Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $731 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $700 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (29.0 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (82.1 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (427.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Prospect-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/8/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Prospect place center injured 21 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 3/28/1984, a category F4 tornado 12.4 miles away from the place center killed 7 peopleand injured 100 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Prospect-area historical earthquake activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from the city center On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.3 miles away from Prospect center On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 24.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Robeson County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prospect:
SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; LAURINBURG, NC)
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; LUMBERTON, NC)
MCLEOD MEDICAL CENTER - DILLON (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; DILLON, SC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect:
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 4 miles; Pembroke, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,818)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (about 29 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,496)
Fayetteville State University (about 31 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)
Francis Marion University (about 45 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,329)
Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 48 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,088)
Campbell University Inc (about 55 miles; Buies Creek, NC; FT enrollment: 4,229)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (about 66 miles; Conway, SC; FT enrollment: 2,962)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.6. This is about average.
City:
31.6
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.40. This is about average.Closest monitor was 14.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.40
U.S.:
9.59
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00334. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.00334
U.S.:
0.09971
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.11. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 22.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
1.11
U.S.:
2.43
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.3%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 16.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.8 people
North Carolina:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
78.6%
Whole state:
67.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.3%
Whole state:
4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Prospect (based on Robeson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.43%
Here
42.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
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%
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%
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%
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:
