Montgomery 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
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.85. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Star and their reported violations in the past:
PINE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-21-2001), St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
DOVER BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between DEC-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-05-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2002)
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
GREEN GROVE UNITED CH OF GOD (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-21-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 19 routine major monitoring violations
- 11 regular monitoring violations
- 10 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.8%
(19.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 6.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 56.8% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Star, NC
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Star 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 above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Star (2011 data):
- The Fidelity Bank: Star Branch at 217 South Main Street, branch established on 1960/06/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $1,422.4 mil, Deposits: $1,234.1 mil, headquarters in Fuquay Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Star (based on Montgomery County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.13%
| Here | | 45.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 42.2% | 28.2% | 13.9% | 5.8% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 34.3% | 31.4% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 1.4% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | United Church of Christ | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
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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: 4 | This county: | 1.46 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Montgomery County: | 0.37 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Montgomery County: | 5.86 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Montgomery County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.8% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Montgomery County: | 19.1% | | North Carolina: | 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 | $3,321 | $39,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $10,426 | $31,278 | 1 | $230 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,819 | $40,914 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,652 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $20,566 | $35,256 | 3 | $1,882 |
Star government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $317,000 ($361.87)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $365,000 ($416.67)
Police Protection: $174,000 ($198.63)
Water Utilities: $156,000 ($178.08)
Central Staff Services: $131,000 ($149.54)
Regular Highways: $105,000 ($119.86)
Solid Waste Management: $63,000 ($71.92)
General Public Buildings: $17,000 ($19.41)
Fire Protection: $12,000 ($13.70)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($10.27)
General - Other: $8,000 ($9.13)
Libraries: $5,000 ($5.71)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($1.14)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $93,000 ($106.16)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,000 ($29.68)
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($14.84)
Rents: $12,000 ($13.70)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $78,000 ($89.04)
Central Staff: $19,000 ($21.69)
Regular Highways: $16,000 ($18.26)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($9.13)
Water Utilities: $8,000 ($9.13)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $492,000 ($561.64)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $136,000 ($155.25)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $86,000 ($98.17)
Highways: $36,000 ($41.10)
- Tax - Property: $223,000 ($254.57)
NEC: $2,000 ($2.28)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $171,000 ($195.21)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,155 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.42% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,811 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | 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 Star:
- WJRM (1390 AM; 1 kW; TROY, NC; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKXR (1260 AM; 5 kW; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: RANDOLPH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
Strongest FM radio stations in Star:
- WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- WTJY (89.5 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
- WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
- WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS. L.L.C.)
- WABZ-FM (100.9 FM; ALBEMARLE, NC; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- WBFY (90.3 FM; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Star:
- WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
- WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
- WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W29BC (Channel 29; BISCOE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
- WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WYBE-CA (Channel 44; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MULTIMEDIA NETWORK OF NC, INC)
Star fatal accident list:
Oct 15, 1999 07:35 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Tim McCaffrey, Cagle Road (Lat: 35.449694 Lon: -79.787167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 86.6 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 16689 Se 59th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
- Tim McCaffrey, Cagle Road (Lat: 35.449694 Lon: -79.787167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 86.6 m
Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 16689 Se 59th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:
- Kellye Abernathy, T&t Farms Road (Lat: 35.479139 Lon: -79.861000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive; Ms:a3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422 - Edward G Roach, Cagle Road (Lat: 35.449694 Lon: -79.787167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 86.6 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- KELLYE E ABERNATHY, T&t Farms Road (Lat: 35.479139 Lon: -79.861000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Licensee ID: L00024153
Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422 - Muayyad Mustafa, T&t Farms Road (Lat: 35.479139 Lon: -79.861000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Licensee ID: L00024153
Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 406 Main St (Lat: 35.358472 Lon: -79.781694), Call Sign: WRB591, Licensee ID: L00076227
Assigned Frequencies: 153.545 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 07/13/2014
Registrant: Star, Town Of, 406 Main St, Star, NC 27356, Phone: (919) 428-4623
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KG4JOL, Licensee ID: L00285294
Grant Date: 09/19/2000, Expiration Date: 09/19/2010, Certifier: Tom C Shoe
Registrant: Tom C Shoe, Star, NC 27356 - Call Sign: KI4OFF, Licensee ID: L01130564
Grant Date: 03/20/2006, Expiration Date: 03/20/2016, Certifier: Darrell L Reeves
Registrant: Darrell L Reeves, 226 Wright St, Star, NC 27356
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172S (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 239P , Serial Number: 172S9613, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 03/10/2004
Registrant (Individual): Leonard H Jr Kern, 454 Black Ankle Rd, Star, NC 27356 - Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER 100-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4201X , Serial Number: 5201, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 03/25/1971
Registrant (Corporation): Sport Air LLC, Po Box 340, Star, NC 27356 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4859F , Serial Number: 17273089, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 08/15/1979
Registrant (Individual): Neil W Perryman, 1928 Jason Rd, Star, NC 27356 - Aircraft: CESSNA 337G (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 53710 , Serial Number: 33701800, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/10/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Sport Air LLC, Po Box 340, Star, NC 27356 - Aircraft: BEECH AT-11 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 152 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6251C , Serial Number: 44-72015, Year manufactured: 1942, Airworthiness Date: 08/26/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Sport Air LLC, Po Box 340, Star, NC 27356
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Star, NC
| Most common first names in Star, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 32 | 67.2 years |
| William | 29 | 65.0 years |
| Mary | 26 | 78.9 years |
| John | 17 | 74.6 years |
| Robert | 14 | 70.2 years |
| Walter | 12 | 72.4 years |
| Charles | 10 | 69.0 years |
| Roy | 10 | 65.7 years |
| George | 9 | 74.4 years |
| Ethel | 9 | 79.1 years |
| Most common last names in Star, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Davis | 53 | 70.0 years |
| Freeman | 37 | 74.1 years |
| Dunn | 27 | 74.0 years |
| Allen | 18 | 74.7 years |
| Williamson | 18 | 76.1 years |
| Williams | 18 | 76.4 years |
| Greene | 16 | 68.2 years |
| Mabe | 14 | 76.3 years |
| Callicutt | 14 | 74.9 years |
| Britt | 13 | 74.6 years |
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