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James City, North Carolina.

A community in Craven County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Craven County’s.

Living in James City, Craven County, North Carolina

James City, in Craven County, had 5,291 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $58,973 a year and half less, against $65,873 across Craven County; 12% of its people live below the poverty line. 85% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 15% are rented. Unemployment in Craven County was 3.8% in August 2026, and the county had 1.1% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 5,291 in the 2020 census
Household income $58,973 the median, give or take $12,893 · Craven County: $65,873
Unemployment 3.8% Craven County, August 2026; 4.2% a year before
Homes 85% lived in by their owners; 15% rented
  • 2,111households
  • 28%of adults have a degree
  • 12%below the poverty line
  • 22 mintypical commute
  • 8%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care29%
  • Shops (retail)22%
  • Manufacturing11%
  • Government8%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities6%
  • Wholesale6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Craven County had 40,422 jobs in 2025, 1.1% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 55° and 34°; warmest in July, 90° and 71° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 55° 34° F M A M J J 90° 71° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 55° and 34°; warmest in July, 90° and 71° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 55° 34° F M A M J J 90° 71° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 55° and lows near 34°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 71°. About 53 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the New Bern Craven County Airport weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in James City

  1. Terminix Co of ECPest control services72
  2. Principle LtcNursing homes61
  3. Waste Industries New BernWaste collection51
  4. Garris Evans Lumber CoHome centers, building materials34
  5. The Indigo at New BernAssisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities32
  6. Pd-ewn-new Bern-ewn-pdmt Pd-ewn-new BernScheduled passenger air transportation29

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 6 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 279 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HurricanesVery high
  2. Winter weatherVery high
  3. LightningVery high
  4. TornadoesRelatively high
  5. Strong windRelatively high
  6. Inland floodingRelatively high

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in James City’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Craven County.