Gaston County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 3.86. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2002 was 0.780. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in High Shoals that have no violations reported:
- NEW HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.8%
(18.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.1% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in High Shoals, NC
High Shoals compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Gaston County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for High Shoals (based on Gaston County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.45%
| Here |  | 57.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 51.9% | 12.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Congregations | 39.0% | 11.6% | 8.6% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | The Wesleyan Church | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.8% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 8.1% |
| Congregations | 1.0% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 15.4% |
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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 grocery stores: 37 | Gaston County: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 21 | Gaston County: | 1.04 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 97 | Gaston County: | 4.80 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 108 | Here: | 5.34 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.6% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Gaston County: | 28.6% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.6% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,012 | $36,144 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,215 | $26,580 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,418 | $29,016 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $554 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,645 | $30,580 | 1 | $554 |
High Shoals government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($86.21)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.31)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($4.31)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $68,000 ($97.70)
Central Staff Services: $53,000 ($76.15)
Regular Highways: $43,000 ($61.78)
Water Utilities: $29,000 ($41.67)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($35.92)
General - Other: $1,000 ($1.44)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.44)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($1.44)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($4.31)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000 ($120.69)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $288,000 ($413.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $57,000 ($81.90)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $275,000 ($395.11)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $51,000 ($73.28)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000 ($18.68)
Other, NEC: $6,000 ($8.62)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $4,000 ($5.75)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($5.75)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($4.31)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $27,000 ($38.79)
Water Utilities: $24,000 ($34.48)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $214,000 ($307.47)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000 ($37.36)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000 ($56.03)
All Other: $2,000 ($2.87)
- Tax - Property: $86,000 ($123.56)
NEC: $3,000 ($4.31)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $88,000 ($126.44)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($24.43)
6.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,792 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.28% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)| Gaston County: | 0.03% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,622 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.40% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Gaston County: | 0.02% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in High Shoals:
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
- WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WZRH (960 AM; 1 kW; DALLAS, NC; Owner: ZYBEK MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WLON (1050 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLNTON, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WYFQ (930 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in High Shoals:
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
- WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
- WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
- WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around High Shoals:
- 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.)
- W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
- WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $437,000
Total average daily traffic: 70,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,214
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KF4JBK, Licensee ID: L01132018
Grant Date: 03/24/2006, Expiration Date: 04/29/2016
Registrant: John A Eudy Jr, 621 Oregon Tr, High Shoals, NC 28077 - Call Sign: KI4MFC, Licensee ID: L01074281
Grant Date: 10/18/2005, Expiration Date: 10/18/2015, Certifier: Larry Sherbert
Registrant: Larry Sherbert, High Shoals, NC 28077
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in High Shoals, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 11 | 70.4 years |
| Robert | 8 | 67.6 years |
| William | 8 | 67.7 years |
| John | 7 | 67.4 years |
| Mary | 6 | 79.9 years |
| Clyde | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Raymond | 5 | 70.8 years |
| George | 4 | 64.1 years |
| Fred | 4 | 70.3 years |
| Margaret | 4 | 70.3 years |
| Most common last names in High Shoals, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Lineberger | 8 | 71.0 years |
| Armstrong | 6 | 72.1 years |
| Garrison | 5 | 71.8 years |
| Withers | 5 | 74.8 years |
| Jones | 4 | 74.3 years |
| Heafner | 4 | 74.7 years |
| Baker | 4 | 77.5 years |
| Baxter | 4 | 68.0 years |
| High | 4 | 76.7 years |
| Kay | 4 | 82.5 years |
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