Lenoir County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Manufacturing (20.7%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lenoir County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 28,312	(47.5%)
Females: 31,336	(52.5%)

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Lenoir County:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,557
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$343
State:	$532

Lenoir County:	$103,485
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $150,575

Here:	$150,575
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,577

Here:	$103,577
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $69,501

Here:	$69,501
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,527

Here:	$133,527
State:	$163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,077

Here:	$85,077
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $40,704

Here:	$40,704
State:	$45,354

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 86
• Burglaries: 312
• Thefts: 597
• Auto thefts: 46

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 79
• Burglaries: 424
• Thefts: 529
• Auto thefts: 42

This county:	16.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lenoir County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kinston, La Grange, Pink Hill.

2005 air pollution in Lenoir County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Craven County , Duplin County , Greene County , Jones County , Pitt County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lenoir County: Nelson Landing (A), Kinston Drag Strip (B), Falling Creek Station (C), Pearce Landing (D), Caswell Landing (E), Lenoir County Fairgrounds (F), Taylor Crossroads (G), Terrapin Landing (H), Bectons Old Field Landing (I), Mays Store (J), Albrittons Landing (K), West Landing (L), Hardison Crossroads (M), Plank Landing (N), North Lenoir Fire Station (O), Sandy Bottom Fire Station (P), Deep Run Fire Station (Q), Kennedy Memorial Home (R), Southwood Fire Station (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lenoir County include: Webbs Chapel (A), Heath Chapel (B), Airy Grove Church (C), Wayne Chapel (D), New Birth Church (E), Herring Grove Church (F), Hickory Grove Church (G), Armenia Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Temple Israel Cemetery (1), Palmer Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Southwest Cemetery (4), Southview Cemetery (5), Pinelawn Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ketchum Pond (A), Davis Millpond (B), Davis Pond (C), Kellys Pond (D), Hardy Millpond (E), Nobels Millpond (F), Walters Millpond (G), Tull Millpond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Swamp Creek (A), Groundnut Creek (B), Gray Branch (C), Panther Creek (D), Pat Branch (E), Frank Nunn Branch (F), Peter Creek (G), Falling Creek (H), Lucy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Pine Bush Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.5%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 2,379
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,640 (30% naturalized citizens)

Lenoir County:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,158
• One, attached: 841
• Two: 1,104
• 3 or 4: 757
• 5 to 9: 1,000
• 10 to 19: 186
• 20 or more: 581
• Mobile homes: 6,496
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Housing units in Lenoir County with a mortgage: 6,802 (919 second mortgage, 1,222 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,980

Here:	63.1% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Lenoir County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 fatalities and 283 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lenoir 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 51.3 miles away from Lenoir County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,174 (80%) Carpooled: 3,709 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Taxi: 126 (1%) Motorcycle: 26 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 400 (2%) Other means: 197 (1%) Worked at home: 496 (2%)

4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,750 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)

Lenoir County:	0.06%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

3.18% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($17,614 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($8,739 average AGI)

Lenoir County:	1.47%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Pitt County, NC	0.60% ($24,315 average AGI)
from Wayne County, NC	0.57% ($25,387)
from Greene County, NC	0.35% ($23,356)
from Craven County, NC	0.23% ($29,064)
from Duplin County, NC	0.22% ($21,739)
from Jones County, NC	0.20% ($29,488)
from Onslow County, NC	0.14% ($31,897)

5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.17% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,917 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($7,801 average AGI)

Lenoir County:	1.44%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Pitt County, NC	0.77% ($35,286 average AGI)
to Wayne County, NC	0.63% ($26,594)
to Wake County, NC	0.37% ($27,359)
to Greene County, NC	0.31% ($30,246)
to Duplin County, NC	0.25% ($18,868)
to Craven County, NC	0.21% ($32,814)
to Jones County, NC	0.18% ($28,237)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,749 (9,094 aged, 2,655 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 49,217 (11,061 male householders, 5,222 female householders)

  11,293 spouses, 17,235 children (15,955 natural, 492 adopted, 788 stepchildren), 1,517 grandchildren, 532 brothers or sisters, 523 parents, 818 other relatives, 1,016 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,660 (3,265 male householders (2,689 living alone)), 4,326 female householders (4,073 living alone)), 1,069 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,771 (1,393 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,143 2-persons, 4,236 3-persons, 3,053 4-persons, 1,193 5-persons, 463 6-persons, 195 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,762 1-person, 669 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

94.7% of residents of Lenoir County speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $454,007,000 ($7771 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,965,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $176,821,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $104,999,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,993,000
Federal grants: $127,420,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,157,000 ($4,131,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $24,616,000 ($5,577,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $33,416,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,073,000
Federal Government insurance: $129,675,000

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

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.55 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

60% of Lenoir County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in North Carolina.

Lenoir County:	59.7%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 49121
• Northeast: 2629
• Midwest: 1369
• South: 4134
• West: 461

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,100

Here:	5.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	9.6%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	10.9%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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