Rougemont, North Carolina

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Population in 2010: 978.
Males: 351  (36.0%)
Females: 627  (64.0%)
Median resident age:

44.3 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 27572, 27583.

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Estimated median household income in 2022: $80,089
Rougemont:

$80,089
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $46,083

Rougemont CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $377,600
Rougemont:

$377,600
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $298,375; detached houses: $373,394; mobile homes: $97,283
March 2022 cost of living index in Rougemont: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 1.9%

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  • Races in Rougemont, NC (2022)
    • 64756.2%White alone
    • 38033.0%Black alone
    • 1059.1%Hispanic

Races in Rougemont detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Rougemont, North Carolina as of April 26, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Rougemont is 64 to 1.


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Rougemont, NC City Guides:

Ancestries: English (13.9%), German (6.1%), Italian (5.6%), Irish (5.1%), African (2.7%), Welsh (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 545 feet

59 residents are foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.8% North America).

This place:

5.1%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,800 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,167 (0.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Durham, NC (15.9 miles , pop. 187,035).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (31.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (332.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Butner, NC (3.3 miles ),
Stem, NC (3.4 miles ),
Roxboro, NC (3.5 miles ),
Gorman, NC (3.7 miles ),
Hillsborough, NC (3.7 miles ),
Creedmoor, NC (3.9 miles ),
Durham, NC (4.0 miles ),
Efland, NC (4.1 miles )

Latitude: 36.22 N, Longitude: 78.93 W

Distribution of median household income in Rougemont, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Rougemont, NC in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.8%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 74.5. This is about average.

City:

74.5
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2000 was 0.657. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.657
U.S.:

0.251
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.232. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.232
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.4
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 13.1. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

13.1
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 7.89. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.89
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Rougemont-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the Rougemont place center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 11/23/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Rougemont-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 129.1 miles away from Rougemont center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 122.0 miles away from Rougemont center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 110.3 miles away from Rougemont center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 116.9 miles away from Rougemont center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 130.8 miles away from Rougemont center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 308.5 miles away from Rougemont center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Durham County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Droughts: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Rougemont:

  • PEAK RESOURCES - TREYBURN (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • KENWOOD GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 10 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • JOHN UMSTEAD HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BUTNER, NC)
  • VOCA-SEVEN OAKS ROAD-DURHAM (Hospital, about 11 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB-ROSE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • DUKE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; DURHAM, NC)
  • DUKE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 12 miles away; DURHAM, NC)

Amtrak station near Rougemont:

  • 16 miles: DURHAM (400 W. CHAPEL HILL ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rougemont:

  • Duke University (about 16 miles; Durham, NC; Full-time enrollment: 14,652)
  • North Carolina Central University (about 17 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 7,281)
  • Durham Technical Community College (about 18 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 3,515)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (about 23 miles; Chapel Hill, NC; FT enrollment: 24,946)
  • Strayer University-North Carolina (about 26 miles; Morrisville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,070)
  • Vance-Granville Community College (about 26 miles; Henderson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,232)
  • Alamance Community College (about 27 miles; Graham, NC; FT enrollment: 3,614)

Points of interest:

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Reservoirs: Bollinger Pond (A), Quail Roost Lake Number Two (B), Quail Roost Lake Number Three (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Durham County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rougemont and their reported violations in the past:

LAKE WINDS GOLF COURSE (Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2009 and DEC-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-27-2009), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2009), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-23-2010 to JUL-23-2010), St Public Notif received (MAR-19-2012)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 12 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
NEW RED MTN BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
M&M COUNTRY STORE AND GRILL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rougemont that have no violations reported:

  • NEW BETHEL UMC (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

75.5%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.1%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Rougemont:

Marital status in Rougemont, NC
  • Never married: 28.6%
  • Now married: 45.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 17.7%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

For population 25 years and over in Rougemont:

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.3
North Carolina average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Rougemont, NC (based on Durham County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant57,203177
Mainline Protestant29,04568
Catholic10,4714
Other8,25428
Black Protestant6,74527
Orthodox3752
None155,494-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 48
This county:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Durham County:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 27
This county:

1.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 89
This county:

3.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 197
Durham County:

7.71 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.2%
State:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Durham County:

27.6%
State:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Durham County:

17.6%
North Carolina:

15.6%

11.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,812 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.39%
North Carolina average:

8.85%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($66 average AGI)
Durham County:

0.02%
North Carolina average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Wake County, NC  2.73% ($69,128 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC  1.06% ($62,836)
from Guilford County, NC  0.24% ($50,106)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rougemont:

  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSRC (1410 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DURHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRXO (1430 AM; 1 kW; ROXBORO, NC)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rougemont:

  • WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKRX (96.7 FM; ROXBORO, NC; Owner: ROXBORO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WFXC (107.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Rougemont:

  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • W24CP (Channel 24; DURHAM, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUBX-CA (Channel 13; DURHAM, ETC., NC; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WDRL-TV (Channel 24; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP)
  • W34AX (Channel 34; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT)

Rougemont fatal accident list:

Jun 16, 2015 08:09 PM, Us-501, Chambers Rd, Lat: 36.231428, Lon: -78.932111, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 23, 1985 03:41 AM, 85, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 25Number of bridges
  • 262ft / 80.4mTotal length
  • 50,300Total average daily traffic
  • 3,612Total average daily truck traffic
  • 100,600Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic
New bridges in Rougemont, NC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 41950-1959
  • 31970-1979
  • 71980-1989
  • 71990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 32010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Rougemont, NC

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of reported fires - 46 took place in 2014, and the least - 6 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Rougemont, NC When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.0%), and Outside Fires (41.3%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Rougemont, NC
    • 18344.0%Structure Fires
    • 17241.3%Outside Fires
    • 5012.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 112.6%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rougemont, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rougemont, NC
  • 68.5%Electricity
  • 27.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Rougemont compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.

Rougemont on our top lists:

  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Turkey (population 500+)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
  • #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
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