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Wilkes County

Population in July 2007: 2,083.
Males: 1,002  (48.1%)
Females: 1,081  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  40.3 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28659.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,769 (it was $28,563 in 2000)
Fairplains:  $29,769
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,653
Fairplains:  $17,653
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,315 (it was $65,300 in 2000)
Fairplains:  $90,315
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Fairplains:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
  • Black (15.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Other race (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fairplains: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.7%), Irish (6.1%), English (5.2%), German (4.0%), Scottish (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1340 feet

Land area: 4.25 square miles.

Population density: 490 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fairplains

  • High school or higher: 54.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairplains CDP

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 5.0%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

88 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

This place:  4.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Fairplains:  0.7% ($487)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (50.3 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (70.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (419.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Wilkesboro, NC (1.2 miles ), Cricket, NC (1.6 miles ), Mulberry, NC (1.6 miles ), Wilkesboro, NC (1.8 miles ), Hays, NC (2.1 miles ), Millers Creek, NC (2.2 miles ), Moravian Falls, NC (2.5 miles ), Ronda, NC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 36.19 N, Longitude: 81.15 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Furniture and related products (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Woodworkers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Fairplains-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.1 miles away from the Fairplains place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 38.4 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Fairplains-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from Fairplains center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from Fairplains center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from Fairplains center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairplains:
  • WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ELKIN, NC)
  • ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; JEFFERSON, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairplains:
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)

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Notable location: Northview Plaza (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Fairplains: Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Mountlawn Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  18.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairplains, NC



Fairplains compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilkes County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Fairplains

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchEpiscopal Church
Adherents83.4%7.9%1.9%1.6%1.5%
Congregations68.5%12.6%1.6%0.8%0.8%
NameChurches of ChristChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents0.6%0.6%0.6%0.5%1.5%
Congregations2.4%0.8%0.8%3.1%8.7%
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.


4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,632 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.08%
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:
from Surry County, NC  0.32% ($24,720 average AGI)
from Yadkin County, NC  0.23% ($18,698)
from Ashe County, NC  0.20% ($34,255)


4.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.27%
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:
to Surry County, NC  0.35% ($41,651 average AGI)
to Iredell County, NC  0.31% ($48,181)
to Yadkin County, NC  0.30% ($23,944)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairplains:
  • WKBC (800 AM; 1 kW; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WWWC (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS MEDIA, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairplains:
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairplains:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, 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.)


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