

Here:	3.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 113

Here:	8.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73

Here:	13.0%
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.)

Greene County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $1,263,000
Sewerage: $755,000

Solid Waste Management: $526,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $413,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000
Construction - General: $716,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $675,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $23,923,000
Health Services - Other: $1,597,000

Welfare - Other: $1,398,000

Police Protection: $1,228,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,016,000

General - Other: $899,000

Financial Administration: $853,000

Central Staff Services: $813,000

Solid Waste Management: $564,000

Fire Protection: $488,000

Sewerage: $419,000

Liquor Stores: $397,000

Corrections - Other: $329,000

General Public Buildings: $308,000

Transit Utilities: $257,000

Natural Resources - Other: $220,000

Water Utilities: $180,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $135,000

Parks & Recreation: $131,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $80,000
Education: $42,000
General - Interest on Debt: $462,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $156,000
Libraries: $120,000

Health: $63,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $1,343,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $197,000
Health & Hospitals: $17,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $3,850,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,726,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,341,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,090,000
Water Utilities: $564,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,461,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,850,000
Other, NEC: $3,228,000

Water Utilities: $564,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $265,000
Other, NEC: $204,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $368,000
Interest Earnings: $350,000

Rents: $66,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $785,000
Water Utilities: $311,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $194,000

Police Protection: $101,000

Solid Waste Management: $95,000

Transit Utilities: $85,000

Health - Other: $40,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $16,000

Financial Administration: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,228,000
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $400,000
Water Utilities: $324,000

Transit Utilities: $259,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,850,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $21,668,000
Public Welfare: $1,956,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,128,000

All Other: $767,000

Health & Hospitals: $434,000

General Support: $153,000
Tax - Property: $6,832,000
Total General Sales: $2,757,000

NEC: $415,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $21,559,000

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Greene County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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