Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Drexel, NC
114 people in nursing homes
Drexel compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Burke County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Drexel
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 70.0% | 12.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Congregations | 53.8% | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Episcopal Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 4.4% |
| Congregations | 0.6% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 11.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $14,956 | $59,824 | 5 | $1,154 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $15,852 | $38,045 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $6,133 | $36,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,133 | $36,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,133 | $36,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $6,133 | $36,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $55,340 | $41,505 | 5 | $1,154 |
Drexel government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $262,000
All Other: $2,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,566,000
Sewerage: $253,000
Police Protection: $241,000
Regular Highways: $237,000
Water Utilities: $109,000
Parks & Recreation: $82,000
Central Staff Services: $62,000
General - Other: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $39,000
Fire Protection: $30,000
General Public Buildings: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $228,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $251,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $240,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $84,000
Rents: $62,000
Special Assessments: $10,000
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $18,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Electric Utilities: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,848,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,693,000
Water Utilities: $112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $70,000
General Support: $58,000
All Other: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $337,000
NEC: $13,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $722,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,096 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.33% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($106 average AGI)| Burke County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,730 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.36% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Drexel:
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
- WSVM (1490 AM; 1 kW; VALDESE, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC.)
- WMNC (1430 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: COOPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- 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)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Drexel:
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WMNC-FM (92.1 FM; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: COOPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Drexel:
- 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.)
- WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WTBL-LP (Channel 53; LENOIR, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA, INC.)
Drexel fatal accident list:
May 13, 1977 05:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $636,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 70
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 2,000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Drexel, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- STATION, On High Peak Mtn 2.5 Mi S, Overall height: 58.5 m, Call Sign: WNTN231
Assigned Frequencies : 952.781 MHz, 928.781 MHz Grant Date: 02/14/2002, Expiration Date: 05/05/2012
Registrant: Duke Energy Corporation, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-3207, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email:
- HIGH PEAK, 3300' Se Of Jct I-40 & Sr 114, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WLU824
Assigned Frequencies : 10618.7 MHz Grant Date: 10/17/1989, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 06/30/2000
Registrant: Phone: (202) 328-8200
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Drexel)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: FRYE OREN JR SPACEWALKER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 1720F , Serial Number: SW6041B
Registrant (Individual): Oren M Jr Frye, 200 Woodside Dr East, Drexel, NC 28619 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1967F , Serial Number: 670456, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 07/20/1967
Registrant (Individual): Vader Jr Shelton, Po Box 698, Drexel, NC 28619
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 09/17/1982
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $56,700 | 6 | $120,203 | 9 | $90,392 | 1 | $33,110 | 1 | $100,130 | 1 | $51,370 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $77,510 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $63,445 | 6 | $100,095 | 1 | $37,080 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $49,900 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $93,820 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $92,080 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $158,420 | 7 | $105,333 | 9 | $92,270 | 1 | $50,580 | 2 | $57,095 | 1 | $27,330 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $93,100 | 1 | $211,940 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 3 | $68,117 | 7 | $86,281 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $59,190 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $68,610 | 4 | $108,835 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $142,770 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $102,850 | 7 | $90,850 | 9 | $92,181 | 2 | $30,280 | 1 | $57,150 | 1 | $33,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $82,330 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $33,570 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $85,505 | 7 | $93,506 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $57,435 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $111,250 | 3 | $100,850 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35,950 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $144,810 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $89,130 | 5 | $87,954 | 10 | $80,038 | 1 | $21,550 | 1 | $40,600 | 1 | $37,650 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $64,750 | 2 | $60,215 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $45,930 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $120,200 | 6 | $88,472 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $56,700 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $129,785 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $103,190 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 4 | $96,873 | 20 | $90,783 | 1 | $14,740 | 1 | $68,610 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $73,600 | 2 | $76,430 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 3 | $57,303 | 7 | $101,201 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $27,780 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $87,490 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $58,970 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| 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) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $71,340 | 9 | $69,280 | 9 | $75,289 | 2 | $15,985 | 1 | $67,080 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $63,345 | 4 | $76,513 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 7 | $47,071 | 5 | $63,884 | 1 | $18,380 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $57,070 | 2 | $58,865 | 1 | $12,330 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $44,450 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $147,420 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $59,080 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $68,950 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $67,810 | 1 | $88,110 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $58,060 | 2 | $95,485 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $113,020 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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