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 (2007 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Fountain Branch at 6736 East Wilson Street, branch established on 1960-12-15. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Electric Power |
1 | $2,706 | $32,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,674 | $20,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,975 | $23,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $527 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,117 | $25,404 | 1 | $1,205 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,473 | $25,419 | 6 | $1,732 |
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.)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- 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)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- 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.)
- WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
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)
- WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W208AO (89.5 FM; BELL ARTHUR, NC; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- 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
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