Perquimans County, North Carolina (NC)

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County population in 2005: 12,080 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,651
Renter-occupied apartments: 994

% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

Land area: 247 sq. mi.
Water area: 81.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 49 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.5%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (11.8%), Manufacturing (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 62%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Perquimans County, North Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Perquimans County, North Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (70.5%)
Black (28.0%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	42.2 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 5,426	(47.7%)
Females: 5,942	(52.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,916
County population in 2003: 11,653
Jobs in 2003: 2,227

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,112
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Perquimans County:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,703 ($29,538 in 2000)

This county	$30,703
North Carolina:	$40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,285

Perquimans County	$110,285
North Carolina:	$127,600

Median monthly rent in 2000: $419
Institutionalized population: 108
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Perquimans County in 2000: $810

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 99
Thefts: 65
Auto thefts: 19

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 100
Thefts: 68
Auto thefts: 22

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Perquimans County, NC map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Perquimans County North Carolina:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $654 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Perquimans County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $770 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hertford, Winfall.

Neighboring counties: Chowan County , Gates County , Pasquotank County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Perquimans County: Hertford Beach (A), Redbank Landing (B), New Hope (C), Newby Landing (D), Philips Landing (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Perquimans County include: New Haven Church (A), New Bethel Church (B), Anderson Church (C), Holiness Church (D), Leighs Temple (E), Bagley Swamp Church (F), Up River Church (G), Mount Sinai Church (H), Bay Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Up River Cemetery (1), Philips Cemetery (2), Wilson Cemetery (3), Riddicks Grove Cemetery (4), Harvey Cemetery (5), Nixon Cemetery (6), Godfrey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Goodings Millpond (A), Bear Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Great Run Swamp (A), Goodwin Creek (B), Raccoon Creek (C), Deep Creek (D), Canaan Cove Creek (E), Sutton Creek (F), Bethel Creek (G), Toms Creek (H), Bagley Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 343
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: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 80 (76% naturalized citizens)

Perquimans County:	0.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 11
1990 to 1994: 1
1985 to 1989: 8
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 6
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 37

Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.8%

Perquimans County marital status for males

Perquimans County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,700
One, attached: 84
Two: 52
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 10
20 or more: 42
Mobile homes: 1,741
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 289

Housing units in Perquimans County with a mortgage: 1,333 (92 second mortgage, 219 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,087

Agriculture in Perquimans County
Average size of farms: 489 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $199192
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $274.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $183236
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $143434
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.94
Corn for grain: 16642 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 11768 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 26784 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 36364 harvested acres
Vegetables: 494 harvested acres

Perquimans County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Germany (38%)
Netherlands (21%)
Other Eastern Europe (13%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Barbados (10%)
Austria (4%)
Other South Central Asia (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Perquimans County:

United States or American (28%)
English (16%)
German (5%)
Irish (5%)
Italian (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Perquimans County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,378 (76%)
Carpooled: 691 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 100 (2%)
Other means: 39 (1%)
Worked at home: 194 (4%)

People in group quarters in Perquimans County, North Carolina

108 people in nursing homes
6 people in other group homes
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,387.

9.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,717 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.97%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.22% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($17,146 average AGI)
4.75% relocated from other states ($37,571 average AGI)
Perquimans County: 4.75%
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 Pasquotank County, NC	2.70% ($34,530 average AGI)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.78% ($54,030)
from Chowan County, NC	0.63% ($24,222)
from Camden County, NC	0.35% ($25,667)
from Chesapeake city, VA	0.35% ($45,467)
from Dare County, NC	0.26% ($34,364)
from Norfolk city, VA	0.24% ($61,800)

7.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.91%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.95% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($18,277 average AGI)
2.96% relocated to other states ($12,766 average AGI)
Perquimans County: 2.96%
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 Pasquotank County, NC	2.14% ($29,618 average AGI)
to Chowan County, NC	0.84% ($25,829)
to Camden County, NC	0.29% ($52,250)
to Wake County, NC	0.26% ($19,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Births per 1000 population in Perquimans County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Perquimans County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 18.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Perquimans County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,603 (2,198 aged, 405 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,247

In family households: 9,756 (2,517 male householders, 877 female householders)
2,635 spouses, 2,962 children (2,806 natural, 36 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 123 other relatives, 220 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,491 (470 male householders (390 living alone)), 798 female householders (734 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 121 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,715 2-persons, 767 3-persons, 586 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,124 1-person, 117 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.7% of residents of Perquimans County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $88,183,000 ($7497 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,153,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,101,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,823,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,929,000
Federal grants: $18,653,000
Federal procurement contracts: $845,000 ($414,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,832,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,614,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,785,000
Federal Government insurance: $102,960,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 673

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 754

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +11

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +810

Here:	+67 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Perquimans County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 207
1995 to 1998: 682
1990 to 1994: 525
1980 to 1989: 1,394
1970 to 1979: 1,123
1960 to 1969: 673
1950 to 1959: 333
1940 to 1949: 287
1939 or earlier: 819

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Perquimans County, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 83
4 rooms: 453
5 rooms: 983
6 rooms: 914
7 rooms: 726
8 rooms: 254
9 or more rooms: 238

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perquimans County, North Carolina:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 100
4 rooms: 209
5 rooms: 334
6 rooms: 145
7 rooms: 116
8 rooms: 47
9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Perquimans County:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 79
2 bedrooms: 752
3 bedrooms: 2,245
4 bedrooms: 466
5 or more bedrooms: 100

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Perquimans County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 111
2 bedrooms: 356
3 bedrooms: 423
4 bedrooms: 58
5 or more bedrooms: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Perquimans County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 134
1 vehicle: 1,008
2 vehicles: 1,722
3 vehicles: 630
4 vehicles: 130
5 or more vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Perquimans County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 299
1 vehicle: 421
2 vehicles: 224
3 vehicles: 43
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 0

62% of Perquimans County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in North Carolina.

Perquimans County:	61.6%
State average:	54.4%

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

This state: 7468
Northeast: 1074
Midwest: 454
South: 2054
West: 167

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
Wood (4%)
Utility gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
Electricity (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Utility gas (8%)
Wood (6%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 86

Here:	6.4%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	6.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	8.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Perquimans County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $652,000
Charges - Sewerage: $860,000
Solid Waste Management: $412,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $339,000

All Other: $226,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Construction - Central Staff Services: $482,000
Water Utilities: $417,000

Health - Other: $106,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $40,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $14,520,000
Welfare - Other: $811,000

General - Other: $725,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $613,000

Police Protection: $518,000

General Public Buildings: $397,000

Central Staff Services: $381,000

Sewerage: $367,000

Solid Waste Management: $346,000

Health Services - Other: $260,000

Financial Administration: $247,000

Fire Protection: $218,000

Water Utilities: $157,000

Natural Resources - Other: $147,000

Parks & Recreation: $131,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $128,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000

Regular Highways: $12,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $30,000
Education: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $358,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $296,000
Libraries: $109,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $803,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $673,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $2,139,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,334,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $750,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $602,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $581,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,890,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,303,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $255,000
Other, NEC: $194,000

Water Utilities: $71,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $141,000
Interest Earnings: $105,000

Rents: $76,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $154,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $151,000

General - Other: $88,000

Health - Other: $76,000

Water Utilities: $37,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Central Staff: $6,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

Natural Resource - Other: $5,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,778,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $368,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $12,550,000
Public Welfare: $925,000

All Other: $426,000

Housing & Community Development: $250,000

General Support: $128,000
Tax - Property: $4,807,000
Total General Sales: $1,256,000

NEC: $167,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,970,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $40,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 419
2000: 402
2001: 382
2002: 396
2003: 377
2004: 378
2005: 356
2006: 346

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 86
2000: 69
2001: 65
2002: 61
2003: 54
2004: 52
2005: 46
2006: 45

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

1999: 333
2000: 333
2001: 317
2002: 335
2003: 323
2004: 326
2005: 310
2006: 301

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

1999: 73
2000: 66
2001: 59
2002: 63
2003: 70
2004: 70
2005: 63
2006: 43

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

1999: 209
2000: 216
2001: 209
2002: 228
2003: 207
2004: 213
2005: 206
2006: 216

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

1999: 137
2000: 120
2001: 114
2002: 105
2003: 100
2004: 95
2005: 87
2006: 87

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

1999: 209
2000: 199
2001: 181
2002: 180
2003: 171
2004: 170
2005: 158
2006: 152

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

1999: 134
2000: 131
2001: 131
2002: 145
2003: 136
2004: 144
2005: 146
2006: 137

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