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Hoke County

Population in 2010: 882. Population change since 2000: -23.0%
Males: 418  (47.4%)
Females: 464  (52.6%)

Median resident age:  45.4 years
North Carolina median age:  41.9 years

Zip codes: 28376.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $20,138 (it was $25,238 in 2000)
Silver City:

$20,138
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $12,140

Silver City CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $70,770 (it was $46,200 in 2000)
Silver City:

$70,770
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $76,580; Detached houses: $80,674; Townhouses or other attached units: $50,441; Mobile homes: $64,438

Median gross rent in 2009: $663.

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Silver City races chart
  • Black alone - 792 (89.8%)
  • White alone - 34 (3.9%)
  • Two or more races - 28 (3.2%)
  • Hispanic - 18 (2.0%)
  • American Indian alone - 9 (1.0%)
  • Asian alone - 1 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Silver City: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 1.53 square miles.

Population density: 575 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Silver City:

  • High school or higher: 52.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silver City CDP:

  • Never married: 37.5%
  • Now married: 31.6%
  • Separated: 5.7%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $738 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $338 (0.6%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (18.3 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (65.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (412.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Raeford, NC (0.9 miles ), Bowmore, NC (2.4 miles) , Dundarrach, NC (2.5 miles) , Five Points, NC (2.7 miles ), Rockfish, NC (3.0 miles ), Ashley Heights, NC (3.2 miles ), Wagram, NC (3.3 miles ), Shannon, NC (3.4 miles) .

Latitude: 34.99 N, Longitude: 79.23 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.0%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (24%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (50%)
  • Manufacturing (22%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
  • Construction (0%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (26%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

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Tornado activity:

Silver City-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Silver City place center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category F4 tornado 21.8 miles away from the place center injured 21 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Silver City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.6 miles away from Silver City center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Hoke County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Flood: 1, Tornado: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Silver City:

  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; PINEHURST, NC)
  • CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
  • SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; LAURINBURG, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Silver City, NC

Amtrak stations near Silver City:

  • 16 miles: SOUTHERN PINES (N. WEST BROAD ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver City:

  • Fayetteville Technical Community College (about 18 miles; Fayetteville, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,496)
  • Fayetteville State University (about 20 miles; Fayetteville, NC; FT enrollment: 4,481)
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke (about 22 miles; Pembroke, NC; FT enrollment: 4,818)
  • Campbell University Inc (about 40 miles; Buies Creek, NC; FT enrollment: 4,229)
  • Wake Technical Community College (about 55 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 4,554)
  • Francis Marion University (about 61 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,329)
  • Johnston Community College (about 62 miles; Smithfield, NC; FT enrollment: 2,166)

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Churches in Silver City include: Mount Calvary Church (A), Rockfish Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Hoke 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
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AQI  SO2 PM10 PM2.5 Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 25.1. This is better than average.
City:

25.1
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 1.11. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

1.11
U.S.:

2.43
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.7. This is better than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
City:

16.7
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 5.00. This is significantly better than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
City:

5.00
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.0%
(100.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.4% for Black residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
North Carolina:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.4%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Silver City, NC


Silver City compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Median household income 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.
  • Renting percentage below 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 (%)


Silver City travel time to work - commute
Silver City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Wood (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Hoke County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Hoke County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Silver City (based on Hoke County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 22.46%
Here22.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchOther
Adherents58.5%19.3%13.3%4.6%4.4%
Congregations41.4%17.2%20.7%3.4%17.2%
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: 8
This county:

1.90 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Hoke County:

4.27 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Hoke County:

1.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.8%
State:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

32.7%
North Carolina:

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

21.3%
North Carolina:

15.6%

16.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

16.45%
North Carolina average:

8.53%

0.76% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,457 average AGI)
Hoke County:

0.76%
North Carolina average:

0.17%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, NC  7.06% ($31,763 average AGI)
from Robeson County, NC  0.73% ($23,088)
from Moore County, NC  0.51% ($21,476)


13.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

13.28%
North Carolina average:

7.27%

0.36% of residents moved to foreign countries ($873 average AGI)
Hoke County:

0.36%
North Carolina average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, NC  4.30% ($30,287 average AGI)
to Robeson County, NC  0.78% ($19,085)
to Moore County, NC  0.64% ($31,935)

Strongest AM radio stations in Silver City:

  • WMFA (1400 AM; 1 kW; RAEFORD, NC; Owner: W & V BROADCASTING)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKKE (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: FERRIS YARNELL LOCKLEAR)
  • WQNX (1350 AM; 3 kW; ABERDEEN, NC; Owner: GOLF CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Silver City:

  • WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUKS (107.7 FM; ST. PAULS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS. L.L.C.)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W290AD (105.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCCG (104.5 FM; HOPE MILLS, NC; Owner: DR. JAMES E. CARSON)
  • WBFY (90.3 FM; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W202BQ (88.3 FM; ABERDEEN, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Silver City:

  • WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYBE-CA (Channel 44; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MULTIMEDIA NETWORK OF NC, INC)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLPS-LP (Channel 7; LUMBERTON/PEMBROKE, NC; Owner: BILLY RAY LOCKLEAR)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W67DU (Channel 67; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPEM-LP (Channel 47; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: GERALD LOCKLEAR)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KD4EOE, Licensee ID: L00394118
    Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 09/03/2011, Certifier: Carl D Skipper
    Registrant: Carl D Skipper, 34 Hoot Owl Ln, Silver City, NC 27344
  • Call Sign: KE4KQA
    Grant Date: 03/29/1994, Expiration Date: 03/29/2004, Cancellation Date: 03/30/2006
    Registrant: Louis P Forrisi Jr, Rt 2 Box 99b, Silver City, NC 27344



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED11$149,0623$79,04318$137,0942$26,0903$73,9271$82,620
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$98,9900$02$96,0550$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$100,3601$69,0707$84,9991$10,7401$111,7800$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$127,6450$06$107,0100$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$104,3700$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9703.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$53,720
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9703.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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