Population (year 2000): 1,781, Est. population in July
2002: 1,754 (-1.5% change)
Males: 941 (52.8%), Females: 840 (47.2%)
Elevation: 8 feet
County: Carteret
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Zip code: 28512
Median resident age: 48.7 years
Median household income: $38,312 (year 2000)
Median house value: $207,800 (year 2000)
Hospitals/medical centers near Atlantic Beach:
- CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
- CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; NEW BERN, NC)
- BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 50 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations
nearest to Atlantic Beach:
- CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 17 miles; CHERRY
POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; NEW BERN, NC; ID: EWN)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 60 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: OAJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atlantic
Beach:
- 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 59 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID: N22)
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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students
nearest to Atlantic Beach:
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; JACKSONVILLE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT
enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment:
3,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 86 miles; WILMINGTON,
NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; WILMINGTON, NC;
FT enrollment: 3,550)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 147 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT
enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; FAYETTEVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 31 buildings, average cost: $136,300
- 1997: 29 buildings, average cost: $125,600
- 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $143,200
- 1999: 28 buildings, average cost: $162,000
- 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $203,200
- 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $167,000
- 2002: 17 buildings, average cost: $213,300
- 2003: 34 buildings, average cost: $202,200
Area code commonly used in this area: 252
Industries providing employment: Retail trade (17.0%),
Educational,health and social services (16.0%), Construction (14.4%),
Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (11.1%).
Crime in Atlantic Beach (2001):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 1 rape (55.2 per 100,000)
- 1 robbery (55.2 per 100,000)
- 14 assaults (773.1 per 100,000)
- 43 burglaries (2374.4 per 100,000)
- 133 larceny counts (7344.0 per 100,000)
- 4 auto thefts (220.9 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 682.2 (higher means more crime)
For population 25 years and over in Atlantic Beach
- High school or higher: 90.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atlantic Beach town
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 17.2%
1.5% Foreign born
Atlantic Beach compared to North Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state
average.
- House age below state average.
- Population density below state average for cities.
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