Ranlo, North Carolina

Back to Ranlo, NC housing info, Gaston County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Ranlo, NC Gaston County Population in July 2008: 2,344. Population change since 2000: +6.6%   Males: 1,142   (48.7%) Females: 1,202   (51.3%) Median resident age:   38.4 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28054. Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,742 (it was $35,160 in 2000) Ranlo:   $36,742 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,912 Ranlo:   $18,912 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,979 (it was $70,100 in 2000) Ranlo:   $93,979 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $104,818; Detached houses: $105,772; Townhouses or other attached units: $67,255; Mobile homes: $40,714 Ranlo, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Discovery Home Care Races in Ranlo: White Non-Hispanic (91.5%) Black (6.1%) Two or more races (1.0%) American Indian (0.8%) Hispanic (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Ranlo: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Ranlo, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Ranlo is mentioned 33 times on our forum: ranlo??  (13 replies) Small towns around us: in search of Mayberry  (27 replies) Whats Up With Gastonia  (58 replies) Charlotte - Any places to avoid when searching for a home?  (63 replies) Haunted Places in Charlotte Metro area  (75 replies) Nearby counties to hickory  (24 replies) Latest news from Ranlo, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (25.6%), German (10.6%), Irish (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), English (3.6%), Dutch (2.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1963 Elevation: 799 feet Land area: 1.37 square miles. Population density: 1705 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.99
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ranlo, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Ranlo-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.1 miles away from the Ranlo town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 31.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Ranlo-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 93% 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 60.4 miles away from Ranlo center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 21.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.1 miles away from Ranlo center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1993 at 05:08:05, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 2.2 mi) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Ranlo center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ranlo, NC

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6.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.28%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)

Gaston County:	0.03%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from Mecklenburg County, NC	1.62% ($43,443 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, NC	0.65% ($28,452)
from Lincoln County, NC	0.46% ($32,006)

5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)

Gaston County:	0.02%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

to Mecklenburg County, NC	1.19% ($33,752 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, NC	0.61% ($26,615)
to Lincoln County, NC	0.54% ($33,361)