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Catawba County

Population in 2010: 8,759. Population change since 2000: -7.2%
Males: 4,315  (49.3%)
Females: 4,444  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  40.5 years
North Carolina median age:  41.9 years

Zip codes: 28601.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $36,637 (it was $41,790 in 2000)
St. Stephens:

$36,637
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,066

St. Stephens CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $119,029 (it was $96,100 in 2000)
St. Stephens:

$119,029
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $123,125; Detached houses: $139,073; Townhouses or other attached units: $98,700; Mobile homes: $31,464

Median gross rent in 2009: $573.

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St. Stephens races chart
  • White alone - 6,922 (79.0%)
  • Hispanic - 904 (10.3%)
  • Asian alone - 388 (4.4%)
  • Black alone - 359 (4.1%)
  • Two or more races - 153 (1.7%)
  • American Indian alone - 17 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 14 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2 (0.02%)

Races in St. Stephens detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in St. Stephens: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.0%), German (16.4%), English (6.7%), Irish (5.7%), Dutch (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 9.81 square miles.

Population density: 893 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in St. Stephens:

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Stephens CDP:

  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

736 residents are foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This place:  7.8%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $673 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $552 (0.5%)
St. Stephens satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (35.8 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (46.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (444.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bethlehem, NC (1.8 miles ), Hickory, NC (1.9 miles ), Conover, NC (2.2 miles ), Northlakes, NC (2.3 miles ), Brookford, NC (2.4 miles ), Long View, NC (2.6 miles ), Newton, NC (2.8 miles ), Mountain View, NC (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 35.77 N, Longitude: 81.28 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,572 (-37.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 328 (6.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

11.1%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (37%)
  • Other services, except public administration (13%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Health care and social assistance (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Wholesale trade (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (31%)
  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3%)

Work and jobs in St. Stephens: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in St. Stephens, North Carolina

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Tornado activity:

St. Stephens-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the St. Stephens place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 10.0 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

St. Stephens-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 91% 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 92.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from St. Stephens center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.5 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 32.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from St. Stephens center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Catawba County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 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 St. Stephens:

  • FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; HICKORY, NC)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; HICKORY, NC)
  • CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; LENOIR, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Stephens:

  • Catawba Valley Community College (about 5 miles; Hickory, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,135)
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 14 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 2,172)
  • NASCAR Technical Institute (about 27 miles; Mooresville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,200)
  • Gaston College (about 33 miles; Dallas, NC; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • Appalachian State University (about 39 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 14,923)
  • Gardner-Webb University (about 43 miles; Boiling Springs, NC; FT enrollment: 2,457)
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (about 45 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,428)

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Notable location: Propst Store (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in St. Stephens include: Trinity Church (A), Sandy Ridge Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Falling Creek (A), Herman Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Catawba County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.7. This is about average.
City:

33.7
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

16.3
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.2
U.S.:

9.6
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 3.62. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

3.62
U.S.:

3.63


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.4%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.5% for Black residents, 19.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 88.8% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.8%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Stephens, NC

People in group quarters in St. Stephens:

  • 54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 43 people in nursing homes
  • 4 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents

St. Stephens compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage 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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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


St. Stephens travel time to work - commute
St. Stephens mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (51%)
  • Utility gas (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Catawba County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Catawba County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for St. Stephens (based on Catawba County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.51%
Here60.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchCatholic Church
Adherents36.1%16.8%13.4%9.7%5.1%
Congregations30.0%16.9%12.1%5.8%1.0%
NameUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents3.5%2.9%1.7%1.5%9.4%
Congregations4.8%2.9%1.4%1.0%24.2%
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: 33
Catawba County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
Catawba County:

0.90 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 82
Catawba County:

5.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 124
Here:

7.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

9.2%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Catawba County:

26.4%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

17.0%
State:

15.6%

6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,065 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.79%
North Carolina average:

8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)
Catawba County:

0.04%
North Carolina average:

0.17%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Burke County, NC  0.72% ($31,433 average AGI)
from Caldwell County, NC  0.57% ($28,517)
from Lincoln County, NC  0.55% ($35,239)


6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.15%
North Carolina average:

7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($494 average AGI)
Catawba County:

0.05%
North Carolina average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Burke County, NC  0.63% ($27,954 average AGI)
to Caldwell County, NC  0.54% ($29,689)
to Lincoln County, NC  0.50% ($33,464)

Strongest AM radio stations in St. Stephens:

  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WAIZ (630 AM; 1 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: NEWTON-CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNNC (1230 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, NC; Owner: NEWTON-CONOVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYCV (900 AM; 1 kW; GRANITE FALLS, NC; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Stephens:

  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPIR (88.1 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around St. Stephens:

  • WHKY-TV (Channel 14; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W66BT (Channel 66; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
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 ORIGINATED46$129,52747$165,690226$149,2729$71,62311$71,1073$66,190
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$58,7402$163,04012$162,0462$91,8450$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$146,4437$101,22752$139,5967$41,0601$155,6201$130,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$91,2221$276,29039$142,3981$205,9601$224,1000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$107,4151$131,4409$188,9992$67,0950$01$131,440
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.01 , 0103.02, 0103.03, 0103.04

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$207,6875$158,280
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$02$138,625
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$156,110
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$04$178,470
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$114,870
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.01 , 0103.02, 0103.03, 0103.04

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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