Cumberland County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.11. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.1. This is significantly better than average. There were 9 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.83. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Linden and their reported violations in the past:
CIRCLE D MHP (Population served: 91, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 55 regular monitoring violations
HAIRS FREEWILL HOLINESS CH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-04-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-04-2003), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 17 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 7 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 66.1% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Linden compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cumberland County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Linden (based on Cumberland County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.80%
| Here | | 34.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 33.7% | 14.4% | 8.7% | 7.3% | 6.6% |
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| Congregations | 29.4% | 12.1% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 11.3% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.5% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 11.4% |
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| Congregations | 3.9% | 0.4% | 8.2% | 2.6% | 28.6% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 48 | Here: | 1.55 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4 | This county: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13 | Cumberland County: | 0.42 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 149 | This county: | 4.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 177 | Cumberland County: | 5.73 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Cumberland County: | 11.4% | | State: | 9.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 7.6% | | North Carolina: | 15.6% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,556 | $30,672 | 6 | $435 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,556 | $30,672 | 6 | $435 |
Linden government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $97,000 ($746.15)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $73,000 ($561.54)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($238.46)
Central Staff Services: $18,000 ($138.46)
Solid Waste Management: $11,000 ($84.62)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($61.54)
Regular Highways: $7,000 ($53.85)
General - Other: $3,000 ($23.08)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($15.38)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000 ($115.38)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $216,000 ($1661.54)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $213,000 ($1638.46)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000 ($23.08)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($30.77)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $182,000 ($1400.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000 ($315.38)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000 ($46.15)
General Support: $5,000 ($38.46)
- Tax - Property: $13,000 ($100.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000 ($207.69)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($100.00)
12.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,102 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.67% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.98% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,328 average AGI)| Cumberland County: | 0.98% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,048 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.28% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.76% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,893 average AGI)| Cumberland County: | 0.76% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Linden:
- WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
- WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCRY (1460 AM; 5 kW; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC)
- WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Linden:
- WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
- WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
- WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WUAW (88.3 FM; ERWIN, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WCCG (104.5 FM; HOPE MILLS, NC; Owner: DR. JAMES E. CARSON)
TV broadcast stations around Linden:
- WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
- W64CN (Channel 64; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $135,050 | 2 | $133,195 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $143,130 | 1 | $133,790 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $94,550 | 1 | $127,600 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $95,350 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $122,230 | 1 | $105,050 | 1 | $102,690 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $93,940 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $127,190 | 1 | $126,770 | 1 | $127,390 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $108,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $74,960 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $90,730 | 1 | $91,960 | 1 | $145,390 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $97,550 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,910 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $67,620 | 3 | $126,830 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $139,760 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $59,750 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
|
|---|
| Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $100,635 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $71,490 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
|
|---|
| Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $151,720 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $54,840 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $54,040 | 1 | $50,170 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $33,170 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $55,400 | 1 | $121,170 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $43,570 | 1 | $62,140 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Linden, NC
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