Long Creek's Livability
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C-
Affordability -
B
Housing -
F
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
C+
Commute -
C-
Education -
B+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Long Creek, NC
Long Creek, NC is located in Pender County in the state of North Carolina.
The total City Population for Long Creek is about 51 with about 19 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $280,900, which is roughly 43% higher than the Average Home Value of $159,475 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 33% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $32,917, which is roughly 34% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $49,737 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 43% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.67Male Population Estimate: 45.1%
Female Population Estimate: 54.9%
Median Age: 58.4
Male Median Age: 34.9
Female Median Age: 35.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:10.7%
Hispanic:7.1%
Asian:3.4%
Other:2.9%
Indian:0.8%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Thom Tillis](/assets/images/politicians/senators/thom_tillis.jpg)
![Ted Budd](/assets/images/politicians/senators/ted_budd.jpg)
![Roy Cooper](/assets/images/politicians/governors/roy_cooper.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 34.31%
Libertarian: 0.96%
Other: 0.29%
Green: 0.18%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Long Creek specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Pender County: About 7.22857 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Pender County: About 583.791 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Pender County is about 45% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 51% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
North Carolina is ranked #52 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 6.19 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 5.06The average living wage for the state of North Carolina is $31.26/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives North Carolina a minimum wage score of 6.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives North Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for North Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.29 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X North Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X North Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X North Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X North Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X North Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X North Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ North Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X North Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X North Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X North Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X North Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X North Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 28457Latitude: 34.438200
Longitude: -78.016100
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 682.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 704