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Surry County

Population in July 2007: 8,583.
Males: 3,930  (45.8%)
Females: 4,653  (54.2%)

Median resident age:  42.7 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27030.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $27,804 (it was $26,910 in 2000)
Mount Airy:

$27,804
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,259

Mount Airy city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $100,472 (it was $76,100 in 2000)
Mount Airy:

$100,472
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $138,977; Detached houses: $143,540; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,729; In 2-unit structures: $120,697; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $92,599; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,893; Mobile homes: $46,911

Median gross rent in 2009: $467.

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Mount Airy races chart
  • White alone - 8,919 (83.9%)
  • Black alone - 662 (6.2%)
  • Hispanic - 636 (6.0%)
  • Asian alone - 294 (2.8%)
  • Two or more races - 69 (0.6%)
  • Other race alone - 35 (0.3%)
  • American alone - 16 (0.2%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Mount Airy: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.7%), English (10.2%), Irish (5.8%), German (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Scottish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1104 feet

Land area: 8.39 square miles.

Population density: 1023 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Airy:

  • High school or higher: 65.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Airy city:

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 15.0%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

519 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.9% Asia).

This city:  6.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 44 registered sex offenders living in Mount Airy, North Carolina in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Airy to the number of sex offenders is 195 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,137 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $836 (1.1%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (33.7 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (52.8 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (382.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Toast, NC (1.2 miles ), Flat Rock, NC (1.3 miles ), White Plains, NC (2.1 miles ), Cana, VA (2.6 miles ), Dobson, NC (3.1 miles ), Pilot Mountain, NC (3.3 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (3.6 miles ), Hillsville, VA (4.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $120,300
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,700
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 36.50 N, Longitude: 80.61 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +11,596 (+136.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,935 (56.0%)

Area code: 336

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

10.7%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)


 

Crime in Mount Airy by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Murders 1100000052
per 100,000 11.611.40.00.00.00.00.00.052.718.8
Rapes 1244666134
per 100,000 11.622.847.046.970.169.671.011.531.637.7
Robberies 20211516816716117
per 100,000 231.8239.5176.1187.693.5185.682.9183.3115.966.0
Assaults 71635946701746454044
per 100,000 822.9718.4692.8539.4817.8197.1544.5515.5421.6414.6
Burglaries 212171187172163147162123114187
per 100,000 2457.11950.12195.92016.91904.21704.71917.61409.11201.61762.2
Thefts 368557500464463482550471392406
per 100,000 4265.26351.95871.35440.95408.95589.76510.45395.84132.03825.9
Auto thefts 36463337294052353627
per 100,000 417.2524.6387.5433.9338.8463.9615.5401.0379.5254.4
Arson 6638592224
per 100,000 69.568.435.293.858.4104.423.722.921.137.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1) 524.3562.2529.1485.6509.4433.1517.7419.2432.1381.3

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Crime in Mount Airy detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 51 (38 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.58
North Carolina average:

2.40

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (29%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Health care and social assistance (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Manufacturing (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Average climate in Mount Airy, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

Mount Airy-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the Mount Airy city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category F3 tornado 34.2 miles away from the city center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Mount Airy-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from Mount Airy 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 88.1 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 49.8 miles away from the city 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 79.9 miles away from Mount Airy center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Surry County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Birthplace of: Richard Joyce - College basketball player (Wake Forest Demon Deacons).


Main business address for: INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC (STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS).


Hospital/medical center in Mount Airy:

  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, 830 ROCKFORD ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Airy:

  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 21 miles away; GALAX, VA)
  • STOKES-REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; DANBURY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Airy, NC

Airports located in Mount Airy:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Airy:

  • Wake Forest University (about 32 miles; Winston Salem, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,909)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College (about 36 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 4,471)
  • Winston-Salem State University (about 36 miles; Winston-Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • New River Community College (about 43 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 2,107)
  • Radford University (about 45 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 7,927)
  • Guilford College (about 50 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,312)
  • Davidson County Community College (about 51 miles; Thomasville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,006)

Public high schools in Mount Airy:

Private high school in Mount Airy:

  • WHITE PLAINS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 609 OLD HWY 601; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Mount Airy:

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  • Mount Airy has the Worlds Largest Open Pit Granite Quary.

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Notable location: Westwood Industrial Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Mount Airy include: Haymore Memorial Baptist Church (A), Lovills Creek Church (B), Bannertown Baptist Church (C), Mount Airy Church (D), Zion Church (E), Grace Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oakdale Cemetery (1), Gods Acre Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Dry Lake (A), City Lake (B), Doggett Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Lovills Creek (A), Faulkner Creek (B), Rocky Creek (C), Seed Cane Creek (D), Turners Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Mount Airy include: Veterans Memorial Park (1), Mount Airy Historic District (2), Riverside Park (3), Westwood Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Bryson Inn (125 Plaza Lane), Comfort Inn (Highway 601), Blu-Vue Welcome Lodge (1421 Fancy Gap Road), Comfort Inn Mount Airy (2136 Rockford Street), Hampton Inn Mt. Airy (2029 Rockford Street), Hampton Inn Mt. Airy- N.C. (2029 Rockford St).

 
Surry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 11.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:

11.9
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.8
U.S.:

22.1

Drinking water stations with addresses in Mount Airy and their reported violations in the past:

PINE RIDGE CLASSIC GOLF COURSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.6%
(21.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.0% for Black residents, 23.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 26.1% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Airy, NC

People in group quarters in Mount Airy:

  • 478 people in nursing homes
  • 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Mount Airy compared to North Carolina state average:

Mount Airy, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Mount Airy (2011 data):

  • Surrey Bank & Trust: Rockford Street Branch, at 145 North Renfro Street, Pine Branch. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $22.1 mil, Deposits: $18.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Surrey Bancorp
  • Southern Community Bank and Trust: Mount Airy Community Dr. Branch at 2010 Community Drive, branch established on 03/30/1988; Downtown Mount Airy Branch at 255 East Independence Boulevard, branch established on 12/06/1995. Info updated 02/23/2007: Bank assets: $1,657.9 mil, Deposits: $1,322.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Community Financial Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Mount Airy Remote Branch at 752 South Andy Griffith Parkway, branch established on 05/20/1974; Mt. Airy Main Branch at 554 North Main Street, branch established on 12/01/1961. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Mount Airy Main Branch at 541 North Main Street, branch established on 01/01/1910; Hwy 601 Branch at 2151 Rockford Street, branch established on 06/30/1986. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Mount Airy Branch at 704 Independence Boulevard, branch established on 01/01/1893. Info updated 11/18/2009: Bank assets: $1,489,198.0 mil, Deposits: $1,021,724.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5991 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Mount Airy Branch at 502 North Main Street, branch established on 07/16/1974. Info updated 01/25/2011: Bank assets: $18,108.5 mil, Deposits: $15,618.3 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 431 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • Carter Bank & Trust: Independence Boulevard Branch at 507 Willow Street, branch established on 08/11/2000. Info updated 02/23/2007: Bank assets: $3,616.8 mil, Deposits: $3,269.2 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 124 total offices
  • RBC Bank (USA): Mount Airy Main Branch at 501 North Main Street, branch established on 09/22/1971. Info updated 12/08/2008: Bank assets: $27,111.8 mil, Deposits: $20,506.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 429 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Mount Airy, North Carolina:

  • Comfort Inn, 2126 Rockford St, Mount Airy, NC 27030 , Phone: (336) 789-2000
  • Microtel Suites, 1293 Newsome St, Mount Airy, NC 27030 , Phone: (336) 789-7660, Fax: (336) 719-1685
  • Hampton Inn, 2029 Rockford St, Mount Airy, NC 27030 , Phone: (336) 789-5999, Fax: (336) 789-9499
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Mount Airy travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (48%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Surry County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Surry County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Mount Airy:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.74%
Here50.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Friends (Quakers)Catholic Church
Adherents61.6%13.2%3.0%2.7%2.2%
Congregations41.1%17.3%4.2%4.2%1.8%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentLDS (Mormon) Church USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther
Adherents2.2%1.7%1.6%1.6%10.1%
Congregations0.6%1.2%2.4%2.4%25.0%
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: 16
Surry County:

2.22 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Surry County:

0.69 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
Surry County:

6.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 63
Here:

8.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.7%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Surry County:

27.5%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.0%
State:

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
Financial Administration 12$39,958$39,9580$0
Other Government Administration 17$43,522$30,7210$0
Police Protection - Officers 43$139,372$38,8950$0
Police - Other 14$28,830$24,7110$0
Firefighters 20$64,202$38,52114$3,162
Fire - Other 1$2,392$28,7040$0
Streets and Highways 19$43,704$27,6030$0
Solid Waste Management 13$25,954$23,9580$0
Sewerage 22$58,448$31,8810$0
Parks and Recreation 237$521,110$26,3850$0
Water Supply 10$25,500$30,6000$0
Other and Unallocable 6$12,100$24,2000$0
Totals for Government 414$1,005,092$29,13314$3,162

Mount Airy government finances in 2006 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $3,217,000 ($374.81)
    Parks and Recreation: $627,000 ($73.05)
    Solid Waste Management: $276,000 ($32.16)
    All Other: $212,000 ($24.70)
  • Construction - Sewerage: $96,000 ($11.18)
    Water Utilities: $41,000 ($4.78)
    General - Other: $6,000 ($0.70)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,888,000 ($336.48)
    General - Other: $2,734,000 ($318.54)
    Sewerage: $2,656,000 ($309.45)
    Liquor Stores: $1,348,000 ($157.05)
    Local Fire Protection: $1,266,000 ($147.50)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,242,000 ($144.70)
    Regular Highways: $1,163,000 ($135.50)
    Central Staff Services: $768,000 ($89.48)
    Solid Waste Management: $683,000 ($79.58)
    Water Utilities: $535,000 ($62.33)
    Financial Administration: $298,000 ($34.72)
    General Public Buildings: $113,000 ($13.17)
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $112,000 ($13.05)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000 ($4.31)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $178,000 ($20.74)
    All Other: $18,000 ($2.10)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($1.17)
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $237,000 ($27.61)
    Libraries: $117,000 ($13.63)
    Health - Other: $8,000 ($0.93)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,988,000 ($231.62)
    All Other: $4,000 ($0.47)
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,323,000 ($154.14)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $508,000 ($59.19)
    General Revenue, NEC: $469,000 ($54.64)
    Donations From Private Sources: $342,000 ($39.85)
    Rents: $39,000 ($4.54)
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,314,000 ($852.15)
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,991,000 ($698.01)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $742,000 ($86.45)
    Sewerage: $566,000 ($65.94)
    Parks and Recreation: $331,000 ($38.56)
    General - Other: $289,000 ($33.67)
    Water Utilities: $243,000 ($28.31)
    Police Protection: $128,000 ($14.91)
    Solid Waste Management: $107,000 ($12.47)
    Central Staff Services: $39,000 ($4.54)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,618,000 ($1237.10)
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,547,000 ($180.24)
    Water Utilities: $1,379,000 ($160.67)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,031,000 ($120.12)
    Highways: $291,000 ($33.90)
    All Other: $90,000 ($10.49)
  • Tax - Property: $4,838,000 ($563.67)
    Other Selective Sales: $229,000 ($26.68)
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $181,000 ($21.09)
    NEC: $68,000 ($7.92)
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $32,000 ($3.73)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,000 ($1.40)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,192,000 ($954.44)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $249,000 ($29.01)

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.73%
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:
from Forsyth County, NC  0.55% ($32,978 average AGI)
from Stokes County, NC  0.48% ($31,345)
from Yadkin County, NC  0.38% ($26,340)


4.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.81%
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 Forsyth County, NC  0.63% ($35,077 average AGI)
to Stokes County, NC  0.62% ($33,928)
to Yadkin County, NC  0.41% ($25,287)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Airy:

  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYZD (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DOBSON, NC; Owner: GOSPEL BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Airy:

  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • W212AW (90.3 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Airy:

  • WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUNL-TV (Channel 26; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Mount Airy, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 50
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 83
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 10
  • Fatalities: 53
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 154
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
North Carolina average:
  • Fatal accident count: 102
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
  • Fatalities: 110
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16

See more detailed statistics of Mount Airy fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total costs: $2,196,000
Total average daily traffic: 40,700
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,057
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 81,400

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mount Airy)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 69 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Mount Airy, NC)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 111 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Airy)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Mount Airy)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 32 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 113
  • Hazardous Condition: 99
  • Service Call: 13
  • Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Mount Airy


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Mount Airy, NC

Most common first names in Mount Airy, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James34970.3 years
William29073.1 years
Mary28078.2 years
John24875.4 years
Robert19772.9 years
George12374.9 years
Thomas10473.0 years
Charles10267.3 years
Walter8975.6 years
Annie8782.5 years
Most common last names in Mount Airy, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith23776.3 years
Johnson18777.0 years
Jones16474.9 years
Bowman13773.7 years
Hiatt11774.5 years
Edwards10974.3 years
Simmons10176.0 years
Martin9878.7 years
Hawks9772.6 years
Goins9174.7 years
Businesses in Mount Airy, NC
NameCountNameCount
AT&T2Lane Furniture2
Arby's1Lowes1
AutoZone1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Bath & Body Works1Papa John's Pizza1
Best Western1Payless1
Blockbuster1Penske1
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
Decora Cabinetry1Quality1
Domino's Pizza1RadioShack1
Dunkin Donuts2Rite Aid1
FedEx8SONIC Drive-In1
GNC1Subway5
GameStop1T-Mobile1
H&R Block2Taco Bell1
Hardee's2U-Haul3
Holiday Inn1U.S. Cellular1
JCPenney1UPS8
KFC1Walmart1
La-Z-Boy1
Browse common businesses in Mount Airy, NC

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