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Population (year 2000): 2,347. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,360 (+0.6% change)
 

Males: 1,040  (44.3%)
Females: 1,307  (55.7%)

Halifax County

Median resident age:  36.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27823.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,400 (it was $19,762 in 2000)
Enfield  $19,400
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,600 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
Enfield  $62,600
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Enfield:

  • Black (79.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (19.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (7.5%), English (3.7%), Italian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 113 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 1975 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Enfield

  • High school or higher: 51.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 14.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Enfield town

  • Never married: 40.0%
  • Now married: 35.5%
  • Separated: 6.2%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

39 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Enfield, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Enfield to the number of sex offenders is 169 to 1.

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

Enfield:  1.0% ($601)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
Enfield satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (18.2 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (71.5 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (315.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Whitakers, NC (6.0 miles ), Halifax, NC (11.6 miles ), Leggett, NC (14.3 miles) , South Weldon, NC (16.7 miles ), Scotland Neck, NC (17.4 miles ), Dortches, NC (17.5 miles ), Weldon, NC (17.7 miles ), Rocky Mount, NC (18.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $160,000
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $129,500
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $88,200
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $158,400
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,700

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Latitude: 36.18 N, Longitude: 77.67 W


51 people in nursing homes

Area code: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -800 (-25.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


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Crime in Enfield by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 001210
    per 100,000 0.00.043.484.442.60.0
Rapes 102011
    per 100,000 41.90.086.80.042.642.6
Robberies 341623
    per 100,000 125.7164.943.4253.385.3127.8
Assaults 141715211210
    per 100,000 586.5700.7651.0886.4511.5425.9
Burglaries 383749784761
    per 100,000 1592.01525.12126.73292.52003.42598.0
Thefts 604357646577
    per 100,000 2513.61772.52474.02701.62770.73279.4
Auto thefts 477654
    per 100,000 167.6288.5303.8253.3213.1170.4
Arson 011130
    per 100,000 0.041.243.442.2127.90.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 413.9390.4571.6780.9515.3484.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.12
US city average:  3.00

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Enfield-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the Enfield town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 47.2 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Enfield:
  • OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • HALIFAX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TARBORO, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Enfield, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Enfield:
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 28 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID: PGV)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 60 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Enfield:
  • HALIFAX COUNTY (about 18 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; ID: RZZ)
  • TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 20 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID: ETC)
  • WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 36 miles; WILSON, NC; ID: W03)

Amtrak station near Enfield:
  • 19 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Local government website: www.enfieldnc.net

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Enfield:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 72 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
Public elementary/middle schools in Enfield:

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

KOA-ENFIELD/ROCKY MOUNT (Population served: 154, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-20-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAR-12-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH WIT (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-14-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-20-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-04-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-04-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2004)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  34.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Enfield compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Enfield (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Enfield Main Branch at 205 Whitfield Street, branch established on 1967-09-18. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Southern Bank and Trust Company: Enfield at 201 Batchelor Street, branch established on 1912-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,121.4 mil, Deposits: $982.5 mil, headquarters in Mount Olive, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
  • RBC Centura Bank: Enfield Branch at 101 North Railroad Street, branch established on 1956-02-01. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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
Financial Administration 1$2,810$33,7201$1,656
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,000
Police Protection - Officers 13$27,356$25,2521$473
Police - Other 1$2,097$25,1640$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$463
Solid Waste Management 12$20,070$20,0700$0
Sewerage 0$0 2$728
Water Supply 3$7,196$28,7840$0
Electric Power 5$13,871$33,2900$0
Local Libraries 1$1,643$19,7161$231
Totals for Government 36$75,041$25,01412$4,551


Enfield government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $443,000
    Solid Waste Management: $150,000
    All Other: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,064,000
    Police Protection: $587,000
    Regular Highways: $476,000
    Sewerage: $400,000
    General - Other: $358,000
    Central Staff Services: $264,000
    Water Utilities: $171,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
    Libraries: $52,000
    Fire Protection: $49,000
    Solid Waste Management: $46,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $32,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $164,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $461,000
    Water Utilities: $276,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,732,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,576,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $254,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $366,000
    Other, NEC: $86,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $95,000
    Other, NEC: $70,000
    Water Utilities: $22,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $80,000
    Central Staff: $37,000
    Water Utilities: $37,000
    Police Protection: $33,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    Electric Utilities: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,155,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,760,000
    Water Utilities: $190,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $307,000
    Highways: $99,000
    General Support: $68,000
    All Other: $61,000
  • Tax - Property: $384,000
    NEC: $23,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $973,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.93%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Northampton County, NC  0.71% ($27,654 average AGI)
from Nash County, NC  0.37% ($31,797)
from Edgecombe County, NC  0.34% ($20,159)


5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Nash County, NC  0.85% ($29,095 average AGI)
to Northampton County, NC  0.70% ($26,519)
to Wake County, NC  0.56% ($26,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Enfield:
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Enfield:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WPTM (102.3 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Enfield:
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNVN-LP (Channel 20; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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