Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  3.3% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurel Park, NC
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Laurel Park compared to North Carolina state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Henderson County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (46%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,860 | $22,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,720 | $22,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $10,594 | $25,426 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $13,154 | $26,308 | 4 | $301 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,796 | $22,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $8,313 | $49,878 | 5 | $819 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $41,438 | $27,625 | 9 | $1,121 |
Laurel Park government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $180,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $51,000
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $644,000
Regular Highways: $388,000
Police Protection: $283,000
Central Staff Services: $274,000
Sewerage: $154,000
Fire Protection: $141,000
Solid Waste Management: $116,000
Water Utilities: $66,000
General - Other: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $325,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $54,000
General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $29,000
Police Protection: $26,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Central Staff: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,382,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $710,000
Water Utilities: $77,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $108,000
General Support: $82,000
- Tax - Property: $712,000
NEC: $11,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $524,000
8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,762 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.39% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)| Henderson County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,307 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.49% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)| Henderson County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Laurel Park:
- WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WHKP (1450 AM; 1 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: RADIO HENDERSONVILLE, INC.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Laurel Park:
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
- WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Laurel Park:
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W31AZ (Channel 31; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLOS (Channel 13; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WUNF-TV (Channel 33; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W68DM (Channel 68; BREVARD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
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