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Cedar Rock, NC map Population (year 2000): 315. Estimated population in July 2006: 319 (+1.3% change)
 

Males: 158  (50.2%)
Females: 157  (49.8%)

Caldwell County

Median resident age:  49.9 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28645.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $121,700 (it was $116,686 in 2000)
Cedar Rock  $121,700
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $335,900 (it was $266,700 in 2000)
Cedar Rock  $335,900
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Cedar Rock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

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Ancestries: German (21.3%), English (17.8%), Scotch-Irish (10.8%), United States (10.2%), Irish (6.0%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1997

Elevation: 550 feet

Land area: 1.11 square miles.

Population density: 285 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cedar Rock

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cedar Rock village

  • Never married: 12.6%
  • Now married: 78.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 2.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cedar Rock:  0.7% ($1,738)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (51.5 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (67.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (516.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lenoir, NC (5.2 miles ), Hudson, NC (7.1 miles ), Cajah's Mountain, NC (8.3 miles ), Sawmills, NC (8.8 miles ), Granite Falls, NC (10.2 miles ), Gamewell, NC (10.3 miles ), Rhodhiss, NC (12.3 miles ), Northlakes, NC (13.6 miles ).

Latitude: 35.94 N, Longitude: 81.46 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (19%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Top executives (12%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (9%)
  • Lawyers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)


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Cedar Rock-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the Cedar Rock village center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 18.6 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cedar Rock:
  • CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LENOIR, NC)
  • FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; HICKORY, NC)
  • VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; VALDESE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cedar Rock:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 63 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 74 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cedar Rock:
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 13 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: MRN)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 21 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: NC1)
  • WILSON'S (about 22 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: E40)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cedar Rock:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 67 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  90.2%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  0.7%
Whole state:  5.5%

Cedar Rock compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Caldwell County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Cedar Rock government finances in 2004:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $48,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $197,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $18,000
    Highways: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $46,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000

4.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.99%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catawba County, NC  1.04% ($29,689 average AGI)
from Burke County, NC  0.89% ($27,234)
from Watauga County, NC  0.19% ($34,232)


4.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,571 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.87%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Catawba County, NC  1.09% ($28,517 average AGI)
to Burke County, NC  0.81% ($26,138)
to Alexander County, NC  0.18% ($41,902)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cedar Rock:
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJRI (1340 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cedar Rock:
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cedar Rock:
  • WTBL-LP (Channel 53; LENOIR, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

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