Hobgood, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 378. Population change since 2000: -6.4%

Males: 174	(46.3%)
Females: 204	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 27843.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,169 (it was $24,107 in 2000)

Hobgood:	$29,169
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,901

Hobgood:	$20,901
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,528 (it was $53,200 in 2000)

Hobgood:	$83,528
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $85,712; Detached houses: $90,564; Townhouses or other attached units: $31,750; Mobile homes: $42,206

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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: 77.7 (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: 367 people per square mile

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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 378 to 1.

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

Hobgood:	0.9% ($473)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (23.3 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (71.3 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (300.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Speed, NC (2.2 miles) , Oak City, NC (2.6 miles ), Scotland Neck, NC (2.7 miles ), Leggett, NC (3.2 miles) , Hassell, NC (3.3 miles) , Princeville, NC (3.4 miles ), Tarboro, NC (3.5 miles ), Hamilton, NC (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 36.03 N, Longitude: 77.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

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 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.4 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.

Hobgood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Hobgood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hobgood:

HERITAGE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TARBORO, NC)
OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
MARTIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Hobgood, NC

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 60 miles; HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 71 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 75 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)

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 2007:

This town:	24.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hobgood, NC

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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2004 Presidential Election results in Halifax County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Hobgood

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Episcopal Church
Adherents	42.2%	27.2%	9.4%	4.8%	3.3%
Congregations	30.6%	23.5%	7.1%	7.1%	8.2%

Name	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.7%	2.7%	2.6%	2.2%	2.9%
Congregations	2.4%	4.7%	2.4%	3.5%	10.6%

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
Other Government Administration	2	$6,555	$39,330	8	$478
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$797
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,369
Water Supply	1	$2,657	$31,884	0	$0
Electric Power	3	$9,265	$37,060	3	$2,232
Totals for Government	6	$18,477	$36,954	13	$4,876

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)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPS (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TARBORO, NC; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCAST VENTURES, LTD)
WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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)
WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIAM-FM (98.9 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WURB (97.7 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING 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.)
WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Hobgood fatal accident list:
Oct 12, 1998 10:20 AM, Sr-125, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 8, 1986 02:40 AM, 125, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

2 Mi E State Hwy 122 On Halifax Cr 1821, Call Sign: KKP742
Assigned Frequencies : 35.3200 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1997, Expiration Date: 07/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/17/2002
Registrant: Timothy D Purvis, Box 155, Hobgood, NC 27843, Phone: (419) 826-4436

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KA4WBR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00518190
Grant Date: 02/19/2009, Expiration Date: 03/18/2019, Certifier: Kenneth C Walker
Registrant: Kenneth C Walker, Hobgood, NC 27843

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7031B , Serial Number: 22-4282, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 08/01/1956
Registrant (Individual): Danny E Ellis, 3173 Hobgood Rd, Hobgood, NC 27843

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14
Hazardous Condition: 2

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