Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.7% | | Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 36.2% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 13.0% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fountain, NC
Fountain compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below 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.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Fountain (2009 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fountain Branch at 6736 East Wilson Street, branch established on 1960-12-15. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Pitt County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Fountain
| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Original Free Will Baptists | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Adherents | 22.1% | 15.1% | 11.5% | 9.3% | 6.3% |
| Congregations | 9.6% | 9.6% | 14.0% | 2.2% | 8.1% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Episcopal Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 20.1% |
| Congregations | 5.9% | 9.6% | 2.9% | 8.8% | 29.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $917 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,436 | $29,232 | 6 | $775 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,006 | $24,072 | 1 | $1,134 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,188 | $26,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,329 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $2,352 | $28,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,982 | $26,946 | 9 | $4,155 |
Fountain government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $82,000
All Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $386,000
Housing & Community Development: $208,000
Sewerage: $80,000
Police Protection: $47,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
Fire Protection: $7,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $5,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $69,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $269,000
Water Utilities: $138,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $121,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $132,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $115,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $232,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $37,000
Other, NEC: $6,000
Water Utilities: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $164,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $411,000
Water Utilities: $35,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $196,000
Highways: $20,000
General Support: $13,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $95,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $133,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000
8.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,697 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.90% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($150 average AGI)| Pitt County: | 0.10% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,419 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.42% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)| Pitt County: | 0.06% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fountain:
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fountain:
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W208AO (89.5 FM; BELL ARTHUR, NC; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WIKS (101.9 FM; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: WIKS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W201BY (88.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fountain:
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
- W64AZ (Channel 64; KINSTON-GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: GOCOM TELEVISION, L.P.,)
Fountain fatal accident list:
Oct 5, 1989 10:45 AM, S Eason St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 4, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- b b carter, Fountain Cross Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 82 m, Overall height: 82 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770 - PETER M CONNOLLY, 699 Seven Pines Road (Sr 1245), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
- 1.5 Mi. N. Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 71 m, Overall height: 71 m
Registrant: Mcnc, 3021 Cornwalis Rd., Research Triangle, NC 27709, Phone: (919) 248-1800 - Edward G Roach, Highway 258, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- Main St, Call Sign: KJV245
Assigned Frequencies : 154.355 MHz Grant Date: 03/01/2001, Expiration Date: 03/06/2011
Registrant: Pitt County Emergency Management, 1717 West 5th St, Greenville, NC 27834, Phone: (252) 902-3950, Fax: (252) 830-6348, Email:
- Cr 1250, Call Sign: KNBQ238
Assigned Frequencies : 154.355 MHz Grant Date: 02/14/2001, Expiration Date: 03/06/2011
Registrant: Pitt County Emergency Management, 1717 W 5th St, Greenville, NC 27834, Phone: (252) 902-3950, Fax: (252) 830-6348, Email:
- 500 E Of Jct 1001 & 1715 Community Fire Dept, Call Sign: KNHN909, Licensee ID: L00021993
Assigned Frequencies : 45.4000 MHz Grant Date: 07/15/2003, Expiration Date: 10/12/2013
Registrant: County Of Duplin, Kenansville, NC 28349, Phone: (919) 296-1874 - .5 Mi E Of Rt 258 At Jct Of Crs 1232 & 1240, Call Sign: KJW824, Licensee ID: L00002080
Assigned Frequencies : 153.020 MHz Grant Date: 10/16/2003, Expiration Date: 12/13/2013
Registrant: Martin Marietta Materials Inc, 2710 Wycliff Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607, Phone: (252) 749-2641
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- STATION, 300 Ft E Of Rt 258 1.5 Mi N Of, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: WNEW373
Assigned Frequencies : 6715.00 MHz, 6755.00 MHz, 6735.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz, 6382.55 MHz, 6815.00 MHz Grant Date: 08/31/2007, Expiration Date: 10/04/2017
Registrant: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, 1676 International Drive, Penthouse, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 891-7565, Fax: (703) 891-7501, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7- Call Sign: K4ROK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00375638
Grant Date: 04/02/2008, Expiration Date: 05/19/2018, Certifier: Douglas N Ferris
Registrant: Douglas N Ferris, Fountain, NC 27829 - Call Sign: KC4ZPP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00340674
Grant Date: 03/27/2001, Expiration Date: 04/30/2011, Certifier: Robert R Harris
Registrant: Robert R Harris, 4629 Nc 222, Fountain, NC 27829 - Call Sign: KD4KLO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00340672
Grant Date: 02/07/2002, Expiration Date: 02/18/2012, Certifier: Jannette H Harris
Registrant: Jannette H Harris, 4629 Nc 222, Fountain, NC 27829 - Call Sign: KD4SRU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00567714
Grant Date: 09/18/2002, Expiration Date: 09/18/2012
Registrant: Lois F Owens, 8978 Aspen Grove Church Rd, Fountain, NC 27829 - Call Sign: KE4EVR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00732036
Grant Date: 08/31/1993, Expiration Date: 08/31/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/01/2005
Registrant: Ronnie L Beaman, Rt 1 Box 85, Fountain, NC 27829 - Call Sign: KE4IZY, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/04/1994, Expiration Date: 01/04/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/05/2006
Registrant: Ruffian D Woodard, 8026d Holdens Cross Rd, Fountain, NC 27829 - Call Sign: KG4D, Previous Call Sign: KD4ABS, Licensee ID: L01462025
Grant Date: 01/28/2009, Expiration Date: 03/11/2019
Registrant: Garry A Owens, 8978 Aspen Grove Church Rd, Fountain, NC 27829
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $65,270 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $51,160 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $55,740 | 1 | $57,060 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47,480 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $42,270 | 1 | $105,540 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $42,230 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $84,320 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $45,470 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $20,980 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $34,470 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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