Robeson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.4. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.7. This is worse than average. There were 11 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00334. This is significantly better than average. There were 8 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2000 was 22.7. This is about average. There were 1 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 41.3%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 87.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 68.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | North Carolina: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 63.6% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
| This town: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairmont, NC
People in group quarters in Fairmont:
- 92 people in nursing homes
- 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fairmont compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly 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 above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Fairmont (2011 data):
- First Bank: Fairmont Branch at 301 South Main Street, branch established on 01/02/1934. Info updated 01/25/2011: Bank assets: $3,359.3 mil, Deposits: $2,757.8 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 98 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fairmont Main Branch at 104 West Thompson Street, branch established on 01/15/1963. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Lumbee Guaranty Bank: Fairmont Branch at 301 North Walnut Street, branch established on 06/14/1991. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $0.3 mil, Deposits: $22.5 mil, headquarters in Pembroke, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Robeson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Fairmont:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.43%
| Here | | 42.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 58.4% | 16.9% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 49.1% | 15.0% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 0.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Baha'i | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | - | 5.0% |
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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: 26 | Robeson County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | Robeson County: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16 | This county: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 76 | Robeson County: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 54 | Here: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.3% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Robeson County: | 36.1% | | State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Robeson County: | 16.3% | | 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 |
3 | $7,308 | $29,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,536 | $39,216 | 7 | $925 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $29,537 | $29,537 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $7,251 | $21,753 | 1 | $243 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,913 | $22,956 | 1 | $263 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,459 | $26,754 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $5,477 | $21,908 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $16,003 | $32,006 | 1 | $1,704 |
| Totals for Government |
33 | $78,484 | $28,540 | 10 | $3,135 |
Fairmont government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $405,000 ($154.46)
Solid Waste Management: $209,000 ($79.71)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.38)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $25,000 ($9.53)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($3.43)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($1.53)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $680,000 ($259.34)
Sewerage: $426,000 ($162.47)
Liquor Stores: $372,000 ($141.88)
Solid Waste Management: $245,000 ($93.44)
Water Utilities: $183,000 ($69.79)
General - Other: $145,000 ($55.30)
Parks & Recreation: $125,000 ($47.67)
Housing & Community Development: $113,000 ($43.10)
Regular Highways: $95,000 ($36.23)
Central Staff Services: $79,000 ($30.13)
Financial Administration: $61,000 ($23.26)
General Public Buildings: $50,000 ($19.07)
Fire Protection: $38,000 ($14.49)
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($3.81)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $108,000 ($41.19)
Housing & Community Development: $14,000 ($5.34)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $3,000 ($1.14)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $3,000 ($1.14)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $337,000 ($128.53)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $64,000 ($24.41)
Rents: $30,000 ($11.44)
Interest Earnings: $24,000 ($9.15)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $8,000 ($3.05)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,038,000 ($395.88)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $469,000 ($178.87)
Water Utilities: $174,000 ($66.36)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $3,000,000 ($1144.16)
Beginning: $3,000,000 ($1144.16)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $123,000 ($46.91)
Highways: $107,000 ($40.81)
All Other: $43,000 ($16.40)
- Tax - Property: $472,000 ($180.02)
NEC: $9,000 ($3.43)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,040,000 ($396.64)
4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,268 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.28% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($277 average AGI)| Robeson County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,142 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.58% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($457 average AGI)| Robeson County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fairmont:
- WFMO (860 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
- WTSB (580 AM; 1 kW; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: LUMBERTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WAGR (1340 AM; 1 kW; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WAGR BROADCASTING, INC)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fairmont:
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFNC-FM (102.3 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Fairmont:
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Fairmont, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 26
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Fairmont fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $344,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,350
Total average daily truck traffic: 347
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 10,700
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fairmont)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Marion Stage Road (Lat: 34.509056 Lon: -79.118083), Type: Tank, Structure height: 45 m, Overall height: 51 m, Call Sign: KVR867
Assigned Frequencies: 453.250 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2005, Expiration Date: 04/07/2015
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
- Corner Of Market & Byrd Sts (Lat: 34.500722 Lon: -79.113639), Call Sign: KIP575, Licensee ID: L00059301
Assigned Frequencies: 152.930 MHz
Grant Date: 12/13/1995, Expiration Date: 02/05/2001, Cancellation Date: 04/08/2001
Registrant: Fairmont Gas Company Inc, Fairmont, NC 28340, Phone: (919) 628-8333 - Fairmont Line And Service Warehouse (Lat: 34.677944 Lon: -79.121139), Call Sign: WNHK499
Assigned Frequencies: 456.675 MHz
Grant Date: 08/14/2001, Expiration Date: 11/03/2011, Cancellation Date: 03/01/2006
Registrant: Carolina Power And Light Company, 2610 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, Phone: (919) 235-4120, Fax: (919) 235-4008, Email:
- Lat: 34.508917 Lon: -79.118583, Call Sign: WQJL498
Assigned Frequencies: 159.075 MHz
Grant Date: 10/22/2008, Expiration Date: 10/22/2018, Certifier: Richard A Byrd
Registrant: 8541 Electronics, 1531 Atkinson Street, Laurinburg, NC 28352, Phone: (910) 276-9693, Fax: (910) 276-9611, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - FAIRMONT, 10170 Nc Hwy 130 (Lat: 34.482389 Lon: -79.133639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 100.6 m, Call Sign: WPNC520
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- FAIRMONT, 10170 Nc Hwy. 130 (Lat: 34.482389 Lon: -79.133639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 100.6 m, Call Sign: WQCN316
Assigned Frequencies: 6165.10 MHz
Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 04/13/2015, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- WSTS Studio, Highway 41 North (Lat: 34.517778 Lon: -79.105000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 96.3 m, Overall height: 97.3 m, Call Sign: WQEU369
Assigned Frequencies: 945.500 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2006, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Russ Jones
Registrant: Graham Brock, Inc., St. Simons Island, GA 31522-7466, Phone: (912) 638-8028, Fax: (912) 638-7722, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fairmont)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: 172G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1176F , Serial Number: 17254771, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 07/16/1966
Registrant (Individual): Olin Jr Johnson, Rr 2 Box 215, Fairmont, NC 28340 - Aircraft: 172P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 54531 , Serial Number: 17274995, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 05/20/1981
Registrant (Corporation): Sun Rise Realty Inc, 15761 Hwy 130 East, Fairmont, NC 28340 - Aircraft: C23 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 944V , Serial Number: M-1662, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 04/07/1975
Registrant (Individual): Daniel Claybourn Walters, 15761 Hwy 130 E, Fairmont, NC 28340 - Aircraft: 172G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 993NA , Serial Number: 17254442, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 08/11/1969
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, , Fairmont, NC 28340
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Fairmont, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 112 | 69.5 years |
| Mary | 86 | 73.8 years |
| John | 70 | 70.4 years |
| William | 69 | 69.6 years |
| Robert | 49 | 64.4 years |
| Willie | 42 | 70.3 years |
| Annie | 36 | 79.0 years |
| George | 26 | 72.1 years |
| David | 25 | 62.6 years |
| Betty | 24 | 68.1 years |
| Most common last names in Fairmont, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Hunt | 222 | 66.6 years |
| Floyd | 98 | 75.0 years |
| Thompson | 91 | 70.5 years |
| Oxendine | 83 | 70.6 years |
| Jones | 68 | 73.4 years |
| Locklear | 65 | 67.6 years |
| Pittman | 57 | 76.0 years |
| Lewis | 47 | 71.0 years |
| Smith | 43 | 72.6 years |
| Bass | 42 | 73.1 years |
| Businesses in Fairmont, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Subway | 1 | | | |
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