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Sampson County

Population in July 2007: 1,912.
Males: 968  (50.7%)
Females: 944  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  34.1 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28334.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,678 (it was $31,797 in 2000)
Plain View:  $39,678
North Carolina:  $46,549

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,250

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $133,267 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
Plain View:  $133,267
North Carolina:  $154,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $144,316; Detached houses: $170,618; Townhouses or other attached units: $118,403; Mobile homes: $38,947

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Races in Plain View:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
  • Black (11.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Plain View: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.7%), Scottish (4.9%), Irish (3.0%), German (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 16.6 square miles.

Population density: 115 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Plain View

  • High school or higher: 70.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plain View CDP

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 58.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

12 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.7%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Plain View:  0.7% ($543)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (23.6 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (39.7 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (378.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dunn, NC (2.2 miles ), Spiveys Corner, NC (2.4 miles ), Falcon, NC (2.5 miles ), Godwin, NC (2.6 miles) , Erwin, NC (2.8 miles ), Benson, NC (3.0 miles ), Linden, NC (3.2 miles) , Vann Crossroads, NC (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.25 N, Longitude: 78.57 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)



Average climate in Plain View, North Carolina

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Plain View-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.0 miles away from the Plain View place center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 22.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Plain View-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from Plain View center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Plain View:
  • GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ERWIN, NC)
  • BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DUNN, NC)
  • FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plain View:
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 15 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 39 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)

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Churches in Plain View include: Lees Chapel (A), Union Grove Church (B), Bethesda Church (C), Mingo Primitive Church (D), Mingo Hill Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lee Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Juniper Run (A), Jumping Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  15.7%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

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Plain View compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sampson County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (57%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Plain View

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.43%
Here46.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchOriginal Free Will BaptistsInternational Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents49.0%15.8%13.6%5.6%5.1%
Congregations39.3%2.6%19.7%6.0%8.5%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Church of God of ProphecyOther
Adherents2.6%2.6%2.2%1.1%2.3%
Congregations6.0%4.3%1.7%5.1%6.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($216 average AGI)
Sampson County:  0.06%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, NC  0.73% ($30,789 average AGI)
from Duplin County, NC  0.56% ($25,091)
from Harnett County, NC  0.48% ($26,415)


5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,069 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.15%
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 Cumberland County, NC  0.77% ($24,413 average AGI)
to Harnett County, NC  0.51% ($24,303)
to Duplin County, NC  0.50% ($26,051)


Strongest AM radio stations in Plain View:
  • WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
  • WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plain View:
  • WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WUAW (88.3 FM; ERWIN, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Plain View:
  • 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.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W64CN (Channel 64; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WARZ-LP (Channel 34; SMITHFIELD/SELMA, NC; Owner: WATERS & BROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)



Plain View on our top lists:
    • #87 (28334) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Bermudan first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
    • #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
    • #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
    • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

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