Emerald Isle, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 3,651. Population change since 2000: +5.8%

Males: 1,874	(51.3%)
Females: 1,777	(48.7%)

Median resident age:	50.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28594.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,700 (it was $53,274 in 2000)

Emerald Isle	$55,700
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $232,100 (it was $200,000 in 2000)

Emerald Isle	$232,100
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Emerald Isle:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Black (0.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Emerald Isle: 93.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.3%), Irish (16.3%), German (14.4%), United States (12.7%), French (4.2%), Scottish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 5.24 square miles.

Population density: 696 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Emerald Isle

High school or higher: 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Emerald Isle town

Never married: 17.0%
Now married: 65.7%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 10.7%

63 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Emerald Isle:	0.6% ($1,158)
North Carolina:	0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (28.0 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (137.5 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (390.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bogue, NC (2.7 miles ), Cape Carteret, NC (3.7 miles ), Cedar Point, NC (4.9 miles ), Peletier, NC (6.1 miles ), Swansboro, NC (8.0 miles ), Indian Beach, NC (8.5 miles) , Newport, NC (13.1 miles ), Pine Knoll Shores, NC (13.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 126 buildings, average cost: $111,700
1997: 92 buildings, average cost: $127,500
1998: 86 buildings, average cost: $123,800
1999: 115 buildings, average cost: $126,500
2000: 72 buildings, average cost: $192,600
2001: 70 buildings, average cost: $205,200
2002: 79 buildings, average cost: $208,600
2003: 117 buildings, average cost: $241,300
2004: 118 buildings, average cost: $235,600
2005: 99 buildings, average cost: $342,200
2006: 55 buildings, average cost: $433,200
2007: 46 buildings, average cost: $433,200

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Latitude: 34.67 N, Longitude: 77.01 W

Emerald Isle household income distribution

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Emerald Isle, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +1,041 (+42.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Public administration (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (10%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Carpenters (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Crime in Emerald Isle by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	2	4	0	0
per 100,000	28.2	27.7	56.5	111.6	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	2	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	55.5	0.0	27.9	0.0	26.6
Assaults	8	6	9	17	2	0
per 100,000	225.5	166.4	254.5	474.3	53.9	0.0
Burglaries	55	38	43	67	91	107
per 100,000	1550.6	1054.1	1215.7	1869.4	2453.5	2845.7
Thefts	78	86	73	73	93	108
per 100,000	2199.0	2385.6	2063.9	2036.8	2507.4	2872.3
Auto thefts	7	1	2	3	6	5
per 100,000	197.3	27.7	56.5	83.7	161.8	133.0
Arson	0	0	2	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	56.5	27.9	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	280.0	243.6	268.3	411.6	295.8	332.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 21 (16 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.38
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Emerald Isle, North Carolina

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Emerald Isle-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.1 miles away from the Emerald Isle town center killed 2 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/15/1999, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the town center caused $300,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Emerald Isle:

CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 29 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Emerald Isle:

CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 19 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 28 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
ALBERT J ELLIS (about 42 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Emerald Isle:

MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 26 miles; BEAUFORT, NC; ID: MRH)
HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 38 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
SKY MANOR (about 40 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: N22)

Local government website: www.emeraldisle-nc.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Emerald Isle:

COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 68 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 130 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Your listing of radio station WRUP is now WNBB and is owned by Coastal Carolina Radio.

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Notable locations in Emerald Isle: Rices Path (A), Yellow Hill Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Water Boggan of Emerald Isle (Water Parks & Slides; 8915 Reed Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Emerald Cove Suites (2306 Emerald Drive) (1), Emerald Isle Inn Bed & Breakfast by the Sea (502 Ocean Drive) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Queens Court (9100 Reed Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Emerald Isle and their reported violations in the past:

BOGUE BANKS WATER CORPORATION (Population served: 3000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-08-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-28-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-22-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-16-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-20-1998), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-20-1998), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-1998)

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.5%

Emerald Isle compared to North Carolina state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Carteret County North Carolina:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	16	$43,434	$32,576	3	$1,990
Police - Other	5	$11,577	$27,785	2	$879
Firefighters	14	$40,359	$34,593	4	$1,860
Other and Unallocable	4	$11,661	$34,983	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$13,539	$27,078	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$6,354	$38,124	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	5	$12,764	$30,634	14	$5,148
Other Government Administration	3	$9,952	$39,808	0	$0
Totals for Government	55	$149,640	$32,649	23	$9,877

Emerald Isle government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $730,000
Parks & Recreation: $88,000

All Other: $35,000

Parking Facilities: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,023,000
Fire Protection: $720,000

Central Staff Services: $704,000

Solid Waste Management: $693,000

General - Other: $495,000

Parks & Recreation: $369,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $192,000

Regular Highways: $151,000

Natural Resources - Other: $102,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $718,000
All Other: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $187,000
Interest Earnings: $63,000
Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $3,460,000
Parks & Recreation: $155,000

Police Protection: $126,000

General - Other: $83,000

Fire Protection: $49,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,873,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,506,000
General Support: $215,000

Highways: $176,000
Tax - Property: $2,371,000
NEC: $243,000

Other Selective Sales: $88,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,940,000

8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,104 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.75%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($371 average AGI)
Carteret County: 0.10%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Craven County, NC	1.07% ($38,047 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC	0.70% ($30,671)
from Wake County, NC	0.49% ($64,034)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,569 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($385 average AGI)
Carteret County: 0.05%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Craven County, NC	1.13% ($28,525 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC	0.68% ($29,415)
to Wake County, NC	0.37% ($38,966)

Strongest AM radio stations in Emerald Isle:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Emerald Isle:

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)
WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, 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)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
WTEB (89.3 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Emerald Isle:

WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Emerald Isle fatal accident list for 2005:
May 21, 2005 05:48 AM, Hwy 58, Coast Guard Rd, Lat: 34.661058, Lon: -77.046931, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 11, 2005 06:19 AM, Sr-58, Emerald Plantation R, Lat: 34.670467, Lon: -77.068100, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

Emerald Isle fatal accident list for 1996:
Oct 24, 1996 10:53 AM, Emerald Dr, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Emerald Isle fatal accident list for 1993:
May 16, 1993 05:22 AM, Emerald Dr, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1

Emerald Isle fatal accident list for 1986:
Oct 30, 1986 10:37 AM, 58, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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