St. Stephens, North Carolina

Back to St. Stephens, NC housing info, Catawba County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for St. Stephens, NC Catawba County Population in July 2007: 10,308. Males: 5,268   (51.1%) Females: 5,040   (48.9%) Median resident age:   35.9 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28601. Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,944 (it was $41,790 in 2000) St. Stephens:   $43,944 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,882 St. Stephens:   $19,882 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,436 (it was $96,100 in 2000) St. Stephens:   $128,436 North Carolina:   $145,700 St. Stephens, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in St. Stephens: White Non-Hispanic (83.7%) Hispanic (9.8%) Other race (4.1%) Black (2.7%) Other Asian (1.5%) Two or more races (1.3%) American Indian (0.7%) Vietnamese (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in St. Stephens: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about St. Stephens, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. St. Stephens is mentioned 33 times on our forum: 'The Rural Life, Small-Town' thread  (238 replies) Nearby counties to hickory  (24 replies) Possible Relocation to Hickory  (54 replies) Non religious bias?  (22 replies) catawba county  (7 replies) Info for Hickory and Surrounding Areas (schools, etc)  (4 replies) 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: 1051 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in St. Stephens, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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St. Stephens-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (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 4 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.

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 St. Stephens 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 the city 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 St. Stephens 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 the city 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 St. Stephens center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in St. Stephens: Propst Store (A), Saint Stephens (B). Display/hide their locations 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

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.3%
Whole state:	68.9%

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

This place:	7.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

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

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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%

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%

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)