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Burke County

Population in July 2007: 2,724.
Males: 1,335  (49.0%)
Females: 1,389  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28666.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,806 (it was $35,804 in 2000)
Icard:  $33,806
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,509
Icard:  $17,509
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,048 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
Icard:  $100,048
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Icard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Other Asian (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Icard: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.8%), German (10.8%), Irish (10.1%), English (10.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), French (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1165 feet

Land area: 3.93 square miles.

Population density: 694 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Icard

  • High school or higher: 61.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Icard CDP

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

7 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Icard:  0.5% ($386)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (36.1 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (50.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (453.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hildebran, NC (1.5 miles ), Connelly Springs, NC (1.7 miles ), Rhodhiss, NC (1.8 miles ), Rutherford College, NC (2.0 miles ), Long View, NC (2.0 miles ), Granite Falls, NC (2.3 miles ), Valdese, NC (2.4 miles ), Mountain View, NC (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.73 N, Longitude: 81.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (18%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Furniture and related products (15%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)



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Icard-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the Icard place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 tornado 10.9 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Icard-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from Icard center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.7 miles away from Icard center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.6 miles away from Icard center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Icard:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; HICKORY, NC)
  • FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; HICKORY, NC)
  • VALDESE GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; VALDESE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Icard, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Icard:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 51 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
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Churches in Icard include: Warlick Church (A), Mount Harmony Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.2%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Icard, NC



Icard compared to North Carolina state average:

Icard, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Number of college students 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 Burke County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (54%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Icard

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents70.0%12.6%3.6%2.0%1.8%
Congregations53.8%17.5%3.8%2.5%1.9%
NameCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Episcopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.4%1.3%1.1%4.4%
Congregations0.6%3.8%2.5%2.5%11.3%
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.


5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($106 average AGI)
Burke County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catawba County, NC  1.12% ($27,954 average AGI)
from Caldwell County, NC  0.75% ($26,138)
from McDowell County, NC  0.33% ($31,806)


5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,730 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
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 Catawba County, NC  1.30% ($31,433 average AGI)
to Caldwell County, NC  0.83% ($27,234)
to McDowell County, NC  0.25% ($26,154)


Strongest AM radio stations in Icard:
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WYCV (900 AM; 1 kW; GRANITE FALLS, NC; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WSVM (1490 AM; 1 kW; VALDESE, NC; Owner: GHB OF WAXHAW, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAIZ (630 AM; 1 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: NEWTON-CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Icard:
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Icard:
  • WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • 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.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WTBL-LP (Channel 53; LENOIR, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 20 meters (66ft)
Total costs: $1,243,000
Total average daily traffic: 89,420
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,029

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Rd 1759, Type: Tank, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: KNES283
    Assigned Frequencies : 45.1200 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/03/1998, Expiration Date: 06/03/2003, Cancelation Date: 11/29/2001, Certifier: Wayne L Scott
    Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 334-6440

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KE4OUE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01087485
    Grant Date: 11/26/2005, Expiration Date: 11/26/2015
    Registrant: David J Gragg, Old 10, Icard, NC 28666
  • Call Sign: KE4QLC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00914099
    Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 09/09/2014
    Registrant: Clifton D Jenkins, Icard, NC 28666
  • Call Sign: KF4IHR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01137344
    Grant Date: 04/05/2006, Expiration Date: 04/02/2016, Certifier: David W Wortman
    Registrant: David W Wortman, Icard, NC 28666
  • Call Sign: KF4ILC, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/08/1996, Expiration Date: 04/08/2006, Cancelation Date: 04/09/2008
    Registrant: James Leon King, 3769 E Burke Blvd, Icard, NC 28666
  • Call Sign: WB4MBB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01319605
    Grant Date: 08/31/2007, Expiration Date: 11/19/2017
    Registrant: Carroll E Vance, Icard, NC 28666
  • Call Sign: WR4AY, Previous Call Sign: WB4BQG, Licensee ID: L00000145
    Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/15/2010, Certifier: Thomas W Ware
    Registrant: Wray Ware, Icard, NC 28666
  • Call Sign: KG4MNC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00337814
    Grant Date: 03/20/2001, Expiration Date: 03/20/2011, Certifier: Jesse Starnes
    Registrant: Jesse Starnes, Icard, NC 28666


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: DEHAVILLAND DHC-1 SERIES 22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5UK , Serial Number: CI-0282, Year manufactured: 1952, Airworthiness Date: 12/15/1992
    Registrant (Individual): Jimmy B Dameron, Po Box 1262, Icard, NC 28666



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$117,9959$122,57815$85,5523$39,7803$123,0703$83,677
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$56,4904$96,5930$00$01$41,840
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$03$124,87014$82,4092$55,7201$40,6803$67,287
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$129,8503$157,1970$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$122,8150$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0210.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$84,7032$112,6901$65,360
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$90,6200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0210.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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