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Forsyth County

Population in 2011: 328. Population change since 2000: -7.3%
 

Males: 159  (48.5%)
Females: 169  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  51.3 years
North Carolina median age:  41.9 years

Zip codes: 27010.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $56,934 (it was $51,875 in 2000)
Bethania:

$56,934
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,970

Bethania town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $189,251 (it was $128,800 in 2000)
Bethania:

$189,251
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $217,264; Detached houses: $226,868; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,888; Mobile homes: $77,639

Median gross rent in 2009: $760.

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  • White alone - 282 (86.0%)
  • Black alone - 27 (8.2%)
  • Hispanic - 11 (3.4%)
  • Two or more races - 8 (2.4%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bethania: 90.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (29.4%), English (18.1%), Irish (7.3%), United States (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.4%), Scottish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1995

Elevation: 817 feet

Land area: 0.72 square miles.

Population density: 454 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bethania:

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bethania town:

  • Never married: 11.4%
  • Now married: 72.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

15 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

This town:  4.2%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,450 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,375 (0.6%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (7.0 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (29.7 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (386.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tobaccoville, NC (1.9 miles ), Rural Hall, NC (2.0 miles ), King, NC (2.5 miles ), Winston-Salem, NC (2.6 miles ), Lewisville, NC (2.7 miles ), Walkertown, NC (3.1 miles ), East Bend, NC (3.2 miles ), Clemmons, NC (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 36.18 N, Longitude: 80.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

9.5%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +132 (+59.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Wholesale trade (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Computer specialists (12%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Art and design workers (13%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Average climate in Bethania, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Bethania-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Bethania town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category F3 tornado 7.5 miles away from the town center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bethania-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Bethania center
On 7/7/1995 at 21:01:02, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 88.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Forsyth County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Bethania:

  • FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, about 9 miles away; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Bethania, NC

Amtrak station near Bethania:

  • 9 miles: WINSTON-SALEM (127 S. CHERRY ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bethania:

  • Wake Forest University (about 5 miles; Winston Salem, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,909)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College (about 9 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 4,471)
  • Winston-Salem State University (about 9 miles; Winston-Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • Davidson County Community College (about 24 miles; Thomasville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,006)
  • High Point University (about 25 miles; High Point, NC; FT enrollment: 3,170)
  • Guilford College (about 26 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,312)
  • Guilford Technical Community College (about 27 miles; Jamestown, NC; FT enrollment: 7,965)

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Forsyth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.5. This is about average.
City:

32.5
U.S.:

32.0
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.
City:

14.7
U.S.:

22.1
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.
City:

9.74
U.S.:

9.59
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.
City:

3.89
U.S.:

2.43

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 (%)


Bethania travel time to work - commute


Bethania mode of transportation to work chart

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:




2008 Presidential Election results in Forsyth County North Carolina:


Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Bethania (based on Forsyth County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.36%
Here50.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchMoravian Church in AmericaCatholic Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents24.0%19.4%8.8%8.5%7.1%
Congregations19.6%18.6%10.3%1.9%1.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents3.6%3.3%2.6%2.6%20.1%
Congregations4.2%3.5%1.6%1.9%36.7%
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$33,2040$0
Totals for Government 1$2,767$33,2042$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:
from Guilford County, NC  0.84% ($40,518 average AGI)
from Davidson County, NC  0.54% ($34,491)
from Stokes County, NC  0.34% ($31,249)


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:
to Guilford County, NC  0.75% ($41,392 average AGI)
to Davidson County, NC  0.52% ($39,803)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.42% ($43,134)

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:

  • Fire: 11
  • Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Bethania


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