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Population (year 2000): 2,198. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,222 (+1.1% change)
 

Males: 1,071  (48.7%)
Females: 1,127  (51.3%)

Gaston County

Median resident age:  38.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28054.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,400 (it was $35,160 in 2000)
Ranlo  $31,400
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,200 (it was $70,200 in 2000)
Ranlo  $82,200
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Ranlo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
  • Black (6.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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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: 1598 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ranlo

  • High school or higher: 60.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ranlo town

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

24 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ranlo, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ranlo to the number of sex offenders is 1099 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Ranlo:  1.1% ($738)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (4.0 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (21.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (524.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Spencer Mountain, NC (2.1 miles) , Lowell, NC (2.7 miles ), Dallas, NC (3.3 miles ), Gastonia, NC (4.0 miles ), McAdenville, NC (4.2 miles ), Stanley, NC (5.3 miles ), Cramerton, NC (5.5 miles ), South Gastonia, NC (7.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.29 N, Longitude: 81.13 W


8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code commonly used in this area: 704

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Population change in the 1990s: -155 (-6.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Textile mills and textile products (15%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.19
US city average:  3.00

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Ranlo-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.1 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 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ranlo:
  • GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; GASTONIA, NC)
  • LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC)
  • KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ranlo:
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 16 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 35 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 80 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ranlo:
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 7 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID: AKH)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 13 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
  • LANEYS (about 20 miles; MAIDEN, NC; ID: N92)

Amtrak station near Ranlo:
  • 3 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Ranlo:
  • 14 miles: Catawba 1 and 2 in Clover, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ranlo:
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 5 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 28 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Ranlo 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 below state average.
  • House age above 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$5,873$23,4920$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$642
Water Supply 1$1,962$23,5440$0
Sewerage 1$1,962$23,5440$0
Police Protection - Officers 6$13,119$26,2380$0
Solid Waste Management 7$14,793$25,3591$518
Totals for Government 18$37,709$25,1397$1,160


Ranlo government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $565,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $392,000
    Regular Highways: $303,000
    Police Protection: $242,000
    Central Staff Services: $209,000
    Water Utilities: $168,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $253,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $710,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,170,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $186,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $902,000
    Water Utilities: $661,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $49,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
    Special Assessments: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $47,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
    Central Staff: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $512,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $242,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $136,000
    Highways: $77,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $414,000
    NEC: $12,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $395,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ranlo:
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WZRH (960 AM; 1 kW; DALLAS, NC; Owner: ZYBEK MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WGNC (1450 AM; 1 kW; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: KTC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYFQ (930 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WGAS (1420 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SOUTH GASTONIA, NC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ranlo:
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WA2XKB (98.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: COLUMBINE INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Ranlo:
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

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