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Population (year 2000): 714. Estimated
population in July 2005: 706 (-1.1% change)
Males: 333 (46.6%), Females: 381 (53.4%)
Wilson County
Zip code:
27813
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $30,368 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,800 (year 2000)
Races in Black Creek:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.2%)
- Black (18.9%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (17.5%), Irish
(14.6%), English (5.3%), French Canadian (3.1%), German (2.2%),
Italian (1.3%).
Elevation: 126 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Black Creek
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Black Creek town
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 45.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 13.1%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+8.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Black Creek:
- WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; WILSON, NC)
- CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
- WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GOLDSBORO,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Black Creek:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 16 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 21 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 32
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Black Creek:
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 10 miles;
WILSON, NC; ID: W03)
- GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNI (about 13 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GWW)
- CRAFT AIR (about 24 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; ID: W38)
Amtrak stations near Black Creek:
- 7 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service.
- 18 miles: GOLDSBORO (410 N. JOHN ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, intercity
bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Black Creek:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 50
miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 55 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 58 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
Public primary/middle school in Black Creek:
- LEE WOODARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 284;
Location: 103 CHURCH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
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