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Chatham County

Population in July 2007: 372. Population change since 2000: +14.4%
 

Males: 173  (46.7%)
Females: 199  (53.3%)
Median resident age:  40.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27252.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,600 (it was $35,000 in 2000)
Goldston  $36,600
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $92,800 (it was $80,000 in 2000)
Goldston  $92,800
North Carolina:  $145,700

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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: 85.4 (less than average, 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: 471 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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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 186 to 1.

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

Goldston:  0.7% ($525)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cary, NC (38.6 miles , pop. 94,536).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (47.6 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (418.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Siler City, NC (13.0 miles ), Sanford, NC (13.3 miles ), Pittsboro, NC (13.7 miles ), Carthage, NC (19.0 miles ), Cameron, NC (19.2 miles) , Robbins, NC (20.6 miles ), Staley, NC (20.7 miles ), Broadway, NC (21.1 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 near North Carolina state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.2 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 34.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Goldston:
  • CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; SILER CITY, NC)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SANFORD, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PINEHURST, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Goldston, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Goldston:
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 25 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
  • POPE AFB (about 38 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 43 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goldston:
  • SILER CITY MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; SILER CITY, NC; ID: 5W8)
  • SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 16 miles; SANFORD, NC; ID: TTA)
  • HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (about 23 miles; LIBERTY, NC; ID: N61)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goldston:
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 36 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ELON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,993)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 43 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
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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 1999:
This town:  13.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

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 (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Goldston Main Branch at 2111 South Main Street, branch established on 1969-05-28. 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



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2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County North Carolina:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$350
Totals for Government 0$0 1$350



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.)
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

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)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFJA (105.5 FM; SANFORD, NC; Owner: WWGP BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, 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)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, 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 for 1997:
Aug 7, 1997 08:11 AM, Rp2333, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Goldston fatal accident list for 1996:
Aug 17, 1996 08:35 AM, Rp2300, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Goldston fatal accident list for 1987:
May 24, 1987 05:30 AM, 2333, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


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