Robeson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.7. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.40. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00334. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.7%
(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.0% for American Indian residents, 35.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.2 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 60.7% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rowland, NC
Rowland compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Rowland (2011 data):
- Lumbee Guaranty Bank: Rowland Branch at 201 N. Bond Street, branch established on 1986/06/30. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $304.2 mil, Deposits: $260.6 mil, headquarters in Pembroke, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Rowland Main Branch at 201 East Main Street, branch established on 1985/08/26. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Robeson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Rowland (based on Robeson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.43%
| Here | | 42.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 58.4% | 16.9% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 49.1% | 15.0% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 0.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Baha'i | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
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| Congregations | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1.4% | - | 5.0% |
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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: 26 | Robeson County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | Robeson County: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16 | This county: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 76 | Robeson County: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 54 | Here: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.3% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Robeson County: | 36.1% | | State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Robeson County: | 16.3% | | 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 |
3 | $6,770 | $27,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,044 | $24,528 | 5 | $726 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $20,847 | $31,271 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,838 | $22,056 | 1 | $310 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,052 | $24,624 | 1 | $545 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,255 | $25,530 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,722 | $28,332 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $42,528 | $28,352 | 7 | $1,581 |
Rowland government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $271,000 ($260.83)
Solid Waste Management: $139,000 ($133.78)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $400,000 ($384.99)
Sewerage: $235,000 ($226.18)
Central Staff Services: $186,000 ($179.02)
Solid Waste Management: $143,000 ($137.63)
Liquor Stores: $128,000 ($123.20)
Regular Highways: $106,000 ($102.02)
Water Utilities: $101,000 ($97.21)
Local Fire Protection: $19,000 ($18.29)
General - Other: $10,000 ($9.62)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000 ($38.50)
General Local Government Support: $35,000 ($33.69)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $203,000 ($195.38)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,000 ($13.47)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $45,000 ($43.31)
Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($21.17)
Rents: $9,000 ($8.66)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $942,000 ($906.64)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $928,000 ($893.17)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $83,000 ($79.88)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($9.62)
Water Utilities: $4,000 ($3.85)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($0.96)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $504,000 ($485.08)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $136,000 ($130.90)
Water Utilities: $116,000 ($111.65)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $49,000 ($47.16)
General Local Government Support: $38,000 ($36.57)
All Other: $4,000 ($3.85)
- Tax - Property: $304,000 ($292.59)
NEC: $25,000 ($24.06)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,000 ($3.85)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $660,000 ($635.23)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000 ($41.39)
4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,268 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.28% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($277 average AGI)| Robeson County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,142 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.58% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($457 average AGI)| Robeson County: | 0.08% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rowland:
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFMO (860 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
- WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
- WDSC (800 AM; 1 kW; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rowland:
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFNC-FM (102.3 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Rowland:
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
- W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
Rowland fatal accident list:
Aug 23, 1975 05:55 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Rowland)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 36 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Town Hall (Lat: 34.538500 Lon: -79.291444), Call Sign: KIT754, Licensee ID: L00544994
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/26/2005, Expiration Date: 07/05/2015
Registrant: Rowland, Town Of, Town Hall, Rowland, NC 28383, Phone: (919) 422-3333 - Town Hall Main St At Railroad St (Lat: 34.538500 Lon: -79.291444), Call Sign: WNDE874
Assigned Frequencies: 39.8200 MHz
Grant Date: 05/19/1995, Expiration Date: 08/06/2000, Cancellation Date: 10/29/2000
Registrant: Rowland, Town Of, Town Hall, Rowland, NC 28383, Phone: (919) 422-3333 - 206 W Main St (Lat: 34.538500 Lon: -79.291444), Call Sign: KMA734, Licensee ID: L00544994
Assigned Frequencies: 39.1800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/13/2002, Expiration Date: 09/30/2012
Registrant: Rowland, Town Of, Rowland, NC 28383, Phone: (919) 422-3333
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Wsts Transmitter (Lat: 34.492944 Lon: -79.213639), Structure height: 245 m, Call Sign: KPH240, Licensee ID: L00283769
Assigned Frequencies: 450.010 MHz
Grant Date: 02/26/1987, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011
Registrant: Wflb License Limited Partnership, 3033 Riviera Drive Suite 200, Naples, FL 34103
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - ELROD, 1800' N Int Sr 2459 & I-95 (Lat: 34.540139 Lon: -79.250028), Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WMQ554
Assigned Frequencies: 2168.40 MHz
Grant Date: 03/11/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: 360(Degree) Communications Company, 8725 Higgins Road Ste 900, Chicago, IL 60631
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: KB4SNS, Licensee ID: L01197132
Grant Date: 09/29/2006, Expiration Date: 11/01/2016, Certifier: Henry A Freeman
Registrant: Henry A Freeman, Rowland, NC 28383 - Call Sign: KN4YG, Licensee ID: L00253490
Grant Date: 12/21/2000, Expiration Date: 03/12/2011
Registrant: Albert E Deese, 1787 Nc Hwy 710 S, Rowland, NC 28383-9557 - Call Sign: KI4IYX, Licensee ID: L00985387
Grant Date: 03/02/2005, Expiration Date: 03/02/2015, Certifier: Mark M Epps
Registrant: Mark M Epps, Rowland, NC 28383
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: ADAMS JIM H QUICKIE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 39JA , Serial Number: 32, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 06/30/1983
Registrant (Individual): James H Jr Adams, 645 Adams Rd, Rowland, NC 28383 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5491K , Serial Number: 17274156, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 08/20/1980
Registrant (Individual): James H Jr Adams, 645 Adams Rd, Rowland, NC 28383 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-30 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 139 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7277Y , Serial Number: 30-315, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 02/18/1964
Registrant (Corporation): Double A Investments Inc, 645 Adams Rd, Rowland, NC 28383 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 83976 , Serial Number: 7AC-2662, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1955
Registrant (Individual): John H Jr Whittington, 401 E Jackson St, Rowland, NC 28383 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172C (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8493X , Serial Number: 17248993, Year manufactured: 1961
Registrant (Individual): Michael L Davis, 6249 Nc Highway 130 W, Rowland, NC 28383
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Businesses in Rowland, NC
- Knights Inn: 1
- Super 8: 1
- Waffle House: 1
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