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Transylvania County

Population in July 2007: 500.
Males: 236  (47.3%)
Females: 264  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  37.3 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28772.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,416 (it was $20,179 in 2000)
Rosman:  $24,416
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,104
Rosman:  $12,104
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,134 (it was $38,300 in 2000)
Rosman:  $60,134
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $81,221; Detached houses: $125,208; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,611; Mobile homes: $22,893
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Races in Rosman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Rosman: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.0%), Irish (10.8%), Dutch (10.6%), Scottish (8.0%), German (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2200 feet

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 1164 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rosman

  • High school or higher: 54.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rosman town

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 46.4%
  • Separated: 5.3%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

10 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.6% Oceania).

This town:  2.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Rosman, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rosman to the number of sex offenders is 125 to 1.

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

Rosman:  1.7% ($650)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (32.3 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (112.8 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (532.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brevard, NC (2.9 miles ), Forest, SC (3.3 miles ), Cashiers, NC (4.0 miles) , Slater, SC (4.1 miles ), Etowah, NC (4.2 miles ), Pickens, SC (4.4 miles ), Salem, SC (4.4 miles) , Slater-Marietta, SC (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.14 N, Longitude: 82.82 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (27%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
  • Carpenters (11%)
  • Religious workers (6%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



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Rosman-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the Rosman town center injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/10/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Rosman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Rosman center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Rosman center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2006 at 00:57:27, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 34.4 miles away from Rosman center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rosman:
  • TRANSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 5 miles; BREVARD, NC)
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PICKENS, SC)
  • MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rosman:
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 36 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Public high school in Rosman:
  • Rosman High (Location: 749 Pickens Hwy; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rosman:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Rosman and their reported violations in the past:

EAST FORK BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
OLD TOXAWAY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  25.9%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.5%

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Rosman compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Wood (7%)


Religion statistics for Rosman

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church The Wesleyan Church
Adherents66.4%9.3%9.2%3.2%2.6%
Congregations51.6%3.2%9.7%1.6%3.2%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church in AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents2.6%1.6%1.6%1.2%2.3%
Congregations6.5%1.6%3.2%1.6%17.7%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 1$3,074$36,8881$190
Solid Waste Management 2$3,809$22,8541$452
Totals for Government 3$6,883$27,5322$642



Rosman government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $127,000
    Solid Waste Management: $57,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $362,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $77,000
    General Public Buildings: $51,000
    Water Utilities: $33,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $359,000
    General Support: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $132,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $133,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $125,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
    Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $256,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $54,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $53,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $77,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

7.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.30%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($596 average AGI)
Transylvania County:  0.11%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Henderson County, NC  0.91% ($29,404 average AGI)
from Buncombe County, NC  0.64% ($32,841)
from Jackson County, NC  0.16% ($32,176)


6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.71%
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:
to Henderson County, NC  1.21% ($31,900 average AGI)
to Buncombe County, NC  0.94% ($39,891)
to Jackson County, NC  0.20% ($23,429)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rosman:
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WSQL (1240 AM; 1 kW; BREVARD, NC; Owner: A & L BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WELP (1360 AM; 5 kW; EASLEY, SC)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rosman:
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rosman:
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W68DM (Channel 68; BREVARD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLOS (Channel 13; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WUNF-TV (Channel 33; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $474,000
Total average daily traffic: 130
Total average daily truck traffic: 7
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 260

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • A Top Toxaway Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WPTF832
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.850 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/24/2001, Expiration Date: 09/24/2011, Certifier: Larry Manning
    Registrant: L & M Communications, 101 Mason St, Mountain Home, NC 28758, Phone: (828) 692-9065, Fax: (828) 696-9864

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 2 Mi Ne Us 64, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: KYB876
    Assigned Frequencies : 47.0200 MHz, 47.0200 MHz, 47.2600 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/01/2002, Expiration Date: 05/22/2012, Certifier: John M Burns Jr
    Registrant: Department Of Transportation, 4809 Beryl Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606, Fax: (919) 733-1192
  • Off Newton Rd., Type: Tank, Structure height: 7.3 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPWH707
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.237 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/19/2002, Expiration Date: 11/19/2012, Certifier: Johnny H Rogers
    Registrant: Electronic Products Design, Inc, Wendell, NC 27591, Phone: (919) 365-9199, Fax: (919) 365-7005, Email:
  • Lat: 35.144028 Lon: -82.820583, Call Sign: WQDB567
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/14/2005, Expiration Date: 07/14/2015, Certifier: Robert Richards
    Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., N3211 County Road H, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-3000

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rosman)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 16
  • Hazardous Condition: 5

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