Rowan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 19.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 4.24. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.292. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 44.1%
(52.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.5% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 59.7% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
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
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 (%)
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%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rowan County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for East Spencer (based on Rowan County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.59%
| Here |  | 48.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church | The Wesleyan Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 6.9% |
| Congregations | 0.5% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 17.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 23 | Rowan County: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13 | Rowan County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 59 | Rowan County: | 4.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 91 | Here: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.8% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Rowan County: | 29.7% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.1% | | State: | 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 |
| 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:
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:
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 01:30 PM, N Long St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 6, 1989 09:35 PM, N Long St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 9, 1988 06:50 PM, N Long St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1987 05:56 PM, Slong St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 26, 1977 08:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 19, 1977 09:55 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 62,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,920
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Stanley D Coleman, .37 Mi N Of Int Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd (Lat: 35.699444 Lon: -80.374722), 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:
- Stanley D Coleman, .37 Mi N Of Int Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd (Lat: 35.699444 Lon: -80.374722), 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:
- Stanley D Coleman, .37 Mi N Of Int Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd (Lat: 35.699444 Lon: -80.374722), 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:
- .37 Mi N Of Int Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd (Lat: 35.699444 Lon: -80.374722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 79 m
Registrant: Duke Power Company, 526 S Church St Mailstop Ec05k, Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, Phone: (704) 382-4949, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Buck MW, .37 Mi N Of Int Of Long Ferry Rd & Dukeville Rd (Lat: 35.699556 Lon: -80.374778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79 m, Call Sign: KIN21
Assigned Frequencies: 6695.00 MHz, 6620.00 MHz, 6603.75 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, Cancellation Date: 10/07/2008, Certifier: Martin L Miller Sr
Registrant: Martin L Miller Sr, East Spencer, NC 28039
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act 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 | 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 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (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 | 3 | $145,177 | 8 | $85,491 | 1 | $17,800 | 2 | $169,015 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $102,880 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $41,505 | 10 | $68,289 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $44,710 | 1 | $121,510 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $42,640 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (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 | $48,440 | 6 | $73,072 | 11 | $77,795 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $66,654 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $31,565 | 2 | $53,715 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 6 | $53,888 | 10 | $73,899 | 1 | $14,700 | 1 | $51,750 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $59,100 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (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 | $36,020 | 6 | $58,857 | 7 | $61,656 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $40,160 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $53,300 | 3 | $64,307 | 1 | $9,730 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 9 | $50,393 | 9 | $67,206 | 2 | $15,525 | 1 | $37,880 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $98,320 | 7 | $66,773 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $66,860 | 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 | $50,360 | 9 | $66,162 | 11 | $79,576 | 2 | $17,955 | 4 | $98,248 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 4 | $60,888 | 6 | $57,930 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $84,420 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 15 | $54,916 | 13 | $57,745 | 5 | $13,704 | 1 | $35,710 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 2 | $71,105 | 5 | $61,754 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $41,795 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| 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 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
| C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $58,580 | 1 | $85,280 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $38,290 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $38,290 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $90,250 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $75,350 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 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 | $49,740 |
| 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:
Incident types - East Spencer
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for East Spencer, NC
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