Bent Creek, North Carolina

Back to Bent Creek, NC housing info, Buncombe County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Bent Creek, NC Buncombe County Population in July 2007: 1,521. Males: 747   (49.2%) Females: 774   (50.8%) Median resident age:   40.5 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28806. Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,527 (it was $49,375 in 2000) Bent Creek:   $58,527 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,721 Bent Creek:   $27,721 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $219,436 (it was $115,600 in 2000) Bent Creek:   $219,436 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $216,889; Detached houses: $236,216; Mobile homes: $30,833 Bent Creek, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Bent Creek: White Non-Hispanic (96.7%) Hispanic (1.1%) Chinese (0.9%) Two or more races (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Bent Creek: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Bent Creek, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Bent Creek is mentioned 40 times on our forum: Bent Creek  (4 replies) Bent Creek Townhouses  (11 replies) The Villages at Bent Creek in Mint Hill  (6 replies) Disappointed in Asheville...  (171 replies) Possibly moving to Asheville/Arden area...would like some input please.  (57 replies) Paper Mills?  (15 replies) Ancestries: United States (25.5%), English (21.8%), German (11.7%), Irish (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (7.2%), Scottish (3.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 2200 feet Land area: 2.21 square miles. Population density: 687 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Bent Creek, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Bent Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.0 miles away from the Bent Creek place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 58.1 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Bent Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Bent Creek center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Bent Creek center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.2 miles away from Bent Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Reservoir: Bent Creek Ranch Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	75.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This place:	9.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bent Creek, NC

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8.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.29%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)

Buncombe County:	0.09%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from Henderson County, NC	0.67% ($45,806 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC	0.30% ($54,829)
from Madison County, NC	0.24% ($26,653)

6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)

Buncombe County:	0.05%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

to Henderson County, NC	0.88% ($44,461 average AGI)
to Haywood County, NC	0.29% ($31,500)
to Madison County, NC	0.25% ($27,719)