Brices Creek, North Carolina
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Brices Creek is an
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and
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in Craven County,
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
, United States. The population was 3,073 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
New Bern, North Carolina New Bern, formerly Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 31,291 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of the Neuse River, Neuse a ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Geography

Brices Creek is located in central Craven County. It is bordered to the north by the tidal Trent River, across which is the town of Trent Woods.
New Bern New Bern, formerly Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 31,291 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of the Neuse River, Neuse a ...
, the
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, is to the northeast. The CDP is bordered on the west by
Croatan National Forest The Croatan National Forest ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
Jones County. The waterway of Brices Creek flows across the eastern part of the CDP, into the Trent River. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.90%, is water.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,158 people, 1,381 households, and 1,196 families residing in the CDP.


2010 census

The 2010
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
reported that there were 3,073 a 49%White alone - 2,692 (87.6%),Black alone - 261 (8.5%), Two or more races 51 (1.7%),Hispanic - 46 (1.5%, Asian alone - 22 (0.7%),American Indian alone - 1 (0.03%. Population in 2010: 3,073. Population change since 2000: +49.2%, Males: 1,506 (49.0%) Females: 1,567 (51.0%), Median resident age: 41.9 years North Carolina median age: 41.9 years Estimated median household income in 2009: $72,457 (it was $61,182 in 2000) Brices Creek: $72,457 Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $280,510 (it was $142,600 in 2000) Brices Creek: Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $251,342; Detached houses: $259,708; Mobile homes: $47,664 Median gross rent in 2009: $1,293.


2000 census

In 2000, there were 2,060 people, 765 households, and 631 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 841 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.82%
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, 11.31%
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, 0.10% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races.
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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
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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
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for the CDP was $22,115. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the
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, including no under eighteens and 10.0% of those over 64.


References

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