Pumpkin Center, North Carolina

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Population in 2010: 2,222.
Population change since 2000: -0.3%
Males: 919  (41.4%)
Females: 1,303  (58.6%)
Median resident age:

33.7 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 28546.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,315 (it was $42,730 in 2000)
Pumpkin Center:

$63,315
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,146 (it was $16,144 in 2000)

Pumpkin Center CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,789 (it was $81,200 in 2000)
Pumpkin Center:

$183,789
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $211,804; detached houses: $207,753
March 2022 cost of living index in Pumpkin Center: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.8%
(4.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 88.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.4% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Pumpkin Center, NC (2022)
    • 1,43665.6%White alone
    • 33815.4%Black alone
    • 28913.2%Hispanic
    • 492.2%Two or more races
    • 211.0%Asian alone
    • 80.4%American Indian alone

Races in Pumpkin Center detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Irish (11.0%), English (8.0%), Danish (5.8%), American (4.5%), German (3.4%), Dutch (2.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.36 square miles.

Population density: 1,637 people per square mile   (low).

Pumpkin Center, North Carolina map

132 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 1.3% Africa, 1.0% Asia).

This place:

6.0%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $987 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,024 (0.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (3.0 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (101.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (380.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Jacksonville, NC (1.7 miles ),
Piney Green, NC (1.9 miles ),
Half Moon, NC (2.4 miles ),
Maysville, NC (3.4 miles ),
Richlands, NC (3.6 miles ),
Swansboro, NC (3.9 miles ),
Sneads Ferry, NC (4.0 miles ),
Peletier, NC (4.1 miles )

Latitude: 34.78 N, Longitude: 77.36 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

Distribution of median household income in Pumpkin Center, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pumpkin Center, NC in 2022

Property values in Pumpkin Center, NC

Pumpkin Center satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Most common industries in Pumpkin Center, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (13.0%)
  • Health care (12.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.3%)
  • Public administration (7.8%)
  • Educational services (5.8%)
  • Transportation equipment (4.5%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.4%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (24.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (10.6%)
  • Public administration (9.3%)
  • Health care (9.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
  • Transportation equipment (5.3%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (4.2%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (15.9%)
  • Educational services (10.4%)
  • Social assistance (8.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
  • Public administration (6.3%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.9%)
  • Personal & laundry services (4.8%)
Most common occupations in Pumpkin Center, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
  • Carpenters (4.3%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (4.0%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Carpenters (8.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.3%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.0%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (8.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
  • Child care workers (6.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.7%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.8%)

Average climate in Pumpkin Center, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Pumpkin Center-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Pumpkin Center place center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.6 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pumpkin Center-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 218.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 240.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 206.1 miles away from Pumpkin Center 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 40.0 miles away from Pumpkin Center center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 196.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 210.9 miles away from Pumpkin Center center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Onslow County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 18, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Pumpkin Center topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Pumpkin Center:

  • SOUTHEASTERN DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • SURGERY CENTER,THE (Hospital, about 2 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • PREMIER NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • BRYNN MARR HOSP (Hospital, about 3 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • ONSLOW COUNTY HOME HLTH AND HOSP (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
  • ONSLOW HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE (Hospital, about 4 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pumpkin Center:

  • Coastal Carolina Community College (about 2 miles; Jacksonville, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,502)
  • Craven Community College (about 28 miles; New Bern, NC; FT enrollment: 2,712)
  • Lenoir Community College (about 34 miles; Kinston, NC; FT enrollment: 2,555)
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington (about 49 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 13,112)
  • Miller-Motte College-Wilmington (about 49 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 2,395)
  • Mount Olive College (about 50 miles; Mount Olive, NC; FT enrollment: 3,097)
  • Cape Fear Community College (about 51 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 8,372)

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Church in Pumpkin Center: New Wine Christian Worship Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Onslow County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.8 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

78.7%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

3.9%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Pumpkin Center:

Marital status in Pumpkin Center, NC
  • Never married: 33.3%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

For population 25 years and over in Pumpkin Center:

  • High school or higher: 91.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.1
North Carolina average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Pumpkin Center, NC (based on Onslow County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant30,825110
Mainline Protestant8,39822
Catholic7,5792
Other2,7047
Black Protestant1,89117
None126,375-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
This county:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
This county:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 60
Onslow County:

3.67 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 89
Here:

5.45 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Onslow County:

8.3%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

29.8%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

10.9%
State:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Pumpkin Center:

48.2%
State:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Pumpkin Center:

45.8%
North Carolina:

46.1%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.4
North Carolina:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

22.3%
North Carolina:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Pumpkin Center:

12.6%
North Carolina:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.7
North Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
Pumpkin Center:

36.9%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
Pumpkin Center:

55.2%
State:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

79.4%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Pumpkin Center, NC Residents

15.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

15.53%
North Carolina average:

8.85%

0.53% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,593 average AGI)
Onslow County:

0.53%
North Carolina average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from San Diego County, CA  0.66% ($57,516 average AGI)
from Pender County, NC  0.42% ($58,567)
from Carteret County, NC  0.40% ($52,465)


15.26% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,219 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

15.26%
North Carolina average:

7.89%

0.45% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,814 average AGI)
Onslow County:

0.45%
North Carolina average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to San Diego County, CA  0.65% ($52,880 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC  0.44% ($69,764)
to New Hanover County, NC  0.40% ($49,054)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pumpkin Center:

  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJNC (1240 AM; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HERITAGE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pumpkin Center:

  • WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXNR (99.5 FM; GRIFTON, NC; Owner: WXNR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Pumpkin Center:

  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 39ft / 11.6mTotal length
  • 15,490Total average daily traffic
  • 2,129Total average daily truck traffic
  • 30,980Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED37$178,2595$149,98236$164,4372$40,1003$113,4171$138,390
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$170,3401$97,5505$135,6780$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$185,0101$57,34012$131,9863$45,4233$77,5170$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$157,9601$137,9606$151,4001$67,7101$58,8200$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$124,6300$01$57,3400$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$188,2532$234,560
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$83,3701$178,380
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Pumpkin Center, NC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Pumpkin Center, NC - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Pumpkin Center, NC
  • 95.9%Electricity
  • 2.7%Utility gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Pumpkin Center, NC
  • 100.0%Electricity


Pumpkin Center compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.

Pumpkin Center on our top lists:

  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Panama (population 500+)"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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