East Spencer, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 1,775. Population change since 2000: +0.2%

Males: 788	(44.4%)
Females: 987	(55.6%)

Median resident age:	30.4 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28039.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,586 (it was $18,947 in 2000)

East Spencer:	$23,586
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,432 (it was $66,400 in 2000)

East Spencer:	$92,432
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,462; Detached houses: $113,944; Townhouses or other attached units: $165,700; Mobile homes: $45,556

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Races in East Spencer:

Black (85.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (10.2%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in East Spencer: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.2%), Subsaharan African (3.1%), German (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 747 feet

Land area: 1.57 square miles.

Population density: 1128 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in East Spencer

High school or higher: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 13.6%
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Spencer town

Never married: 38.2%
Now married: 32.1%
Separated: 5.4%
Widowed: 11.8%
Divorced: 12.5%

30 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in East Spencer, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in East Spencer to the number of sex offenders is 592 to 1.

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

East Spencer:	1.0% ($655)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Concord, NC (21.5 miles , pop. 55,977).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (39.8 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (415.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Spencer, NC (0.9 miles ), Salisbury, NC (1.7 miles ), Granite Quarry, NC (2.2 miles ), Faith, NC (2.6 miles ), Rockwell, NC (3.0 miles ), China Grove, NC (3.4 miles ), Cooleemee, NC (3.4 miles ), Lexington, NC (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.68 N, Longitude: 80.43 W

East Spencer household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -397 (-18.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Textile mills and textile products (10%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Construction (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Child care workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

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Crime in East Spencer by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	110.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	0	3
per 100,000	55.1	56.2	0.0	167.8
Robberies	5	9	8	5
per 100,000	275.6	505.6	448.2	279.6
Assaults	16	12	17	32
per 100,000	882.0	674.2	952.4	1789.7
Burglaries	32	41	40	51
per 100,000	1764.1	2303.4	2240.9	2852.3
Thefts	33	27	60	57
per 100,000	1819.2	1516.9	3361.3	3187.9
Auto thefts	9	6	5	13
per 100,000	496.1	337.1	280.1	727.1
Arson	0	3	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	168.5	0.0	111.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	759.6	580.3	638.7	961.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.82
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in East Spencer, North Carolina

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East Spencer, North Carolina average temperatures

East Spencer, North Carolina average precipitation

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East Spencer-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.9 miles away from the East Spencer town center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused $50 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near East Spencer:

ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; SALISBURY, NC)
LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; LEXINGTON, NC)
DAVIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in East Spencer, NC

Amtrak stations near East Spencer:

2 miles: SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
17 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

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

ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 32 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)

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Churches in East Spencer include: Long Street Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Southern City Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (B), Shady Grove Baptist Church (C), Christ Lutheran Church (D), East Spencer Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in East Spencer: Coleman Recreational Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.6%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	35.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	19.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

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

2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

East Spencer compared to North Carolina state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

East Spencer mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rowan County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (50%) Utility gas (26%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religon statistics for East Spencer

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ
Adherents	34.2%	20.9%	17.5%	6.2%	5.5%
Congregations	27.6%	15.8%	16.8%	7.7%	6.1%

Name	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	The Wesleyan Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.5%	1.7%	1.4%	1.2%	6.9%
Congregations	0.5%	4.1%	2.6%	1.0%	17.9%

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
Other Government Administration	3	$8,234	$32,936	7	$3,321
Police Protection - Officers	4	$11,376	$34,128	4	$7,049
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$1,594
Firefighters	0	$0		8	$3,985
Streets and Highways	3	$5,776	$23,104	3	$2,790
Totals for Government	10	$25,386	$30,463	23	$18,739

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($118 average AGI)
Rowan County: 0.04%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Cabarrus County, NC	1.38% ($31,854 average AGI)
from Iredell County, NC	0.46% ($32,584)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.46% ($37,272)

5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($138 average AGI)
Rowan County: 0.05%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Cabarrus County, NC	1.37% ($31,847 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.52% ($31,183)
to Iredell County, NC	0.42% ($29,275)

Strongest AM radio stations in East Spencer:

WSAT (1280 AM; 1 kW; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSTP (1490 AM; 1 kW; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: ROWAN MEDIA INC.)
WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
WDSL (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MOCKSVILLE, NC)
WLXN (1440 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WRNA (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CHINA GROVE, NC; Owner: SOUTH ROWAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Spencer:

W267AG (101.3 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INCORPORATED)
WOGR-FM (93.3 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
W205BY (88.9 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around East Spencer:

WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

East Spencer fatal accident list:
Mar 16, 2002 03:24 AM, Rp-2100, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 4, 1994 03:30 AM, N Long St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 6, 1989 08:35 AM, N Long St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 9, 1988 11:50 AM, N Long St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1987 08:56 AM, Slong St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 26, 1977 02:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 19, 1977 08:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Stanley D Coleman, .37 Mi N Of Int Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 79 m
Registrant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-5791, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Buck MW, .37 Mi N Of Int Of Long Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79 m, Call Sign: KIN21
Assigned Frequencies : 6680.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz, 6620.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/14/2012
Registrant: Duke Energy Corp, 401 S. College St Cs03a, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-4406, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: AC8CB, Previous Call Sign: KB8FLR, Licensee ID: L00288043
Grant Date: 04/01/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 10/07/2008, Certifier: Martin L Miller Sr
Registrant: Martin L Miller Sr, East Spencer, NC 28039

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$57,547	6	$82,007	0	$0	3	$45,193
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	2	$59,615	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	7	$57,753	2	$4,760	1	$52,160
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	3	$59,477	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0508.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$60,030
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0508.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 26
Hazardous Condition: 9
Service Call: 2

Incident types - East Spencer

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