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Population (year 2000): 2,051
Males: 987  (48.1%)
Females: 1,064  (51.9%)

Wilkes County

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

Zip codes: 28659.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,700 (it was $28,562 in 2000)
Fairplains  $27,700
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,000 (it was $74,900 in 2000)
Fairplains  $74,000
North Carolina:  $127,600

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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)

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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: 482 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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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:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (61.7 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (71.6 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (489.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Wilkesboro, NC (1.6 miles ), Mulberry, NC (2.7 miles ), Cricket, NC (2.8 miles ), Wilkesboro, NC (3.4 miles ), Hays, NC (4.8 miles ), Millers Creek, NC (5.8 miles ), Moravian Falls, NC (6.1 miles ), Ronda, NC (14.7 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 below North Carolina state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.0 miles away from the Fairplains place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 39.8 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.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairplains:
  • WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
  • ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SPARTA, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ELKIN, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairplains:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 65 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 70 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairplains:
  • WILKES COUNTY (about 6 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; ID: UKF)
  • SWAN CREEK (about 20 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; ID: 78A)
  • ASHE COUNTY (about 24 miles; JEFFERSON, NC; ID: GEV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairplains:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 59 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)

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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 1999:
This place:  18.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

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:




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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.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)

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.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION 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)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
  • WSIF (90.9 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

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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