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Robeson County

Population in 2010: 981. Population change since 2000: +42.2%
Males: 487  (49.6%)
Females: 494  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  36.4 years
North Carolina median age:  41.9 years

Zip codes: 28372.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $47,840 (it was $34,038 in 2000)
Prospect:

$47,840
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,188

Prospect CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $110,804 (it was $52,700 in 2000)
Prospect:

$110,804
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $111,062; Detached houses: $124,448; Mobile homes: $89,452

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  • American Indian alone - 907 (92.5%)
  • White alone - 38 (3.9%)
  • Hispanic - 14 (1.4%)
  • Two or more races - 13 (1.3%)
  • Black alone - 9 (0.9%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Prospect: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (6.8%), United States (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 2.70 square miles.

Population density: 364 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Prospect:

  • High school or higher: 64.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prospect CDP:

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%

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%)
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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).

Nearest cities: Pembroke, NC (1.9 miles ), Red Springs, NC (2.5 miles ), Maxton, NC (2.7 miles ), Elrod, NC (2.8 miles ), Shannon, NC (3.1 miles) , Raemon, NC (3.1 miles ), Rennert, NC (3.1 miles ), Raynham, NC (3.3 miles) .

Latitude: 34.73 N, Longitude: 79.22 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

13.6%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
  • Public administration (21%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Health care and social assistance (67%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
  • Manufacturing (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (20%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (19%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (27%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Child care workers (11%)
  • Personal appearance workers (10%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)

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Tornado activity:

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 people and caused between $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 people and injured 100 people and caused between $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).
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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)

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Robeson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

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)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prospect, NC


Prospect compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median house value significantly below 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 below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Prospect travel time to work - commute


Prospect mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • Wood (6%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Robeson County North Carolina:




2008 Presidential Election results in Robeson County North Carolina:


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Religion statistics for Prospect (based on Robeson County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.43%
Here42.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Catholic Church
Adherents58.4%16.9%5.4%5.2%4.0%
Congregations49.1%15.0%10.5%10.0%0.9%
NameAssemblies of GodInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchBaha'iOther
Adherents3.1%2.7%1.5%0.9%1.7%
Congregations4.5%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:
from Cumberland County, NC  0.76% ($26,882 average AGI)
from Scotland County, NC  0.28% ($26,896)
from Hoke County, NC  0.25% ($19,085)


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:
to Cumberland County, NC  0.95% ($26,674 average AGI)
to Scotland County, NC  0.31% ($22,605)
to Hoke County, NC  0.24% ($23,088)

Strongest AM radio stations in Prospect:

  • WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFMO (860 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prospect:

  • WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W275AH (102.9 FM; MAXTON, NC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WFNC-FM (102.3 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCCG (104.5 FM; HOPE MILLS, NC; Owner: DR. JAMES E. CARSON)

TV broadcast stations around Prospect:

  • WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
  • WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)
  • WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


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