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Chatham County

Population in July 2007: 1,114.
Males: 492  (44.2%)
Females: 622  (55.8%)

Median resident age:  70.0 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27312.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $49,571 (it was $66,198 in 2000)
Fearrington:

$49,571
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $39,016

Fearrington CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $266,417 (it was $208,500 in 2000)
Fearrington:

$266,417
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $281,513; Detached houses: $321,870; Townhouses or other attached units: $221,786; In 2-unit structures: $267,279; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $267,279

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Fearrington: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.1%), German (19.0%), Irish (12.0%), Scotch-Irish (9.9%), Polish (8.6%), Norwegian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 350 feet

Land area: 2.30 square miles.

Population density: 483 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fearrington:

  • High school or higher: 97.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 36.2%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fearrington CDP:

  • Never married: 10.4%
  • Now married: 77.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 3.5%

30 residents are foreign born (1.8% North America, 1.6% Europe).

This place:  3.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,154 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,491 (0.6%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cary, NC (16.0 miles , pop. 94,536).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (24.6 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (360.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pittsboro, NC (2.8 miles ), Carrboro, NC (2.8 miles ), Chapel Hill, NC (3.0 miles ), Apex, NC (3.7 miles ), Morrisville, NC (3.8 miles ), Cary, NC (4.0 miles ), Durham, NC (4.0 miles ), Saxapahaw, NC (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.80 N, Longitude: 79.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 919

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.0%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (41%)
  • Educational services (27%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Wholesale trade (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Public administration (29%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Information (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (23%)
  • Accountants and auditors (14%)
  • Engineers (14%)
  • Religious workers (14%)
  • Computer specialists (12%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (12%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (29%)
  • Registered nurses (18%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (13%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)

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Average climate in Fearrington, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Fearrington-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the Fearrington place center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 11/23/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fearrington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from Fearrington center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Chatham County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Fearrington:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
  • CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; SILER CITY, NC)
  • DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 19 miles away; DURHAM, NC)

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Amtrak stations near Fearrington:

  • 17 miles: DURHAM (400 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.
  • 18 miles: CARY (311 N. ACADEMY ST.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near Fearrington:

  • 12 miles: Shearon Harris in New Hill, NC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fearrington:

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (about 8 miles; Chapel Hill, NC; Full-time enrollment: 24,146)
  • North Carolina Central University (about 16 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 6,579)
  • Duke University (about 17 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 13,870)
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh (about 24 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 26,736)
  • Wake Technical Community College (about 24 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 4,554)
  • Shaw University (about 26 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • Elon University (about 31 miles; Elon, NC; FT enrollment: 5,403)

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Chatham 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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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.1. This is about average.
City:

28.1
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.51. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

8.51
U.S.:

9.59
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 19.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

19.4
U.S.:

25.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 1.62. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

1.62
U.S.:

2.88


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.9%

Average household size:
This place:  1.8 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fearrington, NC


Fearrington compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Fearrington travel time to work - commute
Fearrington mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Wood (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Chatham County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Fearrington (based on Chatham County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.98%
Here38.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristCatholic ChurchFriends (Quakers)
Adherents55.5%24.1%4.4%3.6%2.2%
Congregations38.0%26.1%5.4%1.1%3.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA) The Wesleyan ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents2.0%1.4%1.4%1.3%4.1%
Congregations4.3%3.3%1.1%1.1%16.3%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 13
Here:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Chatham County:

1.15 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
This county:

4.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
Chatham County:

5.57 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Chatham County:

9.1%
State:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

24.6%
State:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

21.0%
North Carolina:

15.6%

10.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($73,788 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.32%
North Carolina average:

8.53%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,081 average AGI)
Chatham County:

0.12%
North Carolina average:

0.17%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Wake County, NC  1.45% ($82,743 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC  1.32% ($66,276)
from Durham County, NC  0.99% ($56,431)


7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,080 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.74%
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 Wake County, NC  1.03% ($58,217 average AGI)
to Orange County, NC  0.81% ($47,944)
to Lee County, NC  0.67% ($27,729)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fearrington:

  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSRC (1410 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DURHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCRY (1460 AM; 5 kW; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fearrington:

  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFXC (107.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Fearrington:

  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBXU-CA (Channel 13; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WWIW-LP (Channel 66; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W58CD (Channel 58; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W68BK (Channel 68; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE)
  • WHOA-LP (Channel 60; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUBX-CA (Channel 13; DURHAM, ETC., NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$197,7106$274,24321$277,0691$332,070
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$375,3400$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$234,4403$279,1670$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$460,8602$315,8850$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$316,0700$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0201.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$232,390
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0201.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


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  • #44 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"
  • #23 (27312) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Bermudan first ancestries"

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