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Chatham County

Population in July 2008: 379. Population change since 2000: +18.8%
 

Males: 177  (46.7%)
Females: 202  (53.3%)

Median resident age:  40.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27252.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,349 (it was $35,000 in 2000)
Goldston:  $42,349
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,244
Goldston:  $23,244
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,507 (it was $79,300 in 2000)
Goldston:  $124,507
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $149,419; Detached houses: $155,439; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in Goldston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
  • Black (6.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Goldston: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (25.7%), English (16.6%), Scottish (9.1%), German (4.1%), Irish (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 424 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 480 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Goldston

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Goldston town

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

8 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.3% Asia).

This town:  2.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Goldston, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Goldston to the number of sex offenders is 190 to 1.

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

Goldston:  0.7% ($525)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cary, NC (32.4 miles , pop. 94,536).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (41.5 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (380.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sanford, NC (3.4 miles ), Siler City, NC (3.4 miles ), Pittsboro, NC (3.5 miles ), Robbins, NC (4.2 miles ), Broadway, NC (4.3 miles ), Staley, NC (4.3 miles ), Carthage, NC (4.3 miles ), Cameron, NC (4.3 miles) .

Latitude: 35.59 N, Longitude: 79.33 W

Area code: 919

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Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-4.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Food (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (7%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)



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Goldston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.8 miles away from the Goldston town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/7/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Goldston-area historical earthquake activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from Goldston center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 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 73.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.3 miles away from Goldston center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Goldston:
  • CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; SILER CITY, NC)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SANFORD, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PINEHURST, NC)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goldston:
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 35 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 36 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 39 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)
Public elementary/middle school in Goldston:
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Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Goldston, NC



Goldston 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 below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Goldston (2009 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Goldston Main Branch at 2111 South Main Street, branch established on 1969-05-28. 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



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2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (53%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Wood (5%)


Religion statistics for Goldston

Adherents


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 religions
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.


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 1$450
Totals for Government 0$0 1$450



Goldston government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $102,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $538,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000

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 Goldston:
  • 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.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWGP (1050 AM; 1 kW; SANFORD, NC; Owner: WWGP BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WKXR (1260 AM; 5 kW; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: RANDOLPH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Goldston:
  • 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)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFJA (105.5 FM; SANFORD, NC; Owner: WWGP BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W204AV (88.7 FM; SANFORD, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTJY (89.5 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WDCC (90.5 FM; SANFORD, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Goldston:
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, 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.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W46BF (Channel 46; SANFORD, NC; Owner: SAN-LEE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W67CD (Channel 67; SANFORD, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA B/CING. CORP., INC.)


Goldston fatal accident list:
Aug 7, 1997 08:11 AM, Rp2333, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 1996 08:35 AM, Rp2300, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 24, 1987 05:30 AM, 2333, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Feb 11, 1977 02:35 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 516 Vernon Phillips Road, Call Sign: KNKN473
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Peter M Connolly, 516 Vernon Phillips Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • BRICKHAVEN, 516 Vernon Phillips Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WMT754
    Assigned Frequencies : 6765.00 MHz, 6125.57 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KD4DGF, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 07/30/1991, Expiration Date: 07/30/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/31/2003
    Registrant: Thomas C Gierok, Goldston, NC 27252



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$69,700
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2006 2005 2004 2003 2001 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0206.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 16
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

Incident types - Goldston


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