For population 25 years and over in Dobbins Heights:
High school or higher: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 13.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dobbins Heights town:
Never married: 35.7%
Now married: 26.2%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 15.7%
Divorced: 17.4%
0 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.0%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $628 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $409 (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (45.3 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (67.8 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (431.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Dobbins Heights-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 66% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Dobbins Heights town center killed 7 peopleand injured 100 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 19.6 miles away from the town center killed 4 peopleand injured 395 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Dobbins Heights-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from the city center On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 15.1 miles away from Dobbins Heights center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.1 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 75.3 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 Richmond County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dobbins Heights:
SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; HAMLET, NC)
FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit-Private, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; ROCKINGHAM, NC)
SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; LAURINBURG, NC)
Amtrak station near Dobbins Heights:
2 miles: HAMLET (MAIN ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dobbins Heights:
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 32 miles; Pembroke, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,818)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (about 45 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,496)
Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 47 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,088)
Fayetteville State University (about 47 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)
Francis Marion University (about 49 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,329)
Campbell University Inc (about 65 miles; Buies Creek, NC; FT enrollment: 4,229)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (about 65 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 18,379)
Richmond County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 50.3%
(32.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 53.4% for Black residents, 64.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.1% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Dobbins Heights (based on Richmond County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.81%
Here
46.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
National Association of Free Will Baptists
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents
44.6%
27.6%
6.2%
5.4%
2.7%
Congregations
26.1%
21.6%
9.0%
8.1%
7.2%
Name
The Wesleyan Church
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church in America
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Other
Adherents
2.6%
1.8%
1.6%
1.5%
6.0%
Congregations
3.6%
0.9%
2.7%
3.6%
17.1%
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: 10
This county:
2.18 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
This county:
1.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Richmond County:
5.88 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
Richmond County:
4.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
10.8%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
30.4%
North Carolina:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Richmond County:
10.5%
North Carolina:
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
Other Government Administration
2
$4,443
$26,658
5
$541
Solid Waste Management
2
$2,922
$17,532
1
$90
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
2
$1,250
Totals for Government
4
$7,365
$22,095
8
$1,881
Dobbins Heights government finances in 2002:
Charges - Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($5.77)
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($17.32)
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $123,000 ($142.03)
Solid Waste Management: $61,000 ($70.44)
Fire Protection: $24,000 ($27.71)
Parks & Recreation: $20,000 ($23.09)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($13.86)
General - Other: $2,000 ($2.31)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $119,000 ($137.41)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000 ($19.63)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($4.62)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $191,000 ($220.55)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000 ($43.88)
General Support: $16,000 ($18.48)
Tax - Property: $59,000 ($68.13)
NEC: $5,000 ($5.77)
Total Salaries & Wages: $121,000 ($139.72)
4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,369 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.53%
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:
