Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 18.6% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Murfreesboro, NC
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Murfreesboro compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Murfreesboro (2009 data):
- Southern Bank and Trust Company: Murfreesboro Branch at 336 East Main Street, branch established on 1970-10-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,217.0 mil, Deposits: $1,058.5 mil, headquarters in Mount Olive, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 56 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
- RBC Bank (USA): Murfreesboro Branch at 137 East Main Street, branch established on 1963-12-10. Info updated 2008-12-08: Bank assets: $31,335.9 mil, Deposits: $22,003.4 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 441 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Hertford County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Murfreesboro
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.29%
| Here |  | 43.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Assemblies of God | Original Free Will Baptists |
| Adherents | 66.5% | 10.2% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 3.3% |
| Congregations | 52.6% | 10.5% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 2.6% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Episcopal Church | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% |
| Congregations | 5.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 7.9% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,473 | $33,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $24,785 | $37,178 | 1 | $332 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $12,636 | $30,326 | 4 | $1,984 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $7,060 | $21,180 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $5,288 | $21,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $11,064 | $44,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,365 | $29,460 | 1 | $80 |
| Totals for Government |
29 | $76,671 | $31,726 | 6 | $2,396 |
Murfreesboro government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $414,000
Solid Waste Management: $287,000
All Other: $50,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $372,000
Sewerage: $317,000
Housing & Community Development: $293,000
Solid Waste Management: $267,000
Central Staff Services: $242,000
General - Other: $203,000
Water Utilities: $136,000
General Public Buildings: $60,000
Regular Highways: $55,000
Libraries: $48,000
Fire Protection: $37,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $8,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $248,000
All Other: $23,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $215,000
All Other: $45,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $207,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $112,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $199,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $109,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000
Other, NEC: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $49,000
General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
Rents: $4,000
Special Assessments: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $298,000
Police Protection: $69,000
Regular Highways: $49,000
Solid Waste Management: $15,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Central Staff: $10,000
General - Other: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,843,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $177,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $87,000
Highways: $79,000
All Other: $20,000
- Tax - Property: $573,000
NEC: $25,000
Motor Vehicle License: $17,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $950,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,710 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.81% | | 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:
6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,054 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.12% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Murfreesboro:
- WWDR (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WYAL (1280 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
- WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Murfreesboro:
- WDLZ (98.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WBXB (100.1 FM; EDENTON, NC; Owner: EDENTON CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- W214BJ (90.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WLQM-FM (101.7 FM; FRANKLIN, VA; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
- WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WKJX (96.7 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO OF ELIZABETH CITY, INC.)
- WQDK (99.3 FM; AHOSKIE, NC; Owner: MAX MEDIA OF THE CAROLINAS LLC)
- WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBKU (91.7 FM; AHSOKIE, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
- WKTC (95.5 FM; PINETOPS, NC; Owner: WEQQ, INC.)
- WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Murfreesboro:
- WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
- WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
- WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAVY-TV (Channel 10; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Murfreesboro, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 99
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 151
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 28
- Fatalities: 106
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 264
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15
Murfreesboro fatal accident list:
Sep 3, 2001 09:05 AM, Vance St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 25, 1981 07:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 1453 Us 158 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99 m, Call Sign: KNKN663
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- don sambol, 1334 New Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 62.2 m
- Alex Kolobielski, 1714 West Main Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.5 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave., Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2000, Email:
- Peter M Connolly, 1453 Us 158 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- 115 E Broad St, Call Sign: KIW701, Licensee ID: L00044437
Assigned Frequencies : 39.1000 MHz Grant Date: 09/02/2004, Expiration Date: 11/07/2014
Registrant: Murfreesboro, Town Of, 115 E Broad St, Murfreesboro, NC 27855, Phone: (252) 398-3793 - Murfreesboro Fire Dept 115 E Broad St, Call Sign: KZQ659, Licensee ID: L00005452
Assigned Frequencies : 39.1800 MHz Grant Date: 09/28/2001, Expiration Date: 10/28/2011, Cancelation Date: 06/10/2004
Registrant: County Of Hertford, Cty Courthouse, Winton, NC 27986, Phone: (919) 358-1621 - 200 Jones Dr, Type: Bant, Structure height: 12.8 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Call Sign: WPRG501
Assigned Frequencies : 151.550 MHz Grant Date: 07/23/2005, Expiration Date: 09/15/2015, Certifier: William D Burden Iii
Registrant: Professional Lic. Consultants, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996, Email:
- Sr 1300 1 Mi N Of Us 258, Call Sign: KUQ389
Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz Grant Date: 07/19/1989, Expiration Date: 07/19/1994, Cancelation Date: 12/03/2000
Registrant: Phillips Drainage Co Inc, Sr 1300, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 - Us 158 W At City Limits, Call Sign: WSH555, Licensee ID: L00071614
Assigned Frequencies : 160.125 MHz Grant Date: 08/30/1999, Expiration Date: 11/08/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/08/2005
Registrant: Browns Mobile Home Sales Of Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro, NC 27855, Phone: (919) 398-3028
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1- Lat: 36.440167 Lon: -77.135806, Call Sign: KJD743, Licensee ID: L00296139
Assigned Frequencies : 161.700 MHz Grant Date: 07/26/2000, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: First Media Radio, LLC, 306 Port Street, Easton, MD 21601
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- MURFREESBORO, 1453 Us 158 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 105.2 m, Call Sign: WPSS327
Assigned Frequencies : 6625.00 MHz Grant Date: 07/23/2001, Expiration Date: 07/23/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: K4LMZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00194287
Grant Date: 03/23/2004, Expiration Date: 05/24/2014
Registrant: Paul A Whitehurst, 402 West High St, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 - Call Sign: K4ORH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01089166
Grant Date: 11/29/2005, Expiration Date: 02/21/2016, Certifier: Joseph G Minton
Registrant: Joseph G Minton, 201 Holly Hill Rd, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 - Call Sign: KE4UQJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00965809
Grant Date: 01/14/2005, Expiration Date: 01/12/2015, Certifier: Jerry E Dixon
Registrant: Jerry E Dixon, Rt 1 Box 361a, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5258W , Serial Number: 28-303, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 01/18/1962
Registrant (Individual): Anthony C Francis, Rt 1 Box 169 C, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 21
- Hazardous Condition: 8
Incident types - Murfreesboro
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Murfreesboro, NC
Murfreesboro on our top lists:
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
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