Wilson 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
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 18.2. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.08. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 3.09. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.6%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 51.3% for Black residents, 6.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 6.6% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | North Carolina: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.1% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saratoga, NC
Saratoga compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Saratoga (based on Wilson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.41%
| Here |  | 38.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 24.3% | 18.3% | 17.2% | 8.3% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 13.6% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 10.4% |
| Congregations | 13.6% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 24.3% |
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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: 17 | This county: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Wilson County: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | Wilson County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46 | This county: | 6.01 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 50 | Wilson County: | 6.53 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.9% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 31.4% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wilson County: | 18.6% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,882 | $22,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,362 | $26,172 | 0 | $0 |
Saratoga government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $82,000 ($200.98)
Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($41.67)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $74,000 ($181.37)
Central Staff Services: $52,000 ($127.45)
Solid Waste Management: $39,000 ($95.59)
Water Utilities: $32,000 ($78.43)
General - Other: $6,000 ($14.71)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($12.25)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($4.90)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($4.90)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000 ($56.37)
All Other: $7,000 ($17.16)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($44.12)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $36,000 ($88.24)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $23,000 ($56.37)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $11,000 ($26.96)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000 ($29.41)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($14.71)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000 ($75.98)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($4.90)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $34,000 ($83.33)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($2.45)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $271,000 ($664.22)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000 ($85.78)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000 ($34.31)
General Support: $5,000 ($12.25)
- Tax - Property: $73,000 ($178.92)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $44,000 ($107.84)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($2.45)
5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,899 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.21% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Wilson County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,657 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.40% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($198 average AGI)| Wilson County: | 0.04% | | North Carolina average: | 0.10% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Saratoga:
- WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGHB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA, INC.)
- WNCT (1070 AM; 10 kW; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WVOT (1420 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: KINGDOM EXPANSION CORPORATION)
- WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLLY (1350 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ AND LEONOR RODRIGUEZ, JT TENANTS)
- WGBR (1150 AM; 5 kW; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WEED (1390 AM; 5 kW; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WRNS (960 AM; 5 kW; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Saratoga:
- WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFXK (104.3 FM; TARBORO, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WRQM (90.9 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WRSV (92.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: NORTHSTAR BROADCATING CORPORATION)
- WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WNCT-FM (107.9 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: WNCT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
- WAGO (88.7 FM; SNOW HILL, NC; Owner: PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC.)
- WGPM (94.3 FM; FARMVILLE, NC; Owner: ABG NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
- WSAY-FM (98.5 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WKIX (102.3 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKNS (90.3 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: CRAVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
- W276AX (103.1 FM; PRINCETON, ETC., NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- WZUP (104.7 FM; ROSE HILL, NC; Owner: CONNER MEDIA CORPORATION)
- W287AH (105.3 FM; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W201BY (88.1 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Saratoga:
- WUNK-TV (Channel 25; GREENVILLE, 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.)
- WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- WNCR-LP (Channel 20; WILSON, NC; Owner: ON THE MAP, INC.)
- WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
- WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WYDO (Channel 14; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF EASTERN CAROLINA LICENSE LLC)
- W60CV (Channel 60; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W66DK (Channel 66; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHIG-LP (Channel 57; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: ACTION COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEPX (Channel 38; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENVILLE LICENSE, INC.)
- WHFL-LP (Channel 56; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: FREE LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W63CW (Channel 63; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Saratoga
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Saratoga, NC
| Most common first names in Saratoga, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 8 | 74.9 years |
| William | 7 | 69.3 years |
| James | 4 | 66.5 years |
| Robert | 4 | 66.3 years |
| Bessie | 3 | 79.3 years |
| Minnie | 3 | 86.7 years |
| Willie | 3 | 78.0 years |
| George | 2 | 78.0 years |
| Carl | 2 | 65.5 years |
| Joe | 2 | 78.5 years |
| Most common last names in Saratoga, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 6 | 62.6 years |
| Walston | 5 | 78.4 years |
| Whitley | 5 | 70.8 years |
| Gardner | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Cobb | 4 | 70.7 years |
| Skinner | 4 | 84.2 years |
| Lemmons | 3 | 82.3 years |
| Bryant | 3 | 76.9 years |
| Harrell | 3 | 74.1 years |
| Ellis | 3 | 66.0 years |
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