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Below you will find informational charts on a variety of subjects. We hope this information will be useful in planning for your business. If you are looking for other information, please contact us at 910-347-3141 and we will do our best to assist you.

 

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Quick Links: Business - Education & Child Care - Health Care - Housing & Utilities - Military - Tax Reports -Transportation

 

Business

City of Jacksonville Building Permits

 

Residental
Commercial
Value
July 2011

56

526

$6,246,306

Aug 2011

22

395

$5,044,811

Sept 2011

29

360

$8,036,429

Oct 2011

60

399

$14,036,444

Nov 2011

47

267

$4,947,466

Dec 2011

60

340

$11,997,519

Jan 2012

32

258

$12,443,377

YTD Total

520

2,545

$62,752,352

Updated 2/2/12

Source: City of Jacksonville

 

Onslow County Building Permits

FY10-11

Residential

Commercial

Total Value

1st Quarter

483

41

$48,614,126

2nd Quarter

442

34

$46,609,546

3rd Quarter

423

20

$41,961,762

4th Quarter

563

37

$57,805,693

FY Total

1911

132

$194,991,127

 
FY11-12

Residential

Commercial

Total Value

1st Quarter

387

38

$45,275,950

2nd Quarter

442

35

$41,067,954

3rd Quarter

185

12

$24,747,609

4th Quarter

 

 

 

FY Total

1,014

85

$111,091,513

Updated 2/6/12

Source: Onslow County

 

Other Links:

North Carolina Employment Security Commission, www.ncesc.com

Bureau of Business Research at East Carolina University, www.ecu.edu/cs-bus/bbr.cfm

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Education & Child Care

Onslow County Child Care

(DCD Regulated for children birth to 12)

Month
# Facilities
# Slots
# Enrolled
Capacity
# Staff
April

124

5,164

4,693

91%

871

May

124

5,167

4,678

91%

871

June

121

5,143

4,613

89.7%

868

July

125

5,202

4,602

88.5%

862

Aug

125

5,202

4,571

89.7%

844

Sept

121

5,151

4,494

87.2%

852

Oct

119

5,391

4,787

88.8%

864

Nov

116

5,599

4,900

87.5%

871

Dec

115

5,559

4,909

87.6%

874

Updated 1/13/12

Source: Onslow County Partnership for Children.

 

Base Daycare Statistics

Location
Camp Lejeune
New River
Full Time Spaces

502

196

Vacant Spaces

0

0

Hourly Spaces

104

20

Source: Marine Corps Community Services

 

Onslow County Student Numbers (2012-2011)

 

Onslow County Schools
Base (DOD) Schools

 

# of schools

# of students

# of schools

# of students

Elementary

20

12,536

5

2,151

Middle

8

5,703

1

531

High

7

6,739

1

456

Total

35

24,978

7

3,138

Updated 2/2/12

Source: Onslow County Schools, Department of Defense Schools.

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Healthcare

Onslow Memorial Hospital - Emergency Room Visits

 
2011
2012
% Change
1st Quarter

15,896

5,241*

 
2nd Quarter

16,170

   
3rd Quarter

16,279

   
4th Quarter

15,379

   
YTD Total

63,724

   
 

Onslow Memorial Hospital - Live Births

 

2011
2012
% Change
1st Quarter

492

143*

 
2nd Quarter

514

   
3rd Quarter

638

   
4th Quarter

529

   
YTD Total

2,173

   

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 2/7/12

Source: Onslow Memorial Hospital

 

Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune - Emergency Room Visits

 
2011
2012
% Change
1st Quarter

11,511

3,889*

 
2nd Quarter

10,371

   
3rd Quarter

9,837

   
4th Quarter

6,657

   
YTD Total

38,376

 

 
 

Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune - Live Births

 

2011
2012
% Change
1st Quarter

502

162*

 
2nd Quarter

513

   
3rd Quarter

463

   
4th Quarter

291

   
YTD Total

1,796

 

 

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 2/7/12

Source: Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune

 

Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Participation

2011
Military
Civilian
Total
Jan

4,465

3,126

7,591

Feb

4,447

3,146

7,593

Mar

4,470

3,299

7,769

Apr

4,502

3,211

7,713

May

4,479

3,263

7,742

June

4,449

3,172

7,621

July

4,412

3,117

7,529

Aug

4,443

3,094

7,537

Sept

4,433

3,128

7,516

Oct

4,536

3,166

7,702

Nov

4,519

3,099

7,615

Dec

4,425

3,069

7,494

Updated 2/2/12.

Source: Onslow County

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Housing & Utilities

Onslow County Apartment Occupancy

 

Properties Reporting
Total Units
Occupancy Rate
Month

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

Jan

9

14

2036

3266

91%

74%

Feb

9

 

2036

 

90%

 
Mar

9

 

2036

 

88%

 
Apr

9

 

2036

 

90%

 
May

9

 

2036

 

87%

 
June

9

 

2036

 

85%

 
July

14

 

3266

 

86%

 
Aug

14

 

3266

 

73%

 
Sept

14

 

3266

 

73%

 
Oct

14

 

3266

 

75%

 
Nov

14

 

3266

 

74%

 
Dec

14

 

3266

 

74%

 

Updated 2/7/12

Source: The Reserve at Jacksonville Commons

 

Number of Months of New Construction Single Family Homes Inventory in Onslow County Based on the Absorption Rate (January-December 2011)

New Construction Price
Number Sold
Sales Rate per Month
# Currently Active
# of Months of Inventory
less than $150,000

173

14.42

89

6.17

$150,001 - 200,000

780

65

419

6.45

$200,001 - 250,000

367

30.58

177

5.79

$250,001 - 300,000

110

9.17

63

6.87

$300,000 +

27

2.25

11

4.89

 
Number of Months of Re-Sale Single Family Homes Inventory in Onslow County Based on the Absorption Rate (January-December 2011)
Re-Sale Price
Number Sold
Sales Rate per Month
# Currently Active
# of Months of Inventory
less than $150,000

511

42.58

408

9.58

$150,001 - 200,000

320

29.09

293

10.07

$200,001 - 250,000

96

7.17

125

17.43

$250,001 - 300,000

32

2.67

50

18.73

$300,000 +

25

2.08

111

53.37

Updated 2/7/12

Source: Jacksonville Board of REALTORS MLS

 

City of Jacksonville Water

 
Connects
Disconnects
Month

2011

2012

2011

2012

Jan

427

603

470

543

Feb

484

 

475

 
Mar

484

 

536

 
Apr

464

 

505

 
May

514

 

548

 
June

533

 

616

 
July

626

 

696

 
Aug

631

 

623

 
Sept

551

 

593

 
Oct

516

 

540

 
Nov

662

 

773

 
Dec

574

 

616

 
YTD Total

6,466

603

6,991

543

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 2/7/12

Source: City of Jacksonville

 

ONWASA

 

Connects
Disconnects
Month

2011

2012

2011

2012

Jan

1,257

1,544

424

416

Feb

1,431

 

409

 
Mar

1,686

 

509

 
Apr

1,398

 

474

 
May

1,652

 

499

 
June

1,800

 

504

 
July

1,646

 

523

 
Aug

1,629

 

487

 
Sept

1,469

 

486

 
Oct

1,365

 

428

 
Nov

1,394

 

562

 
Dec

1,339

 

415

 
YTD Total

18,066

 

5,720

 

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 2/6/12

Source: ONWASA

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Military

MCB Camp Lejeune & MCAS New River Transition Assistance Program

 

2010

2011

Active Duty

6,624

7,598

Retirees

2,124

1,416

Reserves

84

56

Officers

1,092

728

Enlisted

12,864

8,578

Total

22,788

18,376

The 2010 breakdown of exiting military personnel by each Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) is located here.

A description of each MOS can be found here.

Updated quarterly.

Source: MCB Camp Lejeune

 

Military Status Update:
MCB Camp Lejeune & MCAS New River

Personnel Stationed

46,690

Personnel Assigned Outside the Area

9,953

Current On-Board Strength

38,737

Updated 2/2/12 Source: MCB Camp Lejeune

 

New Barracks Construction

# of Barracks

24

13

1

# of Spaces

6,692

2,700

400

Target Completion Date

2011-13

2014

2015

Base Total: 128 Barracks with 28,944 spaces

Updated 1/25/12

Source: MCB Camp Lejeune

 

New Housing Construction

# of Houses

196

696

Target Completion Date

2012

2011-14

Base Total: 5,207 Houses

Updated 1/25/12

Source: MCB Camp Lejeune

 

The approximate amounts for contract services/construction paid out this past year by MCB Camp Lejeune/MCAS New River:

Construction contracts: $597,600,287

Materials, Supplies and Service contracts: $680,403,260

Source: MCB Camp Lejeune

 

As of July 31st, 2011:

Number of retirees living within a 50 mile radius of Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River: 31,347

Annual payroll for these retirees: $378,377,366 (estimated)

Updated quarterly.

Source: MCB Camp Lejeune

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Tax Reports

Onslow County Occupancy Tax Collections

Month
2010-2011
2011-2012
% Change
July

$311,698.83

$301,054.44

-3.41%

Aug

$309,281.16

$328,574.00

6.24%

Sept

$147,190.67

$156,273.57

6.27%

Oct

$107,760.10

$110,250.40

2.31%

Nov

$84,409.08

$84,688.42

0.3%

Dec

$66,195.40

$65,898.83

-0.4%

Jan

$98,432.87

Feb

$92,113.04

Mar

$102,787.45

Apr

$105,652.78

May

$124,991.76

June

$250,914.88

YTD Total

$1,026,535.24

$1,046,739.66

1.97%

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 2/7/12

Source: Onslow County

 

Monthly Report of Taxable Sales

Month
2010-2011
2011-2012
% Change
July

$139,181,132

$156,794,494

11%

Aug

$134,263,824

$152,649,786

12%

Sept

$132,943,706

$146,960,794

10%

Oct

$123,824,779

$151,041,219

18%

Nov

$127,849,559*

Dec

$133,784,346*

Jan

$143,236,394*

Feb

$124,691,593*

Mar

$124,820,482*

Apr

$162,298,251*

May

$141,922,355*

June

$150,706,436*

Total

$530,213,441

$60,7446,293

13%

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 12/12/11

Source: North Carolina Department of Revenue

 

Marine Corps Community Services Sales Report

 
July-Sept 2010
Oct-Dec 2010
Jan-Mar 2011
Apr-June 2011
July-Sept 2011
Total
Retail

$42,757,309

$45,073,053

$43,076,752

$42,710,245

$42,645,051

$216,262,410

Food & Hospitality

$1,946,385

$1,759,278

$2,002,507

$2,137,550

$2,034,044

$9,879,764

Clubs & Catering

$659,938

$803,284

$453,551

$461,215

$407,251

$2,785,239

Services

$3,121,973

$2,384,062

$2,539,595

$2,876,151

$10,481,476

$13,603,449

Marine & Family Services

$846,685

$930,957

$1,022,311

$994,675

$3,952,355

$4,799,040

Semper Fit

$668,304

$543,267

$644,751

$828,096

$2,716,788

$3,385,092

Military Clothing

$1,971,143

$2,045,527

$2,524,382

$2,067,642

$1,811,888

$10,420,582

Total

$51,971,737

$53,539,428

$52,263,849

$52,075,574

$51,284,988

$261,135,576

Source: Marine Corps Community Services

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Transportation

Albert J Ellis Airport Total Passengers

 
2010
2011
% Change
Jan

16,035

22,591

30.1%

Feb

18,711

22,617

17.3%

Mar

22,806

26,460

13.8%

Apr

25,486

25,752

1.0%

May

29,209

32,184

9.2%

June

29,156

32,768

11.0%

July

31,640

34,785

9.0%

Aug

30,887

31,125

0.8%

Sept

26,434

29,567

10.6%

Oct

28,242

28,922

2.4%

Nov

29,507

30,472

3.2%

Dec

26,771

26,910

0.5%

YTD Total

288,113

344,593

16.4%

YTD Total does not include items marked *

Updated 2/7/12

Source: Albert J Ellis Airport

 

Public Transportation Riders

Month
OUTS
JTS
Military Express
July-11

5,136

3,895

1,880

Aug-11

5,230

4,737

1,292

Sept-11

5,319

4,460

1,397

Oct-11

5,693

4,500

2,116

Nov-11

4,637

4,841

2,721

Dec-11

4,304

4,753

2,689

Jan-12

5,001

5,203

3,166

Feb-12
Mar-12
Apr-12
May-12
June-12
Total

35,320

32,389

15,261

Updated 1/5/12

Source: Onslow United Transit System, Jacksonville Area Transit System

 

Onslow County New Vehicle Sales

 

Jan

YTD
2010
Cars

340

3,761

2,967

New Trucks

388

4,522

3,891

Total

728

8,283

6,858

Updated 2/15/12

 

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Updated 9/28/11

Source: Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, www.jumpo-nc.org

 

Onslow County Motor Vehicle Registrations

FY11-12
Cars
Vans, Limos, etc
Trucks
Motorcycles
Trailers, Campers, etc
Total
July-11

7,325

744

2,771

663

1,437

12,940

Aug-11

7,639

720

2,927

599

1,204

13,091

Sept-11

6,861

614

2,758

474

1,025

11,732

Oct-11

6,775

563

2,620

401

921

11,280

Nov-11

6,138

505

2,449

320

752

10,164

Dec-11

6,480

535

2,586

270

642

10,513

Jan-12
Feb-12
Mar-12
Apr-12
May-12
June-12

Updated 1/13/12

Source: Onslow County

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