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Population (year 2000): 23,128. Estimated
population in July 2005: 24,106 (+4.2% change)
Males: 10,548 (45.6%), Females: 12,580 (54.4%)
Craven County
Zip codes:
28560,
28562.
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $29,139 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,100 (year 2000)
Races in New Bern:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.8%)
- Black (40.3%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (10.7%), United States
(10.0%), Irish (8.5%), German (8.4%), Scottish (2.5%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 25.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in New Bern
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in New Bern city
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 5.4%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 11.6%
3.6% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,155 (+10.3%).
Hospital/medical center in New Bern:
- CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (2000 NEUSE
BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Bern:
- BEAUFORT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
WASHINGTON, NC)
- CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; MOREHEAD
CITY, NC)
- LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; KINSTON,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New
Bern:
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 4 miles; NEW BERN, NC;
ID: EWN)
- CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 21
miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 40
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Bern:
- WARREN FIELD (about 32 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; ID:
OCW)
- MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 39 miles; BEAUFORT,
NC; ID: MRH)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 42 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
Colleges/Universities in New Bern:
- CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,391; Location: 800 COLLEGE CT; Public;
Website: www.craven.cc.nc.us)
- SOUND VIEWS SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
(Location: 323 FLEET ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers
Master's degree)
- CAROLINA AIR FLIGHT TRAINING (Location: 950
AVIATION DR; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
New Bern:
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 84
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 118 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
Public high school in New Bern:
- NEW BERN HIGH (Students: 1,821; Location:
4200 ACADEMIC DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in New Bern:
- CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 67;
Location: PO BOX 1089; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in New Bern:
- WEST CRAVEN MIDDLE (Students: 968; Location:
515 NW CRAVEN MID SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- H J MACDONALD MIDDLE (Students: 868;
Location: 3127 ELIZABETH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BRINSON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 790;
Location: 319 NEUSE FOREST AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- GROVER C FIELDS MIDDLE (Students: 643;
Location: 2000 M L KING JR BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BRIDGETON ELEMENTARY (Students: 483;
Location: 230 BRANCH CANAL ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BEN D QUINN ELEMENTARY (Students: 479;
Location: 4275 M L KING JR BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 05)
- ALBERT H BANGERT ELEMENTARY (Students: 440;
Location: 3712 CANTERBURY ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- J T BARBER ELEMENTARY (Students: 418;
Location: 1700 COBB STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- OAKS ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 397;
Location: 2811 OAKS ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TRENT PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 356;
Location: 2500 EDUCATIONAL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in New Bern:
- ST. PAUL EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 300;
Location: 3007 COUNTRY CLUB RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- METHODIST HOME (Students: 5; Location: 621
LAGOON RD; Grades: 6 - 10)
Library in New Bern:
- CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET REGIONAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $2,650,862; Location: 400 JOHNSON
STREET; 251,894 books; 7,522 audio materials; 6,075
video materials; 593 serial subscriptions)
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