Piney Green, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 12,596.

Males: 6,233	(49.5%)
Females: 6,363	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	26.9 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28544.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,700 (it was $36,636 in 2000)

Piney Green	$45,700
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $124,300 (it was $82,600 in 2000)

Piney Green	$124,300
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Piney Green:

White Non-Hispanic (61.8%)
Black (24.6%)
Hispanic (7.6%)
Two or more races (4.0%)
Other race (3.1%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Filipino (1.0%)
Japanese (0.8%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Piney Green: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (14.2%), Irish (11.4%), United States (8.3%), English (8.0%), Italian (4.3%), French (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 41 feet

Land area: 13.4 square miles.

Population density: 939 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Piney Green

High school or higher: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Piney Green CDP

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 7.2%

565 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 1.7% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

This place:	4.8%
North Carolina:	5.3%

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

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

Piney Green:	0.6% ($483)
North Carolina:	0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (6.1 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (117.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (393.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pumpkin Center, NC (4.0 miles ), Jacksonville, NC (6.1 miles ), Half Moon, NC (10.4 miles ), Maysville, NC (12.9 miles ), Swansboro, NC (13.8 miles ), Sneads Ferry, NC (13.9 miles ), Peletier, NC (16.8 miles ), Cedar Point, NC (17.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.74 N, Longitude: 77.32 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,877 (-41.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 416 (7.0%)

17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Piney Green household income distribution

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Public administration (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Average climate in Piney Green, North Carolina

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Piney Green, North Carolina average temperatures

Piney Green, North Carolina average precipitation

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Piney Green-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 0% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Piney Green 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 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 51.3 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.

Hospitals/medical centers near Piney Green:

BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 7 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; NEW BERN, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Piney Green:

ALBERT J ELLIS (about 20 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 30 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 34 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Piney Green:

SKY MANOR (about 19 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: N22)
HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 23 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
FLYING W (about 30 miles; POTTERS HILL, NC; ID: 6N9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piney Green:

COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 53 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 109 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)

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Churches in Piney Green include: Enon Chapel (A), Faith Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky Run (A), Mott Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	10.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This place:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Piney Green compared to North Carolina state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Piney Green mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Onslow County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

17.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.83%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

1.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,725 average AGI)
Onslow County: 1.14%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from San Diego County, CA	0.45% ($36,623 average AGI)
from Craven County, NC	0.33% ($28,580)
from Escambia County, FL	0.28% ($25,969)

19.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,783 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	19.23%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.77% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,077 average AGI)
Onslow County: 0.77%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to San Diego County, CA	0.47% ($30,036 average AGI)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.40% ($31,863)
to Craven County, NC	0.32% ($31,849)

Strongest AM radio stations in Piney Green:

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.)
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)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Piney Green:

WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WSFL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WSFL LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, 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)

TV broadcast stations around Piney Green:

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.)

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