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Population (year 2000): 3,771. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,119 (+9.2% change)
Males: 1,755 (46.5%), Females: 2,016 (53.5%)
Carteret County
Zip code:
28516
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $28,763 (year 2000)
Median house value: $119,200 (year 2000)
Races in Beaufort:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.6%)
- Black (20.0%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (20.6%), United States
(10.0%), German (6.4%), Irish (6.3%), Scottish (4.6%), Italian
(2.7%).
Elevation: 30 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Beaufort
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Beaufort town
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 48.3%
- Separated: 5.9%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 13.6%
4.0% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.5%
Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -195 (-4.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Beaufort:
- CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MOREHEAD
CITY, NC)
- CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; NEW
BERN, NC)
- BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 56 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Beaufort:
- CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 20
miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; NEW BERN,
NC; ID: EWN)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 66 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaufort:
- MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 1 miles; BEAUFORT, NC;
ID: MRH)
- OCRACOKE ISLAND (about 56 miles; OCRACOKE, NC; ID:
W95)
- HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 62 miles; HOLLY
RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Beaufort:
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 92
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 149 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
Public high school in Beaufort:
- EAST CARTERET HIGH (Students: 633; Location:
3263 HWY 70 E; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 116;
Location: PO BOX 568; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Beaufort:
- BEAUFORT ELEMENTARY (Students: 444; Location:
801 MULBERRY STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- BEAUFORT MIDDLE (Students: 273; Location: 100
CARRAWAY DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TILLER SCHOOL (Students: 113; Location: 1950
HWY 70E; Grades: KG - 06)
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