Falcon, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 340. Population change since 2000: +4.0%

Males: 164	(48.5%)
Females: 176	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	36.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28342.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,246 (it was $31,125 in 2000)

Falcon:	$35,246
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,595 (it was $93,600 in 2000)

Falcon:	$122,595
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,025; Detached houses: $149,952; Mobile homes: $58,816

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Races in Falcon:

White Non-Hispanic (84.1%)
Black (9.5%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (3.0%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Two or more races (2.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Falcon: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.6%), English (10.4%), Scottish (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), German (2.1%), Irish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 1.25 square miles.

Population density: 272 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Falcon

High school or higher: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
Unemployed: 0.9%
Mean travel time to work: 40.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falcon town

Never married: 39.6%
Now married: 43.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 6.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
North Carolina:	5.3%

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

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

Falcon:	0.7% ($693)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (17.5 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (43.3 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (383.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Godwin, NC (1.6 miles) , Wade, NC (2.3 miles ), Plain View, NC (2.5 miles ), Linden, NC (2.7 miles) , Dunn, NC (2.9 miles ), Erwin, NC (3.0 miles ), Spiveys Corner, NC (3.0 miles ), Eastover, NC (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.19 N, Longitude: 78.65 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-13.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (16%)
Construction (14%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Social assistance (42%)
Educational services (28%)
Public administration (14%)
Chemicals (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Religious workers (16%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Carpenters (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Child care workers (28%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Average climate in Falcon, North Carolina

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Falcon-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Falcon town center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 22.4 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Falcon:

GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ERWIN, NC)
BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DUNN, NC)
FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)

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Amtrak station near Falcon:

17 miles: FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falcon:

FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 16 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 42 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)

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Churches in Falcon include: Antioch Church (A), Culbreth Memorial Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This town:	16.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falcon, NC

64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
54 people in nursing homes

Falcon compared to North Carolina state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cumberland County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)

Religon statistics for Falcon

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Charismatic Churches Independent	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	33.7%	14.4%	8.7%	7.3%	6.6%
Congregations	29.4%	12.1%	2.2%	1.3%	11.3%

Name	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	6.5%	4.9%	4.3%	2.2%	11.4%
Congregations	3.9%	0.4%	8.2%	2.6%	28.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,197	$26,364	0	$0
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$433
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$566
Totals for Government	1	$2,197	$26,364	2	$999

Falcon government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000

All Other: $4,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $52,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000

Regular Highways: $23,000

Water Utilities: $22,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

Fire Protection: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $65,000
Central Staff: $3,000

Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $313,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $9,000
Tax - Property: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000

12.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.67%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.98% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,328 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 0.98%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Hoke County, NC	0.48% ($30,287 average AGI)
from Harnett County, NC	0.47% ($28,680)
from Robeson County, NC	0.33% ($26,674)

13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.76% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,893 average AGI)
Cumberland County: 0.76%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Hoke County, NC	0.81% ($31,763 average AGI)
to Harnett County, NC	0.71% ($34,012)
to Wake County, NC	0.37% ($35,478)

Strongest AM radio stations in Falcon:

WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falcon:

WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUAW (88.3 FM; ERWIN, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WCCG (104.5 FM; HOPE MILLS, NC; Owner: DR. JAMES E. CARSON)

TV broadcast stations around Falcon:

WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)

Falcon fatal accident list:
Nov 4, 1978 11:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA4CZL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00210997
Grant Date: 03/01/2000, Expiration Date: 03/13/2010
Registrant: Steven W Harris, Falcon, NC 28342
Call Sign: KJ4XY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01152240
Grant Date: 05/16/2006, Expiration Date: 08/05/2016, Certifier: Ronald E Lucas Sr
Registrant: Ronald E Lucas Sr, Falcon, NC 28342

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$151,320	1	$253,380	2	$145,450	1	$41,610
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	1	$206,670	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$104,060	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0027.00

	B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$72,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0027.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5

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