Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  22.5% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 9.2% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Polkton, NC
406 people in state prisons
Polkton compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value significantly 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 below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Polkton (2009 data):
- First Bank: Polkton Branch at U.S. Highway 74 And Old Highway 74, branch established on 1997-12-29. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $2,753.7 mil, Deposits: $2,078.8 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 74 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Anson County North Carolina:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Polkton
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of God of Prophecy |
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| Adherents | 69.3% | 21.3% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 40.8% | 32.9% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 5.3% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Catholic Church | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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| Congregations | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
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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 |
1 | $2,905 | $34,860 | 1 | $959 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,373 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,967 | $35,604 | 1 | $959 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,729 | $20,748 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,055 | $36,660 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $10,656 | $31,968 | 8 | $3,291 |
Polkton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $83,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $30,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $931,000
Regular Highways: $117,000
Sewerage: $78,000
Financial Administration: $61,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
General - Other: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Fire Protection: $9,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $6,000
Police Protection: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $30,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $233,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
General Public Building: $6,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,091,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $960,000
Highways: $73,000
General Support: $28,000
All Other: $0
- Tax - NEC: $163,000
Property: $74,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $120,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,596 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.97% | | 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:
5.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,759 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.08% | | 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 Polkton:
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WADE (1340 AM; 1 kW; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: INSPIRATIONAL DELIVERANCE CENTER INC)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WIXE (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MONROE, NC; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Polkton:
- WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRML (102.3 FM; PAGELAND, SC; Owner: ROBERT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WABZ-FM (100.9 FM; ALBEMARLE, NC; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- WRCM (91.9 FM; WINGATE, NC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE BROADCASTING CO)
- WVSZ (107.3 FM; CHESTERFIELD, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
- WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Polkton:
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
- WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W24AY (Channel 24; LILESVILLE/WADESBORO, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
Polkton, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 15
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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
See more detailed statistics of Polkton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- b b carter, Highway 74 And Prison Camp Road (Prison Camp / 021109), Type: Tower, Structure height: 92 m, Overall height: 93.8 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Camden Church Road, Box 310, Type: Mast, Structure height: 28 m, Overall height: 29 m, Call Sign: WPWE802
Assigned Frequencies : 158.977 MHz
Grant Date: 10/31/2002, Expiration Date: 10/31/2012, Certifier: Michael D Williams
Registrant: North Carolina Department Of Correction, 3301 Jones Sauage Road, Garner, NC 27529, Phone: (919) 662-4701, Fax: (919) 662-4719, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KC4TIY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00377372
Grant Date: 07/11/2001, Expiration Date: 10/08/2011, Certifier: Chris A Johnson
Registrant: Chris A Johnson, Rt 1 Box 157b1, Polkton, NC 28135 - Call Sign: KE4PYB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00869015
Grant Date: 05/26/2004, Expiration Date: 08/23/2014, Certifier: Leroy Taylor Jr
Registrant: Leroy Taylor Jr, Rt 1 Box 177, Polkton, NC 28135 - Call Sign: KF4DX, Previous Call Sign: KF4OU, Licensee ID: L01075909
Grant Date: 08/22/2008, Expiration Date: 11/18/2018
Registrant: Darrell K Edwards, 801 Hough Rd, Polkton, NC 28135 - Call Sign: W4LQ, Previous Call Sign: K4PTB, Licensee ID: L00006337
Grant Date: 09/08/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016
Registrant: Lester E Johnson, 1969 Mineral Springs Church Road, Polkton, NC 28135 - Call Sign: N4QBU, Previous Call Sign: N2QBU, Licensee ID: L00146935
Grant Date: 11/13/1999, Expiration Date: 11/13/2009, Certifier: Percy L Monroe
Registrant: Percy L Monroe, 12 Poplin Road, Polkton, NC 28135
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: ELAN/GLASER DIRKS DG-300 ELAN (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 131TG , Serial Number: 3E183, Airworthiness Date: 09/11/1986
Registrant (Individual): Todd R Griffin, 400 Martin St Po Box 88, Polkton, NC 28135
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 13
- Hazardous Condition: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Polkton, NC
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