Elm City, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 1,209.

Males: 567	(47.0%)
Females: 642	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 27822.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,301 (it was $27,188 in 2000)

Elm City:	$30,301
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,481

Elm City:	$15,481
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,986 (it was $62,200 in 2000)

Elm City:	$86,986
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Elm City:

Black (53.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (42.9%)
Hispanic (2.6%)
Other race (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Elm City: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.0%), English (5.3%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), German (2.2%), Irish (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 143 feet

Land area: 0.75 square miles.

Population density: 1614 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elm City

High school or higher: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 1.1%
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elm City town

Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 44.4%
Separated: 5.6%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 6.8%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Elm City, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elm City to the number of sex offenders is 121 to 1.

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

Elm City:	1.1% ($663)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (10.6 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (43.9 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (325.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sharpsburg, NC (2.1 miles ), Wilson, NC (2.5 miles ), Rocky Mount, NC (3.3 miles ), Macclesfield, NC (3.4 miles ), Sims, NC (3.4 miles) , Saratoga, NC (3.4 miles ), Nashville, NC (3.5 miles ), Black Creek, NC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.81 N, Longitude: 77.86 W

Area code: 252

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (13%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Apparel (6%)
Food (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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Average climate in Elm City, North Carolina

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Elm City, North Carolina average temperatures

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Elm City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.8 miles away from the Elm City town center injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from Elm City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Elm City:

WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WILSON, NC)
LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 11 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)

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Amtrak stations near Elm City:

7 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
10 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elm City:

PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 43 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 48 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)

Private high school in Elm City:

W.E. GARNETT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 42; Location: 4747 LAKE WILSON RD; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Elm City:

Elm City Elementary (Location: 5544 Lake Wilson Rd; Grades: 0K - 5)
Gardners Elementary (Location: 5404 NC 42 Hwy E; Grades: 0K - 5)
Elm City Middle (Location: 215 E Church St; Grades: 6 - 8)
Coopers Elementary (Location: 6833 South NC 58; Grades: 0K - 5)

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Hotel: Family Inn (4994 USHighway 301 South).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elm City and their reported violations in the past:

OAK GROVE FWB CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-23-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 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 (JUL-31-2004)

3 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

MT HERMON MISSIONARY BAPTIST (Population served: 70, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

OUTREACH CENTER CHURCH OF GOD (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-15-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-13-2001), St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-24-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-23-2006)

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUN-17-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

11 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

5 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.4%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elm City, NC

5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Elm City compared to North Carolina state average:

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Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Elm City (2009 data):

Branch Banking and Trust Company: Elm City Branch at 111 East Main Street, branch established on 1931-05-18. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Elm City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Original Free Will Baptists	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	24.3%	18.3%	17.2%	8.3%	5.6%
Congregations	13.6%	10.7%	17.5%	6.8%	6.8%

Name	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.5%	4.2%	3.9%	3.3%	10.4%
Congregations	13.6%	1.0%	3.9%	1.9%	24.3%

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
Financial Administration	1	$2,697	$32,364	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,158	$37,896	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$5,855	$35,130	0	$0

Elm City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $301,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000

All Other: $8,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $1,684,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $381,000
Solid Waste Management: $198,000

Water Utilities: $163,000

Central Staff Services: $139,000

Police Protection: $77,000

Regular Highways: $34,000

General - Other: $18,000

Libraries: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $105,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $35,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $28,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $6,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $75,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $525,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $129,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,634,000
General Support: $65,000

Highways: $43,000
Tax - Property: $330,000
NEC: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $88,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Wilson County: 0.04%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Nash County, NC	0.98% ($21,318 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC	0.31% ($41,500)
from Johnston County, NC	0.29% ($32,218)

5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($198 average AGI)
Wilson County: 0.04%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Nash County, NC	0.83% ($30,049 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	0.67% ($40,045)
to Pitt County, NC	0.37% ($25,880)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elm City:

WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WVOT (1420 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: KINGDOM EXPANSION CORPORATION)
WLLY (1350 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ AND LEONOR RODRIGUEZ, JT TENANTS)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRMT (1490 AM; 1 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elm City:

WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
W201BY (88.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WZAX (99.7 FM; NASHVILLE, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
W287AL (105.3 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elm City:

WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Elm City fatal accident list:
Nov 16, 1993 11:36 AM, Branch St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 8, 1988 06:10 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 3, 1985 03:07 AM, Toisnot St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $1,910,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 138
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 4,600

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Elm City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 43
Hazardous Condition: 25
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Elm City

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