Gates County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.1%
(28.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.1% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gatesville, NC
Gatesville compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Gatesville (2011 data):
- Southern Bank and Trust Company: Gatesville Branch at 203 North Main Street, branch established on 1904/09/29. Info updated 2011/09/26: Bank assets: $2,039.8 mil, Deposits: $1,658.5 mil, headquarters in Mount Olive, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Wood (5%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Gates County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Gatesville (based on Gates County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.51%
| Here |  | 43.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches | Other |
| Adherents | 63.6% | 14.2% | 12.4% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 40.9% | 27.3% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 18.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Gates County: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | This county: | 5.98 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Gates County: | 3.42 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.3% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 33.4% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Gates County: | 17.8% | | State: | 15.6% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $785 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $400 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $400 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,585 |
Gatesville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $28,000 ($86.96)
Sewerage: $16,000 ($49.69)
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $33,000 ($102.48)
Central Staff Services: $30,000 ($93.17)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($62.11)
Fire Protection: $16,000 ($49.69)
Health Services - Other: $10,000 ($31.06)
Water Utilities: $8,000 ($24.84)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($15.53)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000 ($102.48)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000 ($43.48)
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000 ($9.32)
Rents: $2,000 ($6.21)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($6.21)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $369,000 ($1145.96)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,000 ($21.74)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000 ($34.16)
General Support: $10,000 ($31.06)
- Tax - Property: $38,000 ($118.01)
NEC: $1,000 ($3.11)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000 ($55.90)
8.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,373 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.55% | | 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:
6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,392 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.29% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gatesville:
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
- WHKT (1650 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFOG (1050 AM; 5 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGPL (1350 AM; 5 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA URBAN RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gatesville:
- WBXB (100.1 FM; EDENTON, NC; Owner: EDENTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WQDK (99.3 FM; AHOSKIE, NC; Owner: MAX MEDIA OF THE CAROLINAS LLC)
- WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
- WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
- WKJX (96.7 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO OF ELIZABETH CITY, INC.)
- WVKL (95.7 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: ENTERCOM NORFOLK LICENSE, LLC)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WLQM-FM (101.7 FM; FRANKLIN, VA; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFMZ (104.9 FM; HERTFORD, NC; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WJCD (107.7 FM; WINDSOR, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDLZ (98.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WGPS (88.3 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
TV broadcast stations around Gatesville:
- WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
- WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
- WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WAVY-TV (Channel 10; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- WVBT (Channel 43; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WITD-CA (Channel 23; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNLO-CA (Channel 45; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
Gatesville fatal accident list:
Jun 8, 2003 06:01 PM, Sr-37, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 3, 1976 09:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Harold Meacombs, Intersection Of Cotten Gin Road And Us-158 (Lat: 36.436694 Lon: -76.723556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Licensee ID: L00018446
Registrant: North Carolina Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Email:
- Wayne E Eberhard, Intersection Of Cotten Gin Road And Us-158 (Lat: 36.436694 Lon: -76.723556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Licensee ID: L00018446
Registrant: North Carolina Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Gatesville, NC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Gatesville, HP-1312, 290 Us Hwy 158 (Lat: 36.436694 Lon: -76.723556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WQJA918
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz Grant Date: 07/10/2008, Expiration Date: 07/10/2018, Certifier: Wayne E Eberhard
Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KB4ZII
Grant Date: 02/26/1998, Expiration Date: 02/07/2007, Cancellation Date: 02/10/2009
Registrant: Walter A Eure Sr, Gatesville, NC 27938-0204 - Call Sign: KD4RCT, Licensee ID: L00528922
Grant Date: 06/07/2002, Expiration Date: 07/21/2012, Certifier: George G Owens Iii
Registrant: George G Owens Iii, 104 W Maple St, Gatesville, NC 27938 - Call Sign: KI5LA, Previous Call Sign: KH6JKY, Licensee ID: L00339850
Grant Date: 03/28/2001, Expiration Date: 03/28/2011, Cancellation Date: 01/06/2009
Registrant: Charlie R Rollack, 118 Flat Branch Rd, Gatesville, NC 27938 - Call Sign: WE4CW, Previous Call Sign: KI5LA, Licensee ID: L00339850
Grant Date: 01/06/2009, Expiration Date: 01/06/2019, Certifier: Charlie R Rollack
Registrant: Charlie R Rollack, 118 Flat Branch Rd, Gatesville, NC 27938
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: BOEING PT-17 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 170BW , Serial Number: 75-8260
Registrant (Corporation): Stearman Air Tours Inc, Po Box 597, Gatesville, NC 27938 - Aircraft: AVIAT INC A-1 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6086U , Serial Number: 1262, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 06/10/1994
Registrant (Corporation): Stearman Air Tours Inc, Po Box 597, Gatesville, NC 27938 - Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 82644 , Serial Number: 0760, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 02/25/1999
Registrant (Corporation): Stearman Air Tours Inc, Po Box 597, Gatesville, NC 27938
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Gatesville
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Gatesville, NC
| Most common first names in Gatesville, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 19 | 75.3 years |
| Mary | 19 | 80.5 years |
| William | 17 | 72.6 years |
| John | 14 | 77.4 years |
| Willie | 13 | 70.0 years |
| Robert | 11 | 74.3 years |
| Thomas | 9 | 71.2 years |
| Walter | 9 | 76.8 years |
| Annie | 9 | 86.6 years |
| Charlie | 9 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Gatesville, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Riddick | 33 | 75.6 years |
| Eure | 19 | 71.9 years |
| Smith | 13 | 72.1 years |
| Rountree | 13 | 72.9 years |
| Harrell | 13 | 73.4 years |
| Knight | 13 | 75.3 years |
| Parker | 12 | 78.7 years |
| Eason | 11 | 64.8 years |
| Hall | 11 | 68.8 years |
| Walton | 9 | 75.8 years |
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