Avery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.0. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 22.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.56. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk Park and their reported violations in the past:
CRANBERRY WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-05-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-23-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-25-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-13-2004), St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and JAN-05-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-05-2004)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 7 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elk Park that have no violations reported:
- HEATON CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.2%
(20.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 58.9% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elk Park, NC
Elk Park compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Avery County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Elk Park (based on Avery County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.53%
| Here |  | 46.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 54.5% | 11.2% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 4.9% |
| Congregations | 39.1% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 5.8% | 1.4% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 2.9% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 14.5% |
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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: 5 | Avery County: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Avery County: | 7.85 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | Here: | 12.33 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.8% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Avery County: | 26.5% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.0% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,303 | $27,636 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $550 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,177 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,675 | $32,100 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,948 | $23,376 | 1 | $354 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,926 | $27,704 | 9 | $2,081 |
Elk Park government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $97,000 ($215.56)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $95,000 ($211.11)
Central Staff Services: $63,000 ($140.00)
General Public Buildings: $57,000 ($126.67)
Water Utilities: $41,000 ($91.11)
Police Protection: $33,000 ($73.33)
General - Other: $1,000 ($2.22)
- General - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($40.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000 ($186.67)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($44.44)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $297,000 ($660.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $293,000 ($651.11)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $17,000 ($37.78)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000 ($8.89)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($6.67)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $14,000 ($31.11)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($8.89)
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000 ($6.67)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,000 ($2.22)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000 ($524.44)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000 ($93.33)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000 ($35.56)
General Support: $8,000 ($17.78)
- Tax - Property: $37,000 ($82.22)
NEC: $3,000 ($6.67)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $89,000 ($197.78)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($2.22)
6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.93% | | 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:
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.20% | | 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 Elk Park:
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WECR (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWLAND, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WTOE (1470 AM; 5 kW; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY MEDIA, INC.)
- WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
- WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elk Park:
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, 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)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elk Park:
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Elk Park fatal accident list:
Jul 6, 1993 04:20 PM, Us19, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1979 08:55 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 1.2 Km Ene Of (Lat: 36.160250 Lon: -81.965972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 50 m, Overall height: 51 m, Call Sign: KNKN881
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8661, Fax: (703) 584-8696, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elk Park)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: OCKER LARRY W RV7A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 200LL , Serial Number: 70564
Registrant (Individual): Larry W Ocker, 1295 Old Beech Mountain Rd, Elk Park, NC 28622 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 22972 , Serial Number: 2862, Year manufactured: 1933, Airworthiness Date: 09/16/1955
Registrant (Individual): James F Dorman, 170 Dorman Ln, Elk Park, NC 28622 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 114 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2970K , Serial Number: 18053141, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/29/1986
Registrant (Individual): James F Dorman, 170 Dorman Ln, Elk Park, NC 28622
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Elk Park
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Elk Park, NC
| Most common first names in Elk Park, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 21 | 76.8 years |
| John | 17 | 75.4 years |
| Mary | 16 | 79.7 years |
| James | 16 | 69.1 years |
| Charles | 10 | 71.4 years |
| Robert | 10 | 66.8 years |
| George | 9 | 79.0 years |
| Frank | 9 | 77.8 years |
| Ruby | 9 | 72.5 years |
| Hazel | 8 | 67.0 years |
| Most common last names in Elk Park, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hicks | 39 | 71.2 years |
| Harmon | 26 | 74.0 years |
| Turbyfill | 18 | 65.7 years |
| Johnson | 16 | 74.1 years |
| Ward | 15 | 75.9 years |
| Trivett | 15 | 78.4 years |
| Cook | 14 | 69.4 years |
| Brown | 13 | 80.5 years |
| Gwyn | 13 | 75.9 years |
| Parlier | 12 | 67.2 years |
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