Wilson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 18.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.43. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.8 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 3.09. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Black Creek and their reported violations in the past:
BLACK CREEK, TOWN OF (Population served: 1953, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-04-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and OCT-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-08-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-03-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-1999)
- One regular monitoring violation
- One other older monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.1%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 74.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 75.6% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.1% | | 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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Black Creek, NC
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Black Creek compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Black Creek (2011 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Black Creek Branch at 210 Center Street, branch established on 06/20/1962. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Black Creek:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.41%
| Here |  | 38.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 24.3% | 18.3% | 17.2% | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 13.6% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 10.4% |
| Congregations | 13.6% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 24.3% |
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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: 17 | This county: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Wilson County: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | Wilson County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46 | This county: | 6.01 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50 | Wilson County: | 6.53 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.9% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 31.4% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wilson County: | 18.6% | | 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 |
1 | $3,708 | $44,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,860 | $29,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,043 | $32,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,899 | $23,394 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,918 | $35,016 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $4,581 | $54,972 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,701 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $28,009 | $33,611 | 3 | $2,701 |
Black Creek government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $244,000 ($343.66)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($42.25)
All Other: $6,000 ($8.45)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $595,000 ($838.03)
Police Protection: $102,000 ($143.66)
Sewerage: $102,000 ($143.66)
Regular Highways: $68,000 ($95.77)
Central Staff Services: $45,000 ($63.38)
Water Utilities: $44,000 ($61.97)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($42.25)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $5,000 ($7.04)
General - Other: $3,000 ($4.23)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000 ($119.72)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000 ($54.93)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $270,000 ($380.28)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $254,000 ($357.75)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($22.54)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $52,000 ($73.24)
General Revenue, NEC: $12,000 ($16.90)
Rents: $6,000 ($8.45)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $402,000 ($566.20)
Electric Utilities: $132,000 ($185.92)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,494,000 ($2104.23)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $825,000 ($1161.97)
Water Utilities: $105,000 ($147.89)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($33.80)
General Support: $9,000 ($12.68)
- Tax - Property: $116,000 ($163.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $265,000 ($373.24)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($22.54)
5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,899 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.21% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Wilson County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,657 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.40% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($198 average AGI)| Wilson 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 Black Creek:
- WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WLLY (1350 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ AND LEONOR RODRIGUEZ, JT TENANTS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVOT (1420 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: KINGDOM EXPANSION CORPORATION)
- WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Black Creek:
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
- WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- W276AX (103.1 FM; PRINCETON, ETC., NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W274AK (102.7 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Black Creek:
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WHFL-LP (Channel 56; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: FREE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WARZ-LP (Channel 34; SMITHFIELD/SELMA, NC; Owner: WATERS & BROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W63CW (Channel 63; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
- W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Black Creek Wtp- 0.1 Mi Se Of Junction Mercer St & Central Rd (Lat: 35.634444 Lon: -77.930556), Type: Building, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPWE285
Assigned Frequencies: 456.037 MHz Grant Date: 10/25/2002, Expiration Date: 10/25/2012, Certifier: Greg Gates
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Black Creek, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 7 | 76.1 years |
| Mary | 6 | 79.5 years |
| William | 6 | 60.7 years |
| Irene | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Bessie | 3 | 79.6 years |
| Robert | 3 | 47.0 years |
| Ruby | 3 | 82.3 years |
| Elizabeth | 2 | 78.5 years |
| John | 2 | 73.0 years |
| Esther | 2 | 74.5 years |
| Most common last names in Black Creek, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Bass | 8 | 76.1 years |
| Aycock | 6 | 70.5 years |
| Boswell | 5 | 64.0 years |
| Godwin | 5 | 82.0 years |
| Jones | 5 | 57.4 years |
| Tomlinson | 4 | 79.8 years |
| Barnes | 4 | 74.3 years |
| Thompson | 4 | 56.7 years |
| Minshew | 4 | 72.0 years |
| Lamm | 4 | 78.0 years |
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