Robeson 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 32.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.1. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.64. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.1 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.11. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.3%
(9.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.0% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parkton, NC
Parkton compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Robeson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Parkton (based on Robeson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.43%
| Here |  | 42.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 58.4% | 16.9% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.0% |
| Congregations | 49.1% | 15.0% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 0.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Baha'i | Other |
| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | - | 5.0% |
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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: 26 | Robeson County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | Robeson County: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16 | This county: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 76 | Robeson County: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 54 | Here: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.3% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Robeson County: | 36.1% | | State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Robeson County: | 16.3% | | 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 |
1 | $2,139 | $25,668 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,172 | $25,032 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,870 | $22,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,870 | $22,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $10,051 | $24,122 | 0 | $0 |
Parkton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $331,000 ($757.44)
Sewerage: $92,000 ($210.53)
All Other: $2,000 ($4.58)
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $310,000 ($709.38)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $131,000 ($299.77)
Financial Administration: $83,000 ($189.93)
Sewerage: $83,000 ($189.93)
Water Utilities: $35,000 ($80.09)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($68.65)
Regular Highways: $16,000 ($36.61)
Health Services - Other: $6,000 ($13.73)
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000 ($2.29)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.29)
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($11.44)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $66,000 ($151.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $81,000 ($185.35)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($45.77)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $53,000 ($121.28)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($18.31)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000 ($27.46)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $77,000 ($176.20)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($89.24)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,000 ($155.61)
Highways: $20,000 ($45.77)
General Support: $13,000 ($29.75)
- Tax - Property: $48,000 ($109.84)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $135,000 ($308.92)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,268 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.28% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($277 average AGI)| Robeson County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,142 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.58% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($457 average AGI)| Robeson County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Parkton:
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
- WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WMFA (1400 AM; 1 kW; RAEFORD, NC; Owner: W & V BROADCASTING)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WAZZ (1490 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: WAZZ LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFAY (1230 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: COLONIAL RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Parkton:
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCCG (104.5 FM; HOPE MILLS, NC; Owner: DR. JAMES E. CARSON)
- WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFNC-FM (102.3 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Parkton:
- WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)
- 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.)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WYBE-CA (Channel 44; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MULTIMEDIA NETWORK OF NC, INC)
Parkton fatal accident list:
Sep 25, 1994 03:18 AM, Nc71, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 22, 1989 10:40 PM, 1723, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Town Hall W 2nd St (Lat: 34.902944 Lon: -79.012250), Call Sign: WZJ690, Licensee ID: L00079370
Assigned Frequencies: 155.280 MHz Grant Date: 07/13/1994, Expiration Date: 07/13/1999, Cancellation Date: 10/29/2000
Registrant: Parkton Rescue Squad, Parkton, NC 28731, Phone: (919) 858-3360
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Southern Comforts Aerodrome (Lat: 34.871556 Lon: -78.965306), Type: Building, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WQG6
Assigned Frequencies: 123.000 MHz Grant Date: 12/18/1997, Expiration Date: 12/18/2002, Cancellation Date: 10/18/2002
Registrant: Southern Comforts Airdrome, 391 Little Marsh Rd, Parkton, NC 28371
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Parkton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150C (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2000Z , Serial Number: 15059800, Airworthiness Date: 12/18/1962
Registrant (Individual): Thomas R Jr Lemrow, 1406 Seabiscuit Dr, Parkton, NC 28371 - Aircraft: CESSNA 120 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 72552 , Serial Number: 9722, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 05/27/1958
Registrant (Individual): Thomas A Sr Messeder, 2769 Barlow Rd, Parkton, NC 28371
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Parkton, NC
| Most common first names in Parkton, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 52 | 69.7 years |
| Mary | 37 | 77.9 years |
| William | 33 | 70.6 years |
| John | 29 | 70.1 years |
| Robert | 20 | 68.7 years |
| Thomas | 12 | 75.0 years |
| Willie | 12 | 74.2 years |
| Walter | 9 | 65.8 years |
| Dorothy | 8 | 68.9 years |
| Daniel | 8 | 72.4 years |
| Most common last names in Parkton, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 25 | 71.0 years |
| Mcmillan | 21 | 69.4 years |
| Jackson | 19 | 73.5 years |
| Bullard | 14 | 70.7 years |
| Patterson | 13 | 67.6 years |
| Britt | 12 | 69.1 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 70.4 years |
| Jones | 11 | 68.6 years |
| Hall | 10 | 73.3 years |
| Williams | 10 | 73.5 years |
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