Cleveland 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
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.7. This is significantly better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boiling Springs and their reported violations in the past:
BOILING SPRINGS, TOWN OF (Population served: 3917, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-2003), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003)
- 4 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.4%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.8% for Black residents, 8.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.6 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 72.3% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boiling Springs, NC
People in group quarters in Boiling Springs:
- 945 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 45 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 45 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
Boiling Springs compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Boiling Springs (2011 data):
- The First National Bank of Shelby: West Cleveland Branch at 208 North Main Street, branch established on 1993/10/05. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $898.1 mil, Deposits: $666.4 mil, headquarters in Shelby, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Boiling Springs Branch at 124 North Main Street, branch established on 1955/12/15. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (54%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cleveland County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Boiling Springs (based on Cleveland County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.61%
| Here | | 62.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 70.9% | 14.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 52.0% | 21.7% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | The Wesleyan Church | Church of the Nazarene | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 10.3% |
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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: 18 | Cleveland County: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13 | Cleveland County: | 1.32 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 60 | Cleveland County: | 6.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 65 | Here: | 6.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.9% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Cleveland County: | 29.7% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 8.3% | | 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 | $3,673 | $44,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,583 | $45,498 | 6 | $350 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $19,353 | $29,030 | 1 | $363 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $294 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,199 | $26,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $10,700 | $32,100 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,699 | $32,388 | 2 | $2,675 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $10,160 | $30,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
21 | $56,367 | $32,210 | 10 | $3,682 |
Boiling Springs government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $588,000 ($126.64)
Solid Waste Management: $79,000 ($17.01)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $404,000 ($87.01)
Central Staff Services: $311,000 ($66.98)
Police Protection: $200,000 ($43.08)
Water Utilities: $173,000 ($37.26)
Regular Highways: $160,000 ($34.46)
Solid Waste Management: $114,000 ($24.55)
Parks & Recreation: $95,000 ($20.46)
General Public Buildings: $31,000 ($6.68)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($1.72)
General - Other: $8,000 ($1.72)
- General - Interest on Debt: $68,000 ($14.65)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $153,000 ($32.95)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,218,000 ($262.33)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,139,000 ($245.32)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $152,000 ($32.74)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,202,000 ($258.88)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $53,000 ($11.42)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,139,000 ($245.32)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $99,000 ($21.32)
Water Utilities: $16,000 ($3.45)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $127,000 ($27.35)
Interest Earnings: $23,000 ($4.95)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $102,000 ($21.97)
Parks & Recreation: $101,000 ($21.75)
Water Utilities: $24,000 ($5.17)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($4.74)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $741,000 ($159.60)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $252,000 ($54.28)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $134,000 ($28.86)
General Support: $86,000 ($18.52)
All Other: $16,000 ($3.45)
- Tax - Property: $454,000 ($97.78)
NEC: $17,000 ($3.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $382,000 ($82.27)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000 ($15.72)
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,388 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)| Cleveland County: | 0.06% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,243 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.15% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)| Cleveland County: | 0.03% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Boiling Springs:
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOHS (730 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WFGN (1180 AM; daytime; 3 kW; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: HOPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WADA (1390 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: EDWIN KEITH JOHNSON)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boiling Springs:
- WGWG (88.3 FM; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Owner: GARDNER-WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Boiling Springs:
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
Boiling Springs fatal accident list:
Feb 8, 2006 08:49 AM, West College Ave, College Manor Drive, Lat: 35.250814, Lon: -81.675533, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 26, 1997 01:54 AM, College Av, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 3, 1991 11:15 AM, Stadium Dr, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 4, 1983 08:50 PM, 150, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Boiling Springs)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 103 Walton Road (Lat: 35.231222 Lon: -81.715389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 40 m, Overall height: 45 m, Call Sign: WPRI320
Assigned Frequencies: 462.800 MHz
Grant Date: 09/28/2000, Expiration Date: 09/28/2010, Cancellation Date: 02/10/2003, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein
Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, North Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 2405 George Ii Hwy (Lat: 34.051194 Lon: -78.082306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.3 m, Call Sign: WPJH903
Assigned Frequencies: 154.160 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2001, Expiration Date: 06/24/2011, Certifier: Douglas A Ledgett
Registrant: Airwaves Licensing Assistance Inc, 4285 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, PA 17320, Phone: (717) 642-9512, Fax: (717) 642-9516, Email:
- 114 E College Ave (Lat: 35.312639 Lon: -81.528972), Call Sign: KQN249, Licensee ID: L00079836
Assigned Frequencies: 155.925 MHz
Grant Date: 04/16/2003, Expiration Date: 02/12/2013
Registrant: Boiling Springs, Town Of - 240 E College Ave (Lat: 35.250417 Lon: -81.650361), Call Sign: KKX334, Licensee ID: L00560422
Assigned Frequencies: 154.540 MHz
Grant Date: 09/27/2002, Expiration Date: 09/27/2012
Registrant: G T Mcswain Inc, 240 E College Ave, Boiling Springs, NC 28017, Phone: (704) 434-7829 - Boiling Spring Siren 20 (Lat: 34.038778 Lon: -78.032222), Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPAI333, Licensee ID: L00002092
Assigned Frequencies: 456.200 MHz
Grant Date: 03/28/2003, Expiration Date: 05/21/2013
Registrant: Carolina Power & Light Company D/B/A Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., 100 E. Davie Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, Phone: (919) 546-2929, Fax: (919) 546-2285, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - 106 Emily Dr (Lat: 35.250944 Lon: -81.667306), Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WMV587
Assigned Frequencies: 946.500 MHz
Grant Date: 03/24/1995, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: Phone: (704) 434-2349 - 106 Emily Dr (Lat: 35.250944 Lon: -81.667306), Overall height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WMV803
Assigned Frequencies: 946.500 MHz
Grant Date: 06/13/1995, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: Phone: (704) 434-2349 - Boiling Springs, 2500 Old Cliffside Road (Lat: 35.258639 Lon: -81.691056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WQGH389
Assigned Frequencies: 6545.00 MHz, 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/17/2007, Expiration Date: 01/17/2017, Certifier: Harold Meacombs
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Boiling Springs)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 6503H , Serial Number: 15284172, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 01/16/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Shelby Aviation Inc, Po Box 956, Boiling Springs, NC 28017 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 69126 , Serial Number: 15282501, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 09/11/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Shelby Aviaiton, Po Box 956, Boiling Springs, NC 28017 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 737DZ , Serial Number: 17269350, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 10/21/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Shelby Aviation Inc, Po Box 956, Boiling Springs, NC 28017 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 738UK , Serial Number: 17270246, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 01/28/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Shelby Aviation Inc, Po Box 956, Boiling Springs, NC 28017 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172RG (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9325D , Serial Number: 172RG1121, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 10/21/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Shelby Aviation Inc, Po Box 956, Boiling Springs, NC 28017 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 93441 , Serial Number: 15285490, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 01/18/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Shelby Aviation Inc, Po Box 956, Boiling Springs, NC 28017
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Boiling Springs, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 28 | 71.0 years |
| John | 16 | 71.6 years |
| Mary | 13 | 81.3 years |
| Robert | 11 | 74.0 years |
| George | 6 | 65.5 years |
| William | 6 | 57.6 years |
| Charles | 5 | 49.5 years |
| Louise | 5 | 78.4 years |
| Ethel | 5 | 82.4 years |
| Bobby | 4 | 62.3 years |
| Most common last names in Boiling Springs, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Hamrick | 40 | 77.2 years |
| Bridges | 23 | 79.8 years |
| Greene | 15 | 71.5 years |
| Mcswain | 14 | 75.3 years |
| Blanton | 10 | 76.5 years |
| Lovelace | 8 | 79.6 years |
| Green | 8 | 81.0 years |
| Jolley | 8 | 84.2 years |
| Jones | 7 | 80.7 years |
| Wilson | 6 | 58.5 years |
| Businesses in Boiling Springs, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AmericInn | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
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