Carteret County Information
Carteret in
North Carolina occupies
1,341 square miles and has a 2006 population of
63,584, a change from a 2000 population of
59,383 and
52,407 in 1990.
11.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.3% percent is 25-35, and
13.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
161 acts of violent crime reported in
Carteret in 2004, a change from
134 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,385 people:
4.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.2%.
Read more about
Carteret, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Carteret | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 1,341 sq. miles | Ranked 503 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 63,584 | Ranked 798 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 62,849 | |
| Population 2000 | 59,383 | Ranked 809 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 52,407 | Ranked 807 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 90.8% | |
| African American | 7% | |
| Asian American | .7% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 161 | 134 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 23 | |
| Robberies | 24 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 111 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,897 | 1,935 |
| Burglaries | 516 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,297 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 84 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 33,409 | 29,593 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,385 | 1,232 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 4.2% |
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