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Population (year 2000): 7,691. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,847 (+15.0% change)
Males: 3,507 (45.6%), Females: 4,184 (54.4%)
Carteret County
Zip code:
28557
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $28,737 (year 2000)
Median house value: $106,400 (year 2000)
Races in Morehead City:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.8%)
- Black (14.0%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries: English (16.0%), United States
(12.7%), German (10.1%), Irish (9.8%), Scottish (3.4%), Italian
(2.5%).
Elevation: 16 feet
Land area: 5.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Morehead City
- High school or higher: 80.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Morehead City town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 13.4%
2.2% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+0.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Morehead City:
- CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (3500 ARENDELL ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Morehead City:
- CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; NEW
BERN, NC)
- BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 50 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
- ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 50 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Morehead City:
- CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 15
miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 31 miles; NEW BERN,
NC; ID: EWN)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 60 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morehead City:
- MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 7 miles; BEAUFORT, NC;
ID: MRH)
- HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 56 miles; HOLLY
RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
- SKY MANOR (about 58 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID:
N22)
College/University in Morehead City:
- CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 877; Location: 3505 ARENDELL ST; Public;
Website: www.carteret.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Morehead City:
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 87
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 146 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
Public high schools in Morehead City:
- WEST CARTERET HIGH (Students: 1,222;
Location: 4700 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAPE LOOKOUT MARINE SCI HIGH (Students: 106;
Location: 1108 BRIDGES STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Morehead City:
- CARTERET ACADEMY (Students: 53; Location:
1600 FISHER STREET; Grades: 6 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Morehead City:
- MOREHEAD CITY PRIMARY (Students: 611;
Location: 4409 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- MOREHEAD CITY MIDDLE (Students: 543;
Location: 400 BARBOUR ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MOREHEAD ELEM AT CAMP GLENN (Students: 318;
Location: 3316 ARENDELL STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Morehead City:
- ST EGBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 140;
Location: 1705 EVANS STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
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