Forsyth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.74. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.89. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bethania and their reported violations in the past:
LONG CREEK CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.7%
(2.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 78.8% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.1 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.1% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 2.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bethania, NC
Bethania compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Forsyth County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Bethania (based on Forsyth County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.36%
| Here |  | 50.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Moravian Church in America | Catholic Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent |
| Adherents | 24.0% | 19.4% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| Congregations | 19.6% | 18.6% | 10.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 20.1% |
| Congregations | 4.2% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 36.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 69 | Forsyth County: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6 | Forsyth County: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 30 | This county: | 0.89 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 158 | Forsyth County: | 4.68 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 286 | Here: | 8.47 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 8.2% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Forsyth County: | 24.7% | | State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Forsyth County: | 15.7% | | State: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $195 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,566 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,767 | $33,204 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,767 | $33,204 | 2 | $1,761 |
Bethania government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - General - Other: $146,000 ($445.12)
Central Staff Services: $28,000 ($85.37)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($54.88)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($18.29)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($15.24)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($9.15)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($6.10)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $146,000 ($445.12)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $12,000 ($36.59)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($33.54)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($15.24)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $142,000 ($432.93)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $165,000 ($503.05)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000 ($27.44)
General Support: $7,000 ($21.34)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($137.20)
Other Selective Sales: $22,000 ($67.07)
NEC: $3,000 ($9.15)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000 ($48.78)
7.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,442 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.23% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($246 average AGI)| Forsyth County: | 0.16% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,840 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.22% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($274 average AGI)| Forsyth County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bethania:
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTOB (1380 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP)
- WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
- WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
- WAAA (980 AM; 1 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: MEDIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPIP (880 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WKTE (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KING, NC; Owner: BOOTH-NEWSOM BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBFJ (1550 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WORD OF LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
- WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WPOL (1340 AM; 1 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bethania:
- WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
- WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
- WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WBFJ-FM (89.3 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WSNC (90.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXRI (91.3 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bethania:
- WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
- WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WUNL-TV (Channel 26; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
- WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Bethania)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Railroad Mp K 33.0 (Lat: 36.169306 Lon: -80.290056), Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WNWP954, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies: 910.000 MHz, 911.500 MHz, 918.500 MHz Grant Date: 06/12/2001, Expiration Date: 06/18/2011
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - CAR1715, 5121 N Causeway Dr (Lat: 36.173611 Lon: -80.343333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WQHD816
Assigned Frequencies: 10795.0 MHz, 10735.0 MHz Grant Date: 07/09/2007, Expiration Date: 07/09/2017, Cancellation Date: 12/09/2008, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N4BOJ, Licensee ID: L00856851
Grant Date: 11/10/2004, Expiration Date: 12/12/2014
Registrant: Norman W Byerly, 5685 Main Street, Bethania, NC 27010-0122
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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