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Alamance County

Population in July 2007: 3,039.
Males: 1,485  (48.9%)
Females: 1,554  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  37.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27217.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,653 (it was $43,086 in 2000)
Glen Raven:  $45,653
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $131,517 (it was $90,500 in 2000)
Glen Raven:  $131,517
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $133,725; Detached houses: $147,258; Townhouses or other attached units: $63,040; Mobile homes: $36,626

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Races in Glen Raven:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
  • Black (18.5%)
  • Hispanic (6.4%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Glen Raven: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (26.9%), English (8.3%), German (7.1%), Irish (3.9%), Scottish (2.5%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 675 feet

Land area: 4.05 square miles.

Population density: 751 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Glen Raven

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Raven CDP

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 57.9%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

152 residents are foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 1.3% Asia).

This place:  5.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%

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

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

Glen Raven:  0.5% ($484)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greensboro, NC (19.7 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (357.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Burlington, NC (1.5 miles ), Elon College, NC (1.7 miles ), Gibsonville, NC (2.0 miles ), Altamahaw-Ossipee, NC (2.2 miles ), Graham, NC (2.3 miles ), Whitsett, NC (2.4 miles ), Alamance, NC (2.5 miles ), Haw River, NC (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 36.12 N, Longitude: 79.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



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Glen Raven-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the Glen Raven place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.8 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Raven:
  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
  • MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 18 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 19 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Glen Raven, NC

Amtrak station near Glen Raven:
  • 3 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Raven:
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 18 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 21 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 32 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Glen Raven, NC


11 people in homes for the mentally ill


Glen Raven compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Glen Raven travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Alamance County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (58%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Glen Raven

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic Church
Adherents30.5%25.5%11.8%7.5%5.5%
Congregations21.6%17.6%15.7%7.8%0.7%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents2.1%1.8%1.7%1.7%12.0%
Congregations3.3%1.3%2.0%5.2%24.8%
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.


6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.29%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Alamance County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Guilford County, NC  1.00% ($37,384 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC  0.77% ($34,930)
from Durham County, NC  0.31% ($51,130)


5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Alamance County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Guilford County, NC  1.13% ($35,034 average AGI)
to Orange County, NC  0.47% ($33,657)
to Wake County, NC  0.32% ($48,133)


Strongest AM radio stations in Glen Raven:
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAG (1150 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGSB (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MEBANE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WCOG (1320 AM; 5 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glen Raven:
  • WSOE (89.3 FM; ELON COLLEGE, NC; Owner: ELON COLLEGE)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • W243AL (96.5 FM; BROWNS SUMMIT, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glen Raven:
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WDRL-TV (Channel 24; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXIV-LP (Channel 14; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BLUE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Stanley D Coleman, 1 Mile Northwest Of Post Office, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
    Registrant: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 401 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-5791, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Glen Raven, Glen Raven Rd Rr Crossing At Mp H019.43, Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.5 m, Overall height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WPUW956, Licensee ID: L00008014
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.950 MHz, 161.535 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/20/2002, Expiration Date: 05/20/2012, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
  • H19.43, Glen Raven Rd Rr Crossing At Rr Mp H19.43, Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.5 m, Overall height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WQDC385, Licensee ID: L00008014
    Assigned Frequencies : 161.475 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/20/2005, Expiration Date: 07/20/2015, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • GLEN RAVEN, 7834 N. Park Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: KIM96
    Assigned Frequencies : 6775.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/29/2008, Expiration Date: 11/10/2018
    Registrant: Duke Energy Corp, 401 S. College Street, Charlotte, NC 28201-1008, Phone: (704) 382-8340, Fax: (704) 382-4800, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED10$110,57961$103,82248$96,4774$52,27524$75,2481$75,030
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$09$97,84214$91,6241$55,5904$54,5400$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$42,87026$93,17879$95,01118$56,57715$83,7903$119,710
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$92,3805$120,73422$85,6193$62,4231$44,6600$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$61,9556$93,6930$01$32,1800$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0204.00 , 0205.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED22$113,6475$116,6305$75,492
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$148,2181$130,5200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0204.00 , 0205.00

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