Gloucester, North Carolina

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Population in 2010: 537.
Males: 288  (53.8%)
Females: 249  (46.2%)
Median resident age:

49.9 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 28528.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,799
Gloucester:

$66,799
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,674

Gloucester CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $308,800
Gloucester:

$308,800
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $257,825; detached houses: $319,718; mobile homes: $58,965
March 2022 cost of living index in Gloucester: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 9.1%
(6.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 85.7% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Gloucester, NC (2022)
    • 46890.5%White alone
    • 265.0%Two or more races
    • 91.7%American Indian alone
    • 81.5%Hispanic
    • 20.4%Other race alone

Races in Gloucester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Gloucester, North Carolina as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Gloucester is 119 to 1.


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Ancestries: English (29.5%), American (17.6%), European (13.0%), Polish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

8 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.6%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, NC (49.4 miles , pop. 66,715).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (140.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (372.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Marshallberg, NC (1.2 miles ),
Harkers Island, NC (1.5 miles ),
Beaufort, NC (2.5 miles ),
Davis, NC (2.6 miles ),
Atlantic Beach, NC (3.4 miles ),
Morehead City, NC (3.4 miles ),
Atlantic, NC (4.0 miles ),
Pine Knoll Shores, NC (4.0 miles )

Latitude: 34.73 N, Longitude: 76.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Distribution of median household income in Gloucester, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Gloucester, NC in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 62.9. This is about average.

City:

62.9
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 38.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

38.1
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Gloucester-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1989, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the Gloucester place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/15/1990, a category F2 tornado 1.9 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Gloucester-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 233.5 miles away from Gloucester center
On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 283.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 242.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 212.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 228.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Carteret County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 19, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Gloucester:

  • HARBORVIEW HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
  • BMA OF CRYSTAL COAST INC (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
  • CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gloucester:

  • Craven Community College (about 42 miles; New Bern, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,712)
  • Coastal Carolina Community College (about 49 miles; Jacksonville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,502)
  • Lenoir Community College (about 69 miles; Kinston, NC; FT enrollment: 2,555)
  • Pitt Community College (about 76 miles; Winterville, NC; FT enrollment: 7,026)
  • East Carolina University (about 77 miles; Greenville, NC; FT enrollment: 23,943)
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington (about 84 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 13,112)
  • Miller-Motte College-Wilmington (about 84 miles; Wilmington, NC; FT enrollment: 2,395)

Public elementary/middle school in Gloucester:

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Carteret County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

62.8%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.0%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Gloucester:

Marital status in Gloucester, NC
  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 67.1%
  • Separated: 7.4%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Gloucester:

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.8
North Carolina average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Gloucester, NC (based on Carteret County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,89673
Mainline Protestant9,17134
Catholic2,3451
Other1,1476
Black Protestant8137
None37,097-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
Carteret County:

2.38 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Carteret County:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Carteret County:

0.48 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
Here:

6.81 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 96
This county:

15.20 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Carteret County:

11.0%
State:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Carteret County:

27.3%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.0%
North Carolina:

15.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Gloucester:

  • WBTB (1400 AM; 1 kW; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: EASTERN CAROLINA BROADCASTING COMPAN)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WANG (1330 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gloucester:

  • WTKF (107.3 FM; ATLANTIC, NC; Owner: ATLANTIC RIDGE TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WRHT (96.3 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WLGP (100.3 FM; HARKERS ISLAND, NC; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WMGV (103.3 FM; NEWPORT, NC; Owner: WMGV LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOTJ (90.7 FM; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • W218AR (91.5 FM; BEAUFORT, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WBJD (91.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WANG-FM (105.1 FM; HAVELOCK, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRUP (97.9 FM; BAYBORO, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WNBR (94.1 FM; ORIENTAL, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Gloucester:

  • WFXI (Channel 8; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
  • W05BI (Channel 5; MOREHEAD CITY, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 13ft / 3.7mTotal length
  • 2,820Total average daily traffic
  • 168Total average daily truck traffic
  • 5,640Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gloucester, NC
  • 66.1%Electricity
  • 24.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.0%Wood
  • 2.3%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gloucester, NC
  • 78.0%Electricity
  • 22.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Gloucester compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
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