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Wilkes County

Population in July 2007: 1,758.
Males: 863  (49.1%)
Females: 895  (50.9%)
Median resident age:  36.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28635.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,232 (it was $37,642 in 2000)
Hays:  $39,232
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,210 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
Hays:  $102,210
North Carolina:  $145,700
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Races in Hays:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Hays: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.2%), English (11.3%), Irish (11.0%), German (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1359 feet

Land area: 6.11 square miles.

Population density: 288 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hays

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hays CDP

  • Never married: 13.7%
  • Now married: 72.0%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 5.0%

9 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Hays, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hays to the number of sex offenders is 440 to 1.

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

Hays:  0.6% ($468)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (59.7 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (74.8 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (485.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mulberry, NC (3.7 miles ), Fairplains, NC (4.8 miles ), North Wilkesboro, NC (5.7 miles ), Cricket, NC (7.6 miles ), Wilkesboro, NC (8.1 miles ), Millers Creek, NC (9.3 miles ), Moravian Falls, NC (10.8 miles ), Ronda, NC (12.1 miles ).

Latitude: 36.25 N, Longitude: 81.12 W

Area code: 336

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Most common industries for males:



  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (21%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other healthcare support occupations (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Hays-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.8 miles away from the Hays place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 44.6 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hays:
  • WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
  • ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPARTA, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ELKIN, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hays, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hays:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 63 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 74 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hays:
  • WILKES COUNTY (about 4 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; ID: UKF)
  • SWAN CREEK (about 18 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; ID: 78A)
  • ELKIN MUNI (about 24 miles; ELKIN, NC; ID: ZEF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hays:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
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Churches in Hays include: Mountain View Church (A), Round Mountain Church (B), Maple Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Wilkes Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hays and their reported violations in the past:

PINEY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between SEP-20-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hays that have no violations reported:
  • BLUE RIDGE WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 7239, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  17.6%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

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Hays compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Hays (2007 data):
  • First Community Bank, National Association: Hays Branch at 5119 Mountain View Rd, branch established on 1990-03-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Wilkes County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (43%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Solar energy (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,632 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.08%
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:
from Surry County, NC  0.32% ($24,720 average AGI)
from Yadkin County, NC  0.23% ($18,698)
from Ashe County, NC  0.20% ($34,255)


4.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.27%
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 Surry County, NC  0.35% ($41,651 average AGI)
to Iredell County, NC  0.31% ($48,181)
to Yadkin County, NC  0.30% ($23,944)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hays:
  • WKBC (800 AM; 1 kW; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWWC (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hays:
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Hays:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 2000 W Traphill Rd & Nc 1002 Int, Type: Building, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: KXF563
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.400 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/27/2004, Expiration Date: 10/10/2014
    Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hays)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 1541J , Serial Number: 28-23943, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/1967
    Registrant (Individual): Jackie L Steelman, 5227 Mountain View Rd, Hays, NC 28635
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 210-5 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SER (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 1825Z , Serial Number: 205-0025, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 09/11/1962
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Steven E Absher, 283 Sawyer Rd, Hays, NC 28635
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4744D , Serial Number: 34844, Airworthiness Date: 01/06/1958
    Registrant (Individual): Thomas J Wood, 2920 Middle Fork Rd, Hays, NC 28635
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 95626 , Serial Number: 15285943, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/1984
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Charles Smith, 321 Gambill Creek Rd, Hays, NC 28635

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