Straits

  1. Straits Legal Resources
  2. Straits Statistics
  3. Straits Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Straits Employment Information
  5. Straits Family Information
  6. Straits Education Information
  7. Straits Public Benefits Information
  8. Straits Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Straits Legal Resources Back to top

North Carolina Constitution
North Carolina Codes

North Carolina State Resources
North Carolina Website
North Carolina Governor
North Carolina Legislature
North Carolina Courts
North Carolina Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
North Carolina Eastern


Straits Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,686
  • Land Area (2000): 95.374 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 19.717 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,343
Straits Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 31 1.20%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,557 98.80%

Straits Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Straits Employment Information Back to top
Straits Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 110 19.23%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 87 15.21%
3. Construction 55 9.62%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 33 5.77%
5. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 31 5.42%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 27 4.72%
7. Utilities 27 4.72%
8. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 24 4.20%
9. Educational Services 19 3.32%
10. Truck Transportation 19 3.32%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 17 2.97%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 14 2.45%
13. Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale 12 2.10%
14. Water Transportation 12 2.10%
15. Other Transportation 11 1.92%
16. Hardware / Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 10 1.75%
17. Food Manufacturing 9 1.57%
18. Finance and Insurance 8 1.40%
19. Metal Manufactuing 8 1.40%
20. Mining 8 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 90 16.70%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 80 14.84%
3. Public Administration 80 14.84%
4. Educational Services 34 6.31%
5. Finance and Insurance 34 6.31%
6. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 23 4.27%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 17 3.15%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 15 2.78%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 14 2.60%
10. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 12 2.23%
11. Private Household Services 12 2.23%
12. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 11 2.04%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 11 2.04%
14. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 10 1.86%
15. Food Manufacturing 9 1.67%
16. Miscellaneous Durable Goods, Wholesale 9 1.67%
17. U.S. Postal Service 9 1.67%
18. Social Assistance 8 1.48%
19. Wood Manufacturing 8 1.48%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 7 1.30%

Straits Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 70 12.24%
2. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 54 9.44%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 46 8.04%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 43 7.52%
5. Carpenters 33 5.77%
6. Rail and Water Transportation 28 4.90%
7. Other Management Occupations 26 4.55%
8. Other Production Occupations 24 4.20%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 22 3.85%
10. Other Protective Service Workers 21 3.67%
11. Other Construction Trades 15 2.62%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 11 1.92%
13. Postsecondary Teachers 11 1.92%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 11 1.92%
15. Business Operations Specialists 10 1.75%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 10 1.75%
17. Other Construction Workers 10 1.75%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 10 1.75%
19. Transportation / Tourism / Lodging 10 1.75%
20. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 9 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Waiters and Waitresses 63 11.69%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 44 8.16%
3. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 41 7.61%
4. Secretaries and Admins 38 7.05%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 36 6.68%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 35 6.49%
7. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 33 6.12%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 29 5.38%
9. Other Production Occupations 21 3.90%
10. Other Management Occupations 20 3.71%
11. Registered Nurses 18 3.34%
12. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 16 2.97%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 16 2.97%
14. Customer Service Representatives 12 2.23%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 11 2.04%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 10 1.86%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 10 1.86%
18. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 10 1.86%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 9 1.67%
20. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 9 1.67%

Straits Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 992 48.65%
15-35 hours 248 12.16%
1-14 hours 17 0.83%
No regular hours 782 38.35%

Straits Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 34 3.27%
5 AM-5:29 AM 54 5.19%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 73 7.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM 117 11.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 122 11.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM 206 19.79%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 74 7.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM 112 10.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 10 0.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 30 2.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 44 4.23%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 7 0.67%
Noon-3:59 PM 133 12.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM 25 2.40%

Straits Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 0 0.00%
5-9 72 6.92%
10-14 88 8.45%
15-19 115 11.05%
20-24 96 9.22%
25-29 64 6.15%
30-34 244 23.44%
35-39 51 4.90%
40-44 109 10.47%
45-59 118 11.34%
60-89 55 5.28%
At least 90 29 2.79%

Straits Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 435 41.79%
30-44 0 0.00% 404 38.81%
45-59 0 0.00% 118 11.34%
At least 60 0 0.00% 84 8.07%

Straits Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 174 16.01%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 848 78.01%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 19 1.75%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 46 4.23%

Straits Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Straits Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,108 (2,588 people)
Families (2000): 756 (2,137 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 231
People at same address in 1995: 1,339
Straits Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 79 7.13%
$10,000-$14,999 84 7.58%
$15,000-$19,999 100 9.03%
$20,000-$24,999 145 13.09%
$25,000-$29,999 115 10.38%
$30,000-$34,999 150 13.54%
$35,000-$39,999 58 5.23%
$40,000-$44,999 53 4.78%
$45,000-$49,999 65 5.87%
$50,000-$59,999 90 8.12%
$60,000-$74,999 71 6.41%
$75,000-$99,999 64 5.78%
$100,000-$124,999 22 1.99%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 12 1.08%

Straits Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 257 23.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 380 34.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 48 4.30%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 219 19.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6 0.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 147 13.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 47 4.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5 0.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 5 0.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Straits Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 838 27.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 299 9.79%
Public Assistance 32 1.05%
Retirement 275 9.01%
Self Employment 201 6.58%
Social Security 347 11.37%
Supplemental Security 31 1.02%
Wage / Salary 776 25.42%
Other 254 8.32%

Straits Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 409 64.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 227 35.69%

Straits Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 108 11.15%
Color 1 Box Married 672 69.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 160 16.51%
Color 3 Box Widowed 29 2.99%

Straits Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 204 18.85%
Color 1 Box Married 662 61.18%
Color 2 Box Never Married 126 11.65%
Color 3 Box Widowed 90 8.32%

Straits Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Straits Education Information Back to top
Straits Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 82 4.17%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 330 16.79%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 742 37.74%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 494 25.13%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 154 7.83%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 92 4.68%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 72 3.66%

Straits Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 20 0.74% 19 0.71% 39 1.45%
Kindergarten 31 1.15% 0 0.00% 31 1.15%
Grades 1-4 185 6.89% 0 0.00% 185 6.89%
Grades 5-8 120 4.47% 0 0.00% 120 4.47%
Grades 9-12 123 4.58% 0 0.00% 123 4.58%
Undergrad college 125 4.65% 9 0.34% 134 4.99%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 11 0.41% 11 0.41%
Total 604 22.49% 39 1.45% 643 23.94%

Straits Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Straits Public Benefits Information Back to top
Straits Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,252 87.25%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 329 12.75%

Straits Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Straits Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Straits Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 336 12.51%
10-19 Years 330 12.29%
20-29 Years 285 10.61%
30-39 Years 421 15.67%
40-49 Years 456 16.98%
50-59 Years 364 13.55%
60-69 Years 275 10.24%
70-79 Years 159 5.92%
80-89 Years 56 2.08%
90+ Years 4 0.15%

Straits Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,316 48.99%
Color 1 Box Female 1,370 51.01%

Straits Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,640 98.29%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 21 0.78%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 11 0.41%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 8 0.30%
Color 2 Box Asian 4 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.04%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%

Straits Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,145 52.57%
2. English 360 16.53%
3. Irish 226 10.38%
4. German 129 5.92%
5. Scottish 97 4.45%
6. Welsh 63 2.89%
7. Scotch Irish 57 2.62%
8. European 19 0.87%
9. French Non-Basque 16 0.73%
10. Italian 14 0.64%

Straits Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,373 97.21%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 31 1.27%
3. French 19 0.78%
4. Italian 10 0.41%
5. Scandinavian 8 0.33%

Straits Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,574 99.46%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 8 0.31%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 6 0.23%

Straits Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Straits Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.