Chocowinity, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 733. Estimated population in July 2024: 731 (-0.3% change)
Males: 346 (47.2%), Females: 387 (52.8%)

Beaufort County

Zip code: 27817

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $29,712
Median house value: $64,000

Population by Race

Races in Chocowinity:

• White Non-Hispanic (57.4%)
• Black (38.7%)
• Hispanic (3.4%)

Ancestries: United States (15.0%), English (5.6%), Irish (5.3%), German (1.9%), Scottish (1.4%), Italian (1.2%).

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chocowinity

• High school or higher: 72.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chocowinity town

• Never married: 27.1%
• Now married: 54.0%
• Separated: 5.1%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 7.4%

2.7% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -127 (-14.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chocowinity:

• BEAUFORT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, NC)
• PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
• WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chocowinity:

• PITT-GREENVILLE (about 22 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
• CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 32 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
• KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 38 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chocowinity:

• WARREN FIELD (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: OCW)
• MARTIN COUNTY (about 24 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Abbreviation: MCZ)
• PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 32 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC; Abbreviation: PMZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chocowinity:

• EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
• PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
• COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 105 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
• CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
• VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 108 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)

Schools

Public high school in Chocowinity:

• SOUTHSIDE HIGH (Students: 500; Location: 5700 HWY 33 EAST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Chocowinity:

• CHOCOWINITY PRIMARY (Students: 533; Location: 606 GRAY ROAD; Grades: PK – 04)
• CHOCOWINITY MIDDLE (Students: 444; Location: 3831 US HWY 17 S; Grades: 05 – 08)