Sampson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.6%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.0 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 57.2% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salemburg, NC
3 people in other group homes
Salemburg compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Salemburg (2011 data):
- Southern Bank and Trust Company: Salemburg Branch at 102 North Main Street, branch established on 1946/08/15. Info updated 2011/09/26: Bank assets: $2,039.8 mil, Deposits: $1,658.5 mil, headquarters in Mount Olive, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Sampson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Salemburg (based on Sampson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.43%
| Here | | 46.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Original Free Will Baptists | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 49.0% | 15.8% | 13.6% | 5.6% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 39.3% | 2.6% | 19.7% | 6.0% | 8.5% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 5.1% | 6.8% |
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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: 14 | Sampson County: | 2.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Sampson County: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 42 | Sampson County: | 6.63 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31 | Here: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 10.7% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Sampson County: | 31.6% | | State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Sampson County: | 24.0% | | 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 | $3,189 | $38,268 | 1 | $1,276 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $731 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $3,150 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $602 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,949 | $23,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,618 | $30,472 | 15 | $5,759 |
Salemburg government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $97,000 ($222.48)
Solid Waste Management: $27,000 ($61.93)
All Other: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $78,000 ($178.90)
Sewerage: $71,000 ($162.84)
Police Protection: $42,000 ($96.33)
Solid Waste Management: $40,000 ($91.74)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($68.81)
Regular Highways: $26,000 ($59.63)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($20.64)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($20.64)
General - Other: $3,000 ($6.88)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $2,000 ($4.59)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $59,000 ($135.32)
All Other: $9,000 ($20.64)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $21,000 ($48.17)
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($25.23)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $2,000 ($4.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $815,000 ($1869.27)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000 ($94.04)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000 ($48.17)
General Support: $16,000 ($36.70)
- Tax - Property: $64,000 ($146.79)
NEC: $7,000 ($16.06)
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000 ($2.29)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $57,000 ($130.73)
5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,915 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.28% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($216 average AGI)| Sampson County: | 0.06% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,069 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.15% | | 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 Salemburg:
- WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WRRZ (880 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: WRRZ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
- WBLA (1440 AM; 5 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
Strongest FM radio stations in Salemburg:
- WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
- WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
- WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
- WCCG (104.5 FM; HOPE MILLS, NC; Owner: DR. JAMES E. CARSON)
- WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGQR (105.7 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Salemburg:
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
Salemburg fatal accident list:
Aug 31, 1996 06:59 PM, Nc242, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 7, 1985 11:55 PM, 242, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - Salemburg Cell Site, 8402 Roseboro Road (Lat: 34.962944 Lon: -78.467778), Structure height: 68.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN632
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, 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 Antenna Towers: 6 - PETER M CONNOLLY, 8402 Roseboro Rd (Lat: 34.963056 Lon: -78.467778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 68.3 m
Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, 1150 Connecticut Avenue Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 467-5700, Email:
- Marilyn Matheny, Sr 242 2.45 Km Nne (Lat: 35.037222 Lon: -78.498889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.1 m, Overall height: 138 m, Licensee ID: L00125102
Registrant: Christian Listening Network Inc Dba , Clinton, NC 28328, Phone: (910) 592-8948 - Todd R Ellis, Sr 242 2.45 Km Nne (Lat: 35.037222 Lon: -78.498889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.1 m, Overall height: 138 m, Licensee ID: L00002917
Registrant: North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, Raleigh, NC 27611, Phone: (919) 875-3146, Email:
- Herman L Hux, Sr 242 2.45 Km Nne (Lat: 35.037222 Lon: -78.498889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.1 m, Overall height: 138 m
Registrant: Booth & Associates, Inc., 1011 Schaub Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606, Phone: (919) 851-8770, Email:
- Sr 242 2.45 Km Nne (Lat: 35.037222 Lon: -78.498889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 1 m, Overall height: 138 m
Registrant: Christian Listening Network Inc Dba , Clinton, NC 28328, Phone: (910) 592-8948 - 8402 Roseboro Rd (Lat: 34.963056 Lon: -78.467778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 68.3 m
Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, 1150 Connecticut Avenue Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 467-5700, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Hwy 242 1.6 Km N (Lat: 35.037389 Lon: -78.498611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137 m, Call Sign: KNJL513
Assigned Frequencies: 154.463 MHz
Grant Date: 05/25/2004, Expiration Date: 07/11/2014, Certifier: Brian Linens
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 1140 Connecticut Ave Nw 1140, Washington, DC 20036, Fax: (202) 331-7639 - Int Of Hwy 242 & State Rd 1329 (Lat: 35.078778 Lon: -78.481944), Call Sign: KNCE807, Licensee ID: L00608294
Assigned Frequencies: 157.725 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/2002, Expiration Date: 03/01/2013
Registrant: Fann, Kenneth Dba Fann Farms, 1379 Tyndall Bridge Rd, Salemburg, NC 28385, Phone: (910) 564-2811
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - SALEMBURG, 8402 Roseboro Rd (Lat: 34.963056 Lon: -78.467778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 68.3 m, Call Sign: WPVJ219
Assigned Frequencies: 6745.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/25/2002, Expiration Date: 06/25/2012, 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:
- Salemburg, Nc-242 1.5 Miles North Of (Lat: 35.037222 Lon: -78.498889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.1 m, Overall height: 138 m, Call Sign: WQFC353
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/13/2006, Expiration Date: 06/13/2016, Certifier: Harold Meacombs
Registrant: North Carolina Highway Patrol, 4702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4702, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
- Hwy 242 1 Mi N Of (Lat: 35.037389 Lon: -78.498611), Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 138.1 m, Call Sign: KJH47, Licensee ID: L01110408
Assigned Frequencies: 2025.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/1986, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012, Cancellation Date: 10/05/2009
Registrant: Wect License Subsidiary, LLC, 201 Monroe Street Rsa Tower, 20th Floor, Montgomery, AL 36104
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KE4MTE
Grant Date: 06/24/1994, Expiration Date: 06/24/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/27/2006
Registrant: Michael D Williams, Rt 1 Bix 155b, Salemburg, NC 28385 - Call Sign: KG4AHA, Licensee ID: L01430773
Grant Date: 09/13/2008, Expiration Date: 09/30/2018
Registrant: James W Blevins, Po Box410, Salemburg, NC 28385
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Salemburg, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 27 | 67.0 years |
| John | 22 | 74.4 years |
| William | 22 | 76.8 years |
| Mary | 17 | 80.3 years |
| Annie | 16 | 80.9 years |
| Willie | 10 | 69.1 years |
| Henry | 9 | 72.3 years |
| Eva | 8 | 81.0 years |
| George | 8 | 73.9 years |
| Robert | 8 | 74.7 years |
| Most common last names in Salemburg, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Williams | 55 | 64.7 years |
| Holland | 23 | 74.0 years |
| Butler | 23 | 73.3 years |
| Mclamb | 20 | 72.1 years |
| Royal | 19 | 78.0 years |
| Hall | 19 | 77.8 years |
| Fann | 18 | 70.6 years |
| Crumpler | 17 | 71.4 years |
| Warren | 17 | 73.2 years |
| Spell | 17 | 77.0 years |
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