Hookerton, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 467. Estimated population in July 2024: 489 (+4.7% change)
Males: 205 (43.9%), Females: 262 (56.1%)
Greene County
Zip code: 28538
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $31,563
Median house value: $61,700
Population by Race
Races in Hookerton:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.4%)
- Black (40.3%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Other race (6.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (13.3%), Irish (11.1%), French (9.6%), English (5.8%), Russian (3.9%), German (3.6%).
Elevation: 60 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hookerton
- High school or higher: 65.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hookerton town
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 13.7%
4.7% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+4.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hookerton:
- LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; KINSTON, 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 Hookerton:
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 8 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 26 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hookerton:
- FLANAGAN FIELD (about 10 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N08)
- CRAFT AIR (about 13 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: W38)
- GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNI (about 25 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GWW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hookerton:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 77 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 80 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
Private high school in Hookerton:
- MT CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 218; Location: PO BOX 250; Grades: PK – 12)