Brices Creek, North Carolina

Brices Creek, North Carolina
—  CDP  —
Brices Creek, North Carolina
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates:
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Craven
Area
 • Total 8.5 sq mi (22.1 km2)
 • Land 7.9 sq mi (20.6 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation 26 ft (8 m)
Population (2007)
 • Total 2,173
 • Density 259.6/sq mi (100.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 37-07765[1]
GNIS feature ID 1852659[2]

Brices Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Brices Creek is located at (35.064014, -77.077485)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), of which, 7.9 square miles (20 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (6.92%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,060 people, 765 households, and 631 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 259.6 people per square mile (100.2/km²). There were 841 housing units at an average density of 106.0/sq mi (40.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.82% White, 11.31% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.

There were 765 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $61,182, and the median income for a family was $65,833. Males had a median income of $51,347 versus $26,554 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,115. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 10.0% of those over 64.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.