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Halifax County

Population in July 2007: 380. Population change since 2000: -5.2%
 

Males: 175  (46.3%)
Females: 205  (53.7%)
Median resident age:  38.3 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27843.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,200 (it was $24,107 in 2000)
Hobgood  $25,200
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $63,500 (it was $54,700 in 2000)
Hobgood  $63,500
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Hobgood:

  • Black (52.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (47.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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

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Ancestries: English (9.9%), United States (7.4%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 95 feet

Land area: 1.03 square miles.

Population density: 369 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hobgood

  • High school or higher: 61.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hobgood town

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Hobgood, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hobgood to the number of sex offenders is 380 to 1.

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

Hobgood:  0.9% ($473)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (28.4 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (86.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (315.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Speed, NC (5.0 miles) , Scotland Neck, NC (7.3 miles ), Oak City, NC (7.7 miles ), Hassell, NC (11.6 miles) , Leggett, NC (12.7 miles) , Princeville, NC (12.8 miles ), Tarboro, NC (13.3 miles ), Hamilton, NC (14.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.03 N, Longitude: 77.40 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+3.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Apparel (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


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Average climate in Hobgood, North Carolina

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Hobgood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Hobgood town center killed 16 people and injured 153 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 tornado 29.3 miles away from the town 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 Hobgood:
  • HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; TARBORO, NC)
  • OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • MARTIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hobgood, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hobgood:
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID: PGV)
  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 36 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 51 miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hobgood:
  • TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 12 miles; TARBORO, NC; ID: ETC)
  • MARTIN COUNTY (about 21 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; ID: MCZ)
  • TRI-COUNTY (about 24 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; ID: ASJ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hobgood:
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 87 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
Private high school in Hobgood:
  • HOBGOOD ACADEMY INC (Students: 306; Location: PO BOX 307; Grades: KG - 12)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  24.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Hobgood compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above 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 significantly below state average.


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Hobgood travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Halifax County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Hobgood government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $49,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $394,000
    Central Staff Services: $107,000
    Sewerage: $37,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
    Transit Utilities: $11,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $6,000
    Electric Utilities: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $368,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $429,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $20,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $42,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $175,000

4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.93%
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 Northampton County, NC  0.71% ($27,654 average AGI)
from Nash County, NC  0.37% ($31,797)
from Edgecombe County, NC  0.34% ($20,159)


5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
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 Nash County, NC  0.85% ($29,095 average AGI)
to Northampton County, NC  0.70% ($26,519)
to Wake County, NC  0.56% ($26,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hobgood:
  • WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
  • WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
  • WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hobgood:
  • WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Hobgood:
  • WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)




Hobgood fatal accident list for 1998:
Oct 12, 1998 10:20 AM, Sr-125, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Hobgood fatal accident list for 1986:
Feb 8, 1986 02:40 AM, 125, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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