Rockfish, North Carolina

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Back to Rockfish, NC housing info, Hoke 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 Rockfish, NC Hoke County Population in July 2007: 2,929. Males: 1,478   (50.5%) Females: 1,451   (49.5%) Median resident age:   29.1 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28376. Estimated median household income in 2008: $55,150 (it was $46,786 in 2000) Rockfish:   $55,150 North Carolina:   $46,549 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,466 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $145,319 (it was $92,700 in 2000) Rockfish:   $145,319 North Carolina:   $154,500 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $163,500; Detached houses: $165,159; In 2-unit structures: $70,638; Mobile homes: $54,000 Rockfish, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Rockfish: White Non-Hispanic (72.2%) Black (14.3%) Hispanic (7.4%) American Indian (3.9%) Two or more races (3.3%) Other race (1.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Rockfish: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rockfish, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rockfish is mentioned 27 times on our forum: genealogical research: John Williams of Rockfish Creek  (1 reply) Which mall do you like best?  (43 replies) Moving to Fayetteville, NC within the next 3-4 months  (46 replies) Fayetteville or Saint Pauls for military relocation  (20 replies) Bragg Bound: Holly Springs v. FV v. Pinehurst?  (13 replies) Good Seafood Restaurant  (40 replies) Latest news from Rockfish, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (14.8%), English (10.9%), United States (9.6%), Irish (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), Polish (4.4%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 218 feet Land area: 5.01 square miles. Population density: 585 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Rockfish, North Carolina

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Rockfish-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the Rockfish place center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 tornado 22.8 miles away from the place center injured 21 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Rockfish-area historical earthquake activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 96% 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 83.7 miles away from Rockfish center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Churches in Rockfish include: Tabernacle Church (A), Saint Peters Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Wood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	84.5%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.3%
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: 0.1% of all households

This place:	7.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockfish, NC

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Here		22.5%
USA		50.2%

16.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.45%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.76% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,457 average AGI)

Hoke County:	0.76%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from Cumberland County, NC	7.06% ($31,763 average AGI)
from Robeson County, NC	0.73% ($23,088)
from Moore County, NC	0.51% ($21,476)

13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.36% of residents moved to foreign countries ($873 average AGI)

Hoke County:	0.36%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

to Cumberland County, NC	4.30% ($30,287 average AGI)
to Robeson County, NC	0.78% ($19,085)
to Moore County, NC	0.64% ($31,935)

• Christine A Verre, Off St Rd 1418, Type: Tower, Structure height: 147.2 m, Overall height: 153.9 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:

• Sr 1418 1 Mi Nnw, Call Sign: KIT795
  Assigned Frequencies : 461.100 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/28/2003, Expiration Date: 02/08/2013
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd., Suite 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510
• Sr 1418 1 Mi Nnw, Call Sign: WXX297
  Assigned Frequencies : 461.100 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/09/1995, Expiration Date: 01/22/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/25/2001
  Registrant: Acs Construction Co Inc, Fayetteville, NC 28309, Phone: (601) 453-8612

• Off St Rd 1418, Type: Tower, Structure height: 147.2 m, Overall height: 153.9 m, Call Sign: WHV733
  Assigned Frequencies : 217.012 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/30/2007, Expiration Date: 11/08/2015, Certifier: Sandra M Depriest
  Registrant: Dennis C Brown, 8124 Cooke Court, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20109-7406, Phone: (703) 365-9436, Fax: (703) 365-9456, Email:
• Off St Rd 1418, Type: Tower, Structure height: 147 m, Overall height: 153.9 m, Call Sign: WPWD435
  Assigned Frequencies : 217.012 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/22/2002, Expiration Date: 04/22/2003, Cancelation Date: 07/27/2003, Certifier: Tim Smith
  Registrant: Dennis C Brown, 126/B North Bedford Street, Arlington, VA 22201-1158, Phone: (703) 525-9630, Fax: (703) 526-0017, Email:
• Off St Rd 1418, Type: Tower, Structure height: 147 m, Overall height: 153.9 m, Call Sign: WPXK579
  Assigned Frequencies : 217.012 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/23/2003, Expiration Date: 10/23/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/28/2003, Certifier: Tim Smith
  Registrant: Dennis C.Brown, 126/B North Bedford Street, Arlington, VA 22201-1158, Phone: (703) 525-9630, Fax: (703) 526-0017, Email:

• Fire: 2

• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"