Sampson County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 32,70550.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 16,25725.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 13,22420.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4612.2%Two or more races
  • 1,0191.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3760.6%Asian alone
  • 140.02%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 68
• Burglaries: 770
• Thefts: 567
• Auto thefts: 104

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,095 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $747 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sampson County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $699 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clinton, Plain View, Roseboro, Garland, Newton Grove, Keener, Ingold, Salemburg, Spiveys Corner, Bonnetsville.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County , Hamilton County, Tennessee , Lonoke County, Arkansas , Pushmataha County, Oklahoma , Tate County, Mississippi , Stephens County, Oklahoma , Sequatchie County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 2,078
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,803 (20.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,5412010 or later
• 2,0182000 to 2009
• 1,9251990 to 1999
• 7831980 to 1989
• 2281970 to 1979
• 126Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,516
• One, attached: 96
• Two: 363
• 3 or 4: 464
• 5 to 9: 249
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 to 49: 207
• 50 or more: 55
• Mobile homes: 9,911

Housing units in Sampson County with a mortgage: 7,910 (129 second mortgage, 558 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,669

Religion statistics for Sampson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sampson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.96% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,346 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.77% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($23,707 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($7,639 average AGI)

Sampson County:	1.19%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Cumberland County, NC	0.76% ($33,429 average AGI)
from Harnett County, NC	0.55% ($28,353)
from Duplin County, NC	0.53% ($25,522)
from Johnston County, NC	0.35% ($36,600)
from Wake County, NC	0.25% ($30,340)
from Wayne County, NC	0.24% ($32,288)
from New Hanover County, NC	0.14% ($25,867)

5.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,945 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.34% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($24,057 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($8,888 average AGI)

Sampson County:	1.43%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Cumberland County, NC	0.87% ($29,942 average AGI)
to Duplin County, NC	0.62% ($28,097)
to Harnett County, NC	0.60% ($35,397)
to Johnston County, NC	0.40% ($29,310)
to Wayne County, NC	0.29% ($28,113)
to Wake County, NC	0.25% ($50,130)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.19% ($37,341)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sampson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,380 (2,955 living alone), Female householders: 12,517 (4,153 living alone)

• 10,752 spouses (10,710 opposite-sex spouses), 1,771 unmarried partners, (1,741 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,988 children (18,524 natural, 412 adopted, 1,055 stepchildren), 3,050 grandchildren, 912 brothers or sisters, 1,276 parents, 119 foster children, 1,091 other relatives, 902 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,075

Size of family households: 7,158 2-persons, 3,593 3-persons, 2,585 4-persons, 1,500 5-persons, 568 6-persons, 405 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,172 1-person, 713 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 35 4-persons.

7,820 married couples with children.
4,764 single-parent households (1,105 men, 3,659 women).

81.6% of residents of Sampson speak English at home.
16.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (34% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $348,099,000 ($5,580 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $23,262,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $134,839,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,861,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,274,000
Federal grants: $105,923,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,744,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,458,000 ($15,375,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $18,732,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,723,000
Federal Government insurance: $57,647,000

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

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sampson County, North Carolina
• 9722014 or later
• 6202010 to 2013
• 3,0332000 to 2009
• 6,6781990 to 1999
• 4,1351980 to 1989
• 4,4481970 to 1979
• 3,1111960 to 1969
• 2,2591950 to 1959
• 9671940 to 1949
• 1,9261939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sampson County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sampson County, North Carolina
• 301 room
• 42 rooms
• 2983 rooms
• 1,4194 rooms
• 4,4685 rooms
• 3,9246 rooms
• 2,8037 rooms
• 1,4708 rooms
• 2,0809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sampson County, North Carolina
• 1751 room
• 1102 rooms
• 7153 rooms
• 1,8014 rooms
• 2,3295 rooms
• 1,1446 rooms
• 7137 rooms
• 1588 rooms
• 659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sampson County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sampson County, North Carolina
• 30no bedroom
• 1591 bedroom
• 2,2422 bedrooms
• 10,6633 bedrooms
• 3,0064 bedrooms
• 4075+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sampson County, North Carolina
• 174no bedroom
• 6481 bedroom
• 2,4982 bedrooms
• 3,3033 bedrooms
• 5424 bedrooms
• 855+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sampson County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sampson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 415no vehicle
• 3,8011 vehicle
• 5,5152 vehicles
• 3,6233 vehicles
• 2,1254 vehicles
• 1,2445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sampson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,285no vehicle
• 3,0111 vehicle
• 2,0542 vehicles
• 6903 vehicles
• 2004 vehicles
• 995+ vehicles

87.0% of Sampson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 48,588
• Other state: 8,982
• Northeast: 2,529
• Midwest: 885
• South: 4,693
• West: 852

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,270
• Number of aged recipients: 358
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,912
• Number of recipients under 18: 363
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,229
• Number of recipients older than 64: 678
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,042
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 886

Sampson County on our top lists:

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"