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Nash County

Population in July 2008: 871. Population change since 2000: +7.7%
 

Males: 415  (47.7%)
Females: 456  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  42.5 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27804.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,692 (it was $35,417 in 2000)
Dortches:  $43,692
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,893
Dortches:  $29,893
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,137 (it was $88,500 in 2000)
Dortches:  $120,137
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Dortches:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
  • Black (20.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Dortches: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.6%), English (13.0%), Irish (4.7%), Scottish (4.1%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 194 feet

Land area: 7.70 square miles.

Population density: 113 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dortches

  • High school or higher: 74.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dortches town

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
North Carolina:  5.3%


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

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

Dortches:  0.6% ($545)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (4.9 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (46.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (312.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Red Oak, NC (1.7 miles ), Rocky Mount, NC (2.2 miles ), Nashville, NC (2.5 miles ), Sharpsburg, NC (3.2 miles ), Whitakers, NC (3.2 miles ), Momeyer, NC (3.3 miles ), Castalia, NC (3.5 miles ), Elm City, NC (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.01 N, Longitude: 77.86 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-7.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



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Average climate in Dortches, North Carolina

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Dortches-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.0 miles away from the Dortches town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Dortches-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Dortches center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dortches:
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 7 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
  • NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TARBORO, NC)

Amtrak station near Dortches:
  • 7 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dortches:
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 46 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 50 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)

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Churches in Dortches include: Stony Creek Church (A), Spring Green Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ellen Cemetery (1), Coley Cemetery (2), Rocky Mount Memorial Cemetery (3), Brake Cemetery (4), Brown Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dortches, NC



Dortches 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.
  • Median age above 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 Dortches (2009 data):
  • First South Bank: Dortches Branch at 3635 North Halifax Road, branch established on 1998-09-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $873.3 mil, Deposits: $720.5 mil, headquarters in Washington, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: First South Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Nash County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Solar energy (1%)


Religion statistics for Dortches

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents52.2%17.8%4.5%4.3%3.5%
Congregations37.9%14.5%7.3%0.8%4.0%
NameEpiscopal ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchAssemblies of GodOriginal Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.5%2.5%1.9%8.0%
Congregations1.6%7.3%2.4%4.8%19.4%
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.


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$550
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$578
Water Supply 0$0 1$580
Totals for Government 0$0 7$1,708



Dortches government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $34,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $48,000
    Water Utilities: $20,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $107,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $49,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,440,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $15,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

7.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.86%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($95 average AGI)
Nash County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Edgecombe County, NC  2.39% ($25,141 average AGI)
from Wilson County, NC  0.67% ($30,049)
from Wake County, NC  0.52% ($37,575)


7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.39%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Nash County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Edgecombe County, NC  1.97% ($22,009 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC  0.94% ($40,513)
to Wilson County, NC  0.79% ($21,318)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dortches:
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRMT (1490 AM; 1 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dortches:
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • W201BY (88.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WZAX (99.7 FM; NASHVILLE, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • W287AL (105.3 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dortches:
  • WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, 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.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$146,35021$141,93715$119,2912$18,3755$97,798
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$04$117,0534$136,5300$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$03$162,99713$145,3572$105,4700$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$96,6805$152,5300$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$120,6500$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.03

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$211,9352$224,120
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$83,1000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.03

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