Washington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.12. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Roper that have no violations reported:
- MACKEY`S FIREARMS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MACKEY`S FERRY PEANUTS (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 40.2%
(22.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 42.1% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 52.8% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roper, NC
Roper compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above 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.
- 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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Banks with branches in Roper (2011 data):
- Bank of Hampton Roads: Roper Branch at 102 West Buncombe Street, branch established on 1963/05/06. Info updated 2009/05/20: Bank assets: $1,899.1 mil, Deposits: $1,581.4 mil, headquarters in Norfolk, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 47 total offices, Holding Company: Capgen Capital Group Vi Lp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Roper (based on Washington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.24%
| Here | | 52.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
|---|
| Adherents | 27.9% | 19.5% | 11.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
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| Congregations | 19.5% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 9.8% | 4.9% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Baha'i | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.2% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 8.0% |
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| Congregations | 7.3% | 4.9% | 4.9% | - | 19.5% |
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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: 4 | This county: | 3.11 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Washington County: | 1.55 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | This county: | 7.00 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Washington County: | 7.00 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 13.2% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 32.3% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Washington County: | 10.0% | | State: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,073 | $24,876 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,674 | $20,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,772 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,131 | $18,786 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,856 | $22,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,329 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $8,734 | $20,962 | 4 | $3,101 |
Roper government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $91,000 ($149.43)
Solid Waste Management: $52,000 ($85.39)
All Other: $2,000 ($3.28)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $297,000 ($487.68)
Central Staff Services: $163,000 ($267.65)
Regular Highways: $92,000 ($151.07)
Sewerage: $72,000 ($118.23)
Solid Waste Management: $49,000 ($80.46)
Police Protection: $42,000 ($68.97)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($50.90)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($18.06)
General - Other: $4,000 ($6.57)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $294,000 ($482.76)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($1.64)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $71,000 ($116.58)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,000 ($18.06)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,000 ($34.48)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,000 ($18.06)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $6,000 ($9.85)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($16.42)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($8.21)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000 ($77.18)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($4.93)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $96,000 ($157.64)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($64.04)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $42,000 ($68.97)
Housing & Community Development: $36,000 ($59.11)
Highways: $24,000 ($39.41)
General Support: $19,000 ($31.20)
- Tax - Property: $57,000 ($93.60)
NEC: $7,000 ($11.49)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $205,000 ($336.62)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($1.64)
4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,116 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.92% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,621 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.01% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Roper:
- WJPI (1470 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES INC..)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WDLX (930 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WZBO (1260 AM; 1 kW; EDENTON, NC; Owner: LAWRENCE LOESCH & MARGARET LOESCH)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBTE (990 AM; 1 kW; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Roper:
- WPNC-FM (95.9 FM; PLYMOUTH, NC; Owner: DURLYN BROADCASTING, CO.)
- WERX-FM (102.5 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: LAWRENCE LOESCH & MARGARET LOESCH)
- WCBZ (103.7 FM; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WRSF (105.7 FM; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO, INC.)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WFMZ (104.9 FM; HERTFORD, NC; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WWOC (94.5 FM; HATTERAS, NC; Owner: MAX MEDIA OF THE CAROLINAS LLC)
- WIAM-FM (98.9 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKJX (96.7 FM; ELIZABETH CITY, NC; Owner: EAST CAROLINA RADIO OF ELIZABETH CITY, INC.)
- WURB (97.7 FM; WINDSOR, NC; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Roper:
- WUND-TV (Channel 2; COLUMBIA, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
- WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFTB-LP (Channel 55; WILLIAMSTON, ETC., NC; Owner: FREE TEMPLE MINISTRIES, INC.)
Roper fatal accident list:
Apr 26, 1991 00:25 AM, Walker St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 21, 1989 07:45 PM, 64, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
May 26, 1983 03:40 PM, Buncombest, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 23, 1979 09:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 28, 1977 03:15 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 1975 02:45 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 3
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Roper)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 17 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Ncdot Asphalt Plant 1 Mi S Of Albemarle Sound Bridge On Nc 32 (Lat: 35.965167 Lon: -76.494111), Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPDW725, Licensee ID: L00019456
Assigned Frequencies: 47.2600 MHz, 47.3200 MHz
Grant Date: 08/29/2003, Expiration Date: 11/26/2013
Registrant: State Of North Carolina, 4809 Beryl Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606, Phone: (919) 793-2757
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - PLEASANT GROVE, 4095 Backwoods Road (Lat: 35.923056 Lon: -76.583944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.6 m, Call Sign: WQCW368
Assigned Frequencies: 6093.45 MHz, 6256.54 MHz
Grant Date: 06/09/2005, Expiration Date: 06/09/2015, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 - Rt 3 Box 164 (Lat: 35.934056 Lon: -76.607722), Type: Tower, Call Sign: WHW207, Licensee ID: L00001329
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/1998, Expiration Date: 05/27/2003, Cancellation Date: 09/07/2003
Registrant: Mackeys Marina, Rt 3 Box 164, Roper, NC 27970
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: K4HTD, Licensee ID: L00331500
Grant Date: 07/02/2004, Expiration Date: 09/09/2014, Certifier: Bruce H Hendrix
Registrant: Bruce H Hendrix, 256 Blair Shores Rd, Roper, NC 27970-9699 - Call Sign: KE4JZW
Grant Date: 02/22/1994, Expiration Date: 02/22/2004, Cancellation Date: 02/23/2006
Registrant: Jennifer L Allen, Roper, NC 27970 - Call Sign: KI4UMA, Licensee ID: L01258700
Grant Date: 03/20/2007, Expiration Date: 03/20/2017, Certifier: Michael H Spruill Sr
Registrant: Michael H Spruill Sr, 736 West Mill Pond Road, Roper, NC 27970 - Call Sign: KJ4SHO, Licensee ID: L01548473
Grant Date: 02/18/2010, Expiration Date: 02/18/2020, Certifier: James C Lyle
Registrant: James C Lyle, 490 Beech Bay Rd, Roper, NC 27970
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: BEECH 58 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 100GT , Serial Number: TH-127, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/1971
Registrant (Corporation): Aircraft Management Services Corp, Rural Route 1 Po Box243, Roper, NC 27970 - Aircraft: WEMMERING JEFFREY LYNN S-7S (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912ULS (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 121FW , Serial Number: 0907484, Year manufactured: 2009, Airworthiness Date: 08/13/2009
Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey L Wemmering, 164 Sam Allen Rd, Roper, NC 27970 - Aircraft: CESSNA 310L (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 167 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2265F , Serial Number: 310L-0065, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/03/1967
Registrant (Corporation): Tim Con Wood Products Inc, 1438 Cross Rd, Roper, NC 27970 - Aircraft: DAVIS HARRY L VARIEZE (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 3262D , Serial Number: 2600, Airworthiness Date: 12/01/1982
Registrant (Individual): Harry L Davis, Po Box 506, Roper, NC 27970 - Aircraft: REYNOLDS BOWERS FLYBABY 1A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3481 , Serial Number: 67-29, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 10/09/1979
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 1145 Railroad Bed Rd, Roper, NC 27970 - Aircraft: ALON A2 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6506Q , Serial Number: A-106, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 02/10/1966
Registrant (Individual): Arnold K Pressey, 547 Newland Rd, Roper, NC 27970 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 92624 , Serial Number: 16995, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 08/22/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Trinity R Pavia, 1145 Railroad Bed Rd, Roper, NC 27970, Other Owners: Marci L Pavia
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Roper, NC
| Most common first names in Roper, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 46 | 72.9 years |
| James | 42 | 67.1 years |
| Mary | 26 | 73.4 years |
| John | 23 | 72.0 years |
| Willie | 22 | 73.7 years |
| George | 19 | 75.1 years |
| Robert | 16 | 70.3 years |
| Thomas | 14 | 75.4 years |
| Margaret | 14 | 79.8 years |
| Annie | 12 | 80.4 years |
| Most common last names in Roper, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Spruill | 53 | 76.7 years |
| Norman | 47 | 71.4 years |
| Chesson | 35 | 77.6 years |
| Phelps | 34 | 71.3 years |
| Davenport | 28 | 71.1 years |
| Simpson | 24 | 70.5 years |
| Swain | 20 | 71.8 years |
| Patrick | 20 | 75.0 years |
| Hassell | 17 | 71.5 years |
| White | 16 | 69.6 years |
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