East Arcadia, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 515. Population change since 2000: -1.7%

Males: 225	(43.7%)
Females: 290	(56.3%)

Median resident age:	30.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28456.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,695 (it was $19,583 in 2000)

East Arcadia:	$23,695
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,004

East Arcadia:	$10,004
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,820 (it was $38,100 in 2000)

East Arcadia:	$59,820
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $75,081; Detached houses: $88,499; Mobile homes: $39,212

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Races in East Arcadia:

Black (92.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (6.5%)
Hispanic (2.9%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in East Arcadia: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 52 feet

Land area: 2.18 square miles.

Population density: 236 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in East Arcadia

High school or higher: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 11.5%
Mean travel time to work: 36.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Arcadia town

Never married: 43.6%
Now married: 36.6%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 7.6%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
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:

East Arcadia:	1.0% ($385)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (25.8 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (101.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (426.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sandyfield, NC (1.2 miles ), Kelly, NC (2.3 miles ), Bolton, NC (2.5 miles ), Northwest, NC (3.3 miles ), Sandy Creek, NC (3.4 miles ), Lake Waccamaw, NC (3.4 miles ), Atkinson, NC (3.6 miles ), Ivanhoe, NC (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 34.38 N, Longitude: 78.32 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

East Arcadia household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+12.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (26%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Wood products (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (17%)
Petroleum and coal products (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Construction (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction laborers (15%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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Average climate in East Arcadia, North Carolina

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East Arcadia, North Carolina average temperatures

East Arcadia, North Carolina average precipitation

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East Arcadia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.6 miles away from the East Arcadia town center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.

On 10/9/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

East Arcadia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from East Arcadia center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near East Arcadia:

COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; WHITEVILLE, NC)
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BURGAW, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Arcadia:

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 28 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 52 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)

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Church in East Arcadia: Pleasant Union Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.7%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	34.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	23.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Arcadia, NC

East Arcadia compared to North Carolina state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age 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 below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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East Arcadia mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bladen County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (55%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Utility gas (4%)

Religion statistics for East Arcadia

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Original Free Will Baptists	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	67.9%	17.8%	4.5%	2.9%	1.5%
Congregations	51.3%	18.4%	9.2%	2.6%	2.6%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	1.6%
Congregations	2.6%	2.6%	1.3%	2.6%	6.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	1	$1,515	$18,180	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,386	$16,632	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$2,901	$17,406	0	$0

East Arcadia government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $56,000
Construction - General: $222,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $82,000
Sewerage: $71,000

Water Utilities: $31,000

Central Staff Services: $23,000

Regular Highways: $19,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $44,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $309,000
Highways: $14,000

General Support: $7,000
Tax - Property: $33,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $71,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($452 average AGI)
Bladen County: 0.14%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($30,859 average AGI)
from Robeson County, NC	0.64% ($22,892)
from Columbus County, NC	0.51% ($24,019)

5.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,249 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
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 Cumberland County, NC	0.77% ($26,308 average AGI)
to Robeson County, NC	0.73% ($25,649)
to Columbus County, NC	0.63% ($31,250)

Strongest AM radio stations in East Arcadia:

WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WBLA (1440 AM; 5 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Arcadia:

WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGQR (105.7 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)

TV broadcast stations around East Arcadia:

WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)
WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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