Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $667 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $406 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (54.9 miles , pop. 185,776).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (71.7 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (423.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Millers Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Millers Creek place center injured 2 peopleand caused $1 million in damages.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 36.7 miles away from the place center killed 4 peopleand injured 52 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Millers Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from the city center On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 79.5 miles away from Millers Creek center On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 79.5 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.4 miles away from the city center On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from Millers Creek 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 59.8 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wilkes County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Millers Creek:
WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; JEFFERSON, NC)
ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; SPARTA, NC)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.4. This is about average.
City:
27.4
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.02. This is about average.Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.02
U.S.:
9.59
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 3.62. This is about average.Closest monitor was 20.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.62
U.S.:
3.63
Drinking water stations with addresses in Millers Creek and their reported violations in the past:
CRICKET MILLERS CREEK WTR ASN (Population served: 10657, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2005)
PINEY RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-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
2 routine major monitoring violations
One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.0%
(11.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 63.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 82.1% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
North Carolina:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
69.6%
Whole state:
67.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.4%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Communityone Bank, National Association: Millers Creek Branch at 2924 N Nc Hwy 16, branch established on 1996/02/12. Info updated 2007/12/11: Bank assets: $1,666.0 mil, Deposits: $1,443.4 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, negative income in the last year, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
Electricity (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Utility gas (2%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wilkes County North Carolina:
2008 Presidential Election results in Wilkes County North Carolina:
Religion statistics for Millers Creek (based on Wilkes County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.32%
Here
58.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Catholic Church
Episcopal Church
Adherents
83.4%
7.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.5%
Congregations
68.5%
12.6%
1.6%
0.8%
0.8%
Name
Churches of Christ
LDS (Mormon) Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Other
Adherents
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
1.5%
Congregations
2.4%
0.8%
0.8%
3.1%
8.7%
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: 18
Wilkes County:
2.70 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Wilkes County:
0.30 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
Wilkes County:
7.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 50
Here:
7.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
10.9%
North Carolina:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Wilkes County:
27.9%
North Carolina:
28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
18.1%
State:
15.6%
4.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,632 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.08%
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:
