For population 25 years and over in East Laurinburg:
High school or higher: 38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in East Laurinburg town:
Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 47.5%
Separated: 6.7%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 10.0%
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: $511 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $238 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (36.3 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (84.1 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (431.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
East Laurinburg-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the East Laurinburg 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 13.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 peopleand injured 395 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
East Laurinburg-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 93% 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 59.1 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 24.6 miles away from East Laurinburg center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 17.0 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 92.1 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 Scotland County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Tornado: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near East Laurinburg:
SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; LAURINBURG, NC)
SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; HAMLET, NC)
MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
Amtrak station near East Laurinburg:
17 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 East Laurinburg:
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 15 miles; Pembroke, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,818)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (about 37 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,496)
Fayetteville State University (about 38 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)
Francis Marion University (about 42 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,329)
Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 43 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,088)
Campbell University Inc (about 60 miles; Buies Creek, NC; FT enrollment: 4,229)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 72 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 2,962)
Scotland 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: 39.7%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 85.4% for Black residents, 62.2% for American Indian residents, 20.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for East Laurinburg (based on Scotland County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.05%
Here
37.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents
31.4%
28.0%
12.7%
8.6%
7.4%
Congregations
23.0%
19.7%
13.1%
8.2%
13.1%
Name
Catholic Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Episcopal Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
3.7%
2.0%
1.0%
0.9%
4.5%
Congregations
1.6%
3.3%
1.6%
1.6%
14.8%
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: 5
This county:
1.38 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Scotland County:
0.28 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
This county:
1.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Scotland County:
7.43 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
Scotland County:
3.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
13.6%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:
33.9%
North Carolina:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Scotland County:
14.3%
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
Financial Administration
0
$0
2
$255
Other Government Administration
0
$0
4
$459
Streets and Highways
0
$0
2
$1,197
Totals for Government
0
$0
8
$1,911
East Laurinburg government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $31,000 ($103.33)
Central Staff Services: $12,000 ($40.00)
Solid Waste Management: $5,000 ($16.67)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($3.33)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000 ($33.33)
Rents: $1,000 ($3.33)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,000 ($6.67)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000 ($40.00)
General Support: $9,000 ($30.00)
Total Salaries & Wages: $20,000 ($66.67)
6.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,305 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.05%
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:
