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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Bear Creek, NC Bear Creek, NC, Carthage, NC (Parkwood/Putnam), Carthage, NC (Town Center), Goldston, NC, Ramseur, NC (Coleridge/Cheeks), Ramseur, NC (Town Center), Sanford, NC (Cumnock), Siler City, NC (Mount Vernon Springs), Siler City, NC (Terrells/Silk Hope), Siler City, NC (Town Center)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $137,067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to NC, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS School District
7,521 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of NC school districts |
64.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
47.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BENNETT ELEMENTARY 61 RANDOLPH STREET, BENNETT, NC 27208 (336) 581-3586 |
KG-08 |
| BONLEE ELEMENTARY 153 BONLEE SCHOOL ROAD, BONLEE, NC 27213 (919) 837-5316 |
KG-08 |
| CHATHAM CENTRAL HIGH 14950 NC HWY 902 W, BEAR CREEK, NC 27207 (919) 837-2251 |
09-12 |
| CHATHAM EARLY COLLEGE 764 WEST STREET, PITTSBORO, NC 27312 (919) 542-6495 |
12-12 |
| CHATHAM MIDDLE 2025 SOUTH 2ND AVENUE EXT, SILER CITY, NC 27344 (919) 663-2414 |
05-08 |
| HORTON MIDDLE 79 HORTON ROAD, PITTSBORO, NC 27312 (919) 542-2303 |
05-08 |
| J S WATERS ELEMENTARY 55 J S WATERS SCHOOL ROAD, GOLDSTON, NC 27252 (919) 898-2259 |
KG-08 |
| JORDAN MATTHEWS HIGH 910 EAST CARDINAL STREET, SILER CITY, NC 27344 (919) 742-2916 |
09-12 |
| MONCURE ELEMENTARY 600 MONCURE SCHOOL ROAD, MONCURE, NC 27559 (919) 542-3725 |
KG-08 |
| NORTH CHATHAM ELEMENTARY 3380 LYSTRA ROAD, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517 (919) 967-3094 |
KG-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 58.3 | 56.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 20.6 | 31.5 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 20.5 | 8.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 43.0 | 42.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,767 | $35,854,000 | 56.5 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $445 | $3,344,000 | 5.3 |
| STAFF | $311 | $2,340,000 | 3.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $155 | $1,166,000 | 1.8 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $441 | $3,316,000 | 5.2 |
| OPERATION | $678 | $5,100,000 | 8.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $276 | $2,074,000 | 3.3 |
| OTHER | $355 | $2,668,000 | 4.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,660 | $20,008,000 | 31.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,013 | $7,621,000 | 12.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,441 | $63,483,000 | 100.0 |
Bear Creek EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Bear Creek WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 9.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Bear Creek LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 21.7 |
Bear Creek Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO NC* |
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| Since 1990 |  185.21%
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About Bear Creek
Bear Creek is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,836 people and just one neighborhood, Bear Creek is the 210th largest community in North Carolina.
When you are in Bear Creek, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.0% of Bear Creek's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Bear Creek is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bear Creek who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.84%), sales jobs (9.06%), and healthcare (7.28%).
Bear Creek is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Bear Creek isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.08% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small town, Bear Creek does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Bear Creek Information and Demographics
The percentage of adults in Bear Creek with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 13.53% of adults in Bear Creek have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bear Creek in 2000 was $18,192, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,768 for a family of four.
Bear Creek is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bear Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bear Creek is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bear Creek include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bear Creek is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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