Pope A F B, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,583
Males: 1,603 (62.1%), Females: 980 (37.9%)
Zip code: 28307
Demographics
Median resident age: 24.1 years
Median household income: $31,434
Median house value: $62,500
Population by Race
Races in Pope AFB:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
- Black (14.1%)
- Hispanic (6.2%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Filipino (1.2%)
- Korean (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.0%), Irish (13.4%), United States (11.3%), English (6.9%), Italian (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%).
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pope AFB
- High school or higher: 97.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pope AFB CDP
- Never married: 40.3%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 0.8%
1.7% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pope AFB:
- BEHAVORIAL HEALTH OF CAPE FEAR VALLEY (about 11 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
- CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
- FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pope AFB:
- POPE AFB (about 2 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 17 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
- MOORE COUNTY (about 26 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pope AFB:
- P K AIRPARK (about 17 miles; RAEFORD, NC; Abbreviation: 5W4)
- HARNETT COUNTY (about 24 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
- GRAYS CREEK (about 24 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 2GC)
Amtrak station near Pope AFB:
- 13 miles: FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pope AFB:
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 25 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 36 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 49 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)