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Alamance County

Population in July 2007: 1,024. Population change since 2000: +2.7%
 

Males: 480  (47.0%)
Females: 544  (53.0%)
Median resident age:  41.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 27359.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,801 (it was $51,719 in 2000)
Swepsonville:  $54,801
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $176,567 (it was $121,500 in 2000)
Swepsonville:  $176,567
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $209,954; Detached houses: $226,227; Townhouses or other attached units: $104,720; Mobile homes: $28,571

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Races in Swepsonville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Swepsonville: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.4%), English (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%), Irish (5.7%), German (5.5%), Italian (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1997

Elevation: 530 feet

Land area: 1.03 square miles.

Population density: 993 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Swepsonville

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swepsonville town

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Swepsonville:  0.5% ($568)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Durham, NC (30.9 miles , pop. 187,035).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (32.1 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (398.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Graham, NC (3.9 miles ), Haw River, NC (4.7 miles ), Saxapahaw, NC (5.6 miles ), Green Level, NC (6.7 miles ), Mebane, NC (7.5 miles ), Woodlawn, NC (7.5 miles ), Burlington, NC (7.6 miles ), Alamance, NC (9.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 38 buildings, average cost: $157,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
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Latitude: 36.03 N, Longitude: 79.35 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +347 (+60.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
  • Private households (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)


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Average climate in Swepsonville, North Carolina

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Swepsonville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Swepsonville town center killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 42.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Swepsonville topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Swepsonville:
  • ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
  • CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 22 miles; SILER CITY, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Swepsonville, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Swepsonville:
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID: DAN)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 42 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Swepsonville:
  • HURDLE FIELD (about 7 miles; MEBANE, NC; ID: 4W7)
  • BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 8 miles; BURLINGTON, NC; ID: BUY)
  • HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (about 16 miles; LIBERTY, NC; ID: N61)

Amtrak station near Swepsonville:
  • 8 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swepsonville:
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 18 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 11,898)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 31 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)

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Notable location: Quarry Hills Country Club and Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Swepsonville, NC



Swepsonville compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Swepsonville travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Alamance County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$730
Sewerage 0$0 1$445
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,175



Swepsonville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $204,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $145,000
    Water Utilities: $62,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $113,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $189,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $756,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $87,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $40,000
  • Tax - NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $17,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.29%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Alamance County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Guilford County, NC  1.00% ($37,384 average AGI)
from Orange County, NC  0.77% ($34,930)
from Durham County, NC  0.31% ($51,130)


5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
Alamance County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Guilford County, NC  1.13% ($35,034 average AGI)
to Orange County, NC  0.47% ($33,657)
to Wake County, NC  0.32% ($48,133)


Strongest AM radio stations in Swepsonville:
  • WSML (1200 AM; 10 kW; GRAHAM, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPCM (920 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGSB (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MEBANE, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBAG (1150 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON-GRAHAM, NC)
  • WRTP (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDNC (620 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WCHL (1360 AM; 5 kW; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: WCHL-WDNC, INC.)
  • WWBG (1470 AM; 10 kW; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING COPORATION)
  • WTIK (1310 AM; 5 kW; DURHAM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Swepsonville:
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOZN (98.7 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WVBZ (100.3 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQMG-FM (97.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMQX-FM (93.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXYC (89.3 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: STUDENT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGBT (94.5 FM; EDEN, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXDU (88.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: DUKE UNIVERSITY)
  • WNCU (90.7 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY)
  • WNAA (90.1 FM; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: NC AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WSOE (89.3 FM; ELON COLLEGE, NC; Owner: ELON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Swepsonville:
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • 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.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGPX (Channel 16; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: PAXSON GREENSBORO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WDRL-TV (Channel 24; DANVILLE, VA; Owner: DANVILLE TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP)
  • WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WIWW-LP (Channel 26; DURHAM, NC; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Christine A Verre, Alamance County Landfill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 148 m, Overall height: 154.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00132131
    Registrant: Pinnacle Towers LLC, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2000, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Alamance County Landfill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 148 m, Overall height: 154.5 m, Call Sign: WPAR400
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.287 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/15/2001, Expiration Date: 07/25/2011, Cancelation Date: 08/10/2001, Certifier: Donna Comer
    Registrant: Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer LLP, 2300 N Street N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037-1128, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851
  • Alamance County Landfill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 148 m, Overall height: 154.5 m, Call Sign: WPIE706
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.587 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 09/28/2010, Cancelation Date: 07/09/2001, Certifier: Donna Comer
    Registrant: Paging Network Inc, 1500 International Pkwy, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081, Phone: (972) 801-0304, Fax: (972) 801-0330

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Front St, Call Sign: KDB512, Licensee ID: L00079065
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.220 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012
    Registrant: County Of Alamance, County Courthouse, Graham, NC 27253, Phone: (910) 570-6776
  • Alamance County Landfill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 148 m, Overall height: 154.5 m, Call Sign: WPPG837
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.120 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/15/2004, Expiration Date: 12/15/2014, Certifier: John B Breitmeier
    Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants, Inc., Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996
  • Almance County Landfill, Type: Tower, Structure height: 148 m, Overall height: 154.5 m, Call Sign: WPUE641
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.220 MHz, 154.385 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/19/2002, Expiration Date: 02/19/2012, Certifier: Drew D Sharpe
    Registrant: Commonwealth Radio Services Inc, 5688 Us Hwy 29n, Blairs, VA 24527, Phone: (804) 836-9146, Fax: (804) 836-9151

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC8FLD, Licensee ID: L01230193
    Grant Date: 01/03/2007, Expiration Date: 01/03/2017, Certifier: Rodion Kornienko
    Registrant: Rodion Kornienko, Swepsonville, NC 27359

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