About the Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina Area 

Headquarters
Air Force
Air Mobility Command 

Pope Organizations
43d Airlift Wing Staff Agencies
43d Maintenance Group
43d Mission Support Group
43d Operations Group
Mission Partner Units
18th Air Support Operations Group 

Mission Partner Units 

Army Golden Knights
14th Air Support Operations Squadron 
18 Air Support Operations Group 
18th Weather Squadron 
21st Special Tactics Squadron
24th Special Tactics Squadron 
53rd Aerial Port Squadron
342d Training Squadron 
373d Training Squadron 
AVTEG
Detachment 1 - AMC Logistic Support Squadron
Joint Personnel Recovery Agency 

Population in July 2007: 2,675.
Males: 1,660 (62.1%)
Females: 1,015 (37.9%) 

Median resident age: 24.1 years
North Carolina median age: 35.3 years 

* White alone - 1,921 (74.4%)
* Black alone - 358 (13.9%)
* Hispanic - 159 (6.2%)
* Asian alone - 66 (2.6%)
* Two or more races - 51 (2.0%)
* American alone - 11 (0.4%)
* Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 8 (0.3%)
* Other race alone - 9 (0.3%) 

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Estimated median household income in 2008: $34,477 (it was $31,434 in 2000)
Pope AFB: $34,477
North Carolina: $46,549 

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,994 

Elevation: 115 feet 

Zip codes: 28307. 

Land area: 2.86 square miles.  

Population density: 934 people per square mile (low). 

For population 25 years and over in Pope AFB
• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
• Graduate or <NOBR>professional degree</NOBR>: 12.1%
• Unemployed: 9.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes 

For population 15 years and over in Pope AFB CDP
• Never married: 40.3%
• Now married: 56.7%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.8% 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (9.6 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (48.8 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (394.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Spring Lake, NC (1.5 miles ), Fort Bragg, NC (1.7 miles ), Fayetteville, NC (3.1 miles ), Rockfish, NC (3.7 miles ), Eastover, NC (3.8 miles ), Hope Mills, NC (3.9 miles ), Wade, NC (4.0 miles ), Linden, NC (4.0 miles) .
Latitude: 35.18 N, Longitude: 79.01 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,772 (+146.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,092 (78.1%) 

Area code commonly used in this area: 910 

Average household size:
This place: 3.6 people
North Carolina: 2.5 people 

Percentage of family households:
This place: 97.4%
Whole state: 68.9% 

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place: 0.2%
Whole state: 4.6% 

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place: 3.3%
Whole state: 12.3% 

406 people in military barracks, etc.
390 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents 

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
• Utility gas (73%)
• Electricity (25%)
• Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) 

Average climate in Pope AFB, North Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Food & Entertainment
• Fort Bragg Club
• Green Beret Club
• Iron Mike's Brew Pub
• McKellar's Lodge
• Sports USA  

Quick Bites
• Mulligan's (Strker Golf Course)
• The Divot (Ryder Golf Course)
• Dragon Lanes Snack Bar
• Airborne Lanes Snack Bar
• Habanero's Mexican Grill  

Bowling
• Airborne Lanes
• Dragon Lanes  

Golf
• Ryder Golf Course
• Stryker Golf Course  

Cleland Ice Rink 

Yntema Bingo  

Aquatics  

Outdoor Recreation
• Clay Target Center
• Equipment Checkout Offers rental of campers, canoes and kayaks, moon bouncers, climbing wall,
• picnic & party equipment, canopy tents, tables and chairs, grills and super cookers, propane fill-up station, dunk tanks, lawn & garden equipment and much more.
• Smith Lake Riding Stables Riding lessons, horse shows, kids' horse camps, trail rides, birthday parties, horse boarding, leasing and more.
• Rod & Gun Club
• Smith Lake Recreation Area/Army Travel Campground Campground with RV hookup, cabins for rent, lake access with floating trampolines, beach pavilions, volleyball, and more.
• Warrior Adventure Quest A program designed to re-create the adrenaline rush of combat action through a supervised and controlled high adventure activity.  

Athletic Fields
• Gruber
• Bowley
• ROTC #1 & #2
• Hedrick Stadium
• Ardennes
• Pike
• Towle Stadium
• Ritz-Epps #1-4
• Smith
• 20th Engrineer 9
• Ruth  

Fitness Centers
• Blackjack Fitness Center
• Callahan
• Frederick
• Funk
• Hosking
• Iron Mike
• Ritz-Epps
• Ryder
• Towle
• Tucker
• War Fighter  

Throckmorton Library  

Commissary
• Fort Bragg North
• Fort Bragg South

Average climate in Pope AFB, North Carolina Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather

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