Moving to Vanceboro, North Carolina

Population: 898. Estimated population in July 2024: 846 (-5.8% change)
Males: 375 (41.8%), Females: 523 (58.2%)

Craven County

Zip code: 28586

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $30,655
Median house value: $80,600

Population by Race

Races in Vanceboro:

• White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
• Black (24.2%)
• Hispanic (1.9%)
• Two or more races (1.8%)
• American Indian (0.8%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (10.5%), English (10.1%), German (9.1%), Italian (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Vanceboro

• High school or higher: 78.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 6.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vanceboro town

• Never married: 22.6%
• Now married: 52.6%
• Separated: 5.1%
• Widowed: 9.8%
• Divorced: 9.8%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Vanceboro:

• CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; NEW BERN, NC)
• BEAUFORT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, NC)
• PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vanceboro:

• CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
• PITT-GREENVILLE (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
• KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 31 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vanceboro:

• WARREN FIELD (about 20 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: OCW)
• FLANAGAN FIELD (about 33 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N08)
• CRAFT AIR (about 38 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: W38)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vanceboro:

• EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
• PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
• COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 90 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
• CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
• SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 108 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)

Schools

Public high school in Vanceboro:

• WEST CRAVEN HIGH (Students: 1,086; Location: 2600 STREETS FERRY ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Vanceboro:

• VANCEBORO-FARM LIFE ELEM (Students: 659; Location: 2000 FARM LIFE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 05)