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Lawndale, NC map Population in July 2007: 631. Population change since 2000: -2.0%
 

Males: 295  (46.0%)
Females: 347  (54.0%)

Cleveland County

Median resident age:  40.9 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28090.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,700 (it was $30,250 in 2000)
Lawndale  $29,700
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,900 (it was $51,700 in 2000)
Lawndale  $57,900
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Lawndale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.3%)
  • Black (22.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lawndale: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.9%), German (5.9%), English (3.9%), Irish (3.9%), Subsaharan African (2.5%), Czech (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 817 feet

Land area: 0.81 square miles.

Population density: 778 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lawndale

  • High school or higher: 65.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lawndale town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Lawndale, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lawndale to the number of sex offenders is 57 to 1.

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

Lawndale:  0.7% ($378)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (28.5 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (52.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (543.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fallston, NC (4.2 miles ), Kingstown, NC (5.4 miles ), Polkville, NC (5.5 miles ), Belwood, NC (5.6 miles ), Casar, NC (7.8 miles ), Shelby, NC (8.9 miles ), Lattimore, NC (9.6 miles ), Waco, NC (9.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.42 N, Longitude: 81.56 W


Area code: 704

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Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+8.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Paper (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Lawndale-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Lawndale town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 21.1 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lawndale:
  • CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; SHELBY, NC)
  • CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
  • KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Lawndale, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lawndale:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 26 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 46 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 59 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawndale:
  • SHELBY MUNI (about 12 miles; SHELBY, NC; ID: EHO)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 22 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: NC1)
  • WILSON'S (about 22 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: E40)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lawndale:
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 41 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
Public high school in Lawndale:
  • Burns High (Location: 307 E Stagecoach Trail; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Lawndale:
  • Burns Middle (Location: 215 Shady Grove Road; Grades: 6 - 8)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  19.6%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

Lawndale 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 significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lawndale (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Shelby: Upper Cleveland Branch at 103 Piedmont Drive, branch established on 1989-05-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $913.6 mil, Deposits: $614.9 mil, headquarters in Shelby, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$252
Water Supply 0$0 1$650
Financial Administration 1$1,041$12,4920$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$340
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$154
Totals for Government 1$1,041$12,4929$1,396



Lawndale government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $32,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $47,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    Regular Highways: $23,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Water Utilities: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $27,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
    Rents: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $871,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $14,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
    General Support: $19,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Tax - NEC: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Cleveland County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gaston County, NC  1.26% ($26,615 average AGI)
from Rutherford County, NC  0.45% ($28,073)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.28% ($46,304)


5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.15%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Cleveland County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gaston County, NC  1.35% ($28,452 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.43% ($34,056)
to Rutherford County, NC  0.37% ($31,073)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lawndale:
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOHS (730 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WADA (1390 AM; 1 kW; SHELBY, NC; Owner: EDWIN KEITH JOHNSON)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lawndale:
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • 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)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Lawndale:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)

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