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Population in July 2007: 2,624. Population change since 2000: +3.9%
 

Males: 1,187  (45.2%)
Females: 1,437  (54.8%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28463.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,286 (it was $22,551 in 2000)
Tabor City:  $27,286
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,030 (it was $61,800 in 2000)
Tabor City:  $97,030
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,257; Detached houses: $143,725; Townhouses or other attached units: $89,371; In 2-unit structures: $47,126; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $40,517; Mobile homes: $44,286
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Races in Tabor City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.8%)
  • Black (32.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Tabor City: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (22.4%), English (9.0%), Irish (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), German (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 106 feet

Land area: 2.94 square miles.

Population density: 891 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Tabor City

  • High school or higher: 63.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tabor City town

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 43.5%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 13.1%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

32 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Tabor City, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tabor City to the number of sex offenders is 262 to 1.

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

Tabor City:  1.1% ($661)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (55.2 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (116.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (453.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Loris, SC (2.5 miles ), Floyds, SC (3.5 miles ), Chadbourn, NC (3.5 miles ), Cerro Gordo, NC (3.5 miles ), Brunswick, NC (3.7 miles ), Longs, SC (3.8 miles ), Fair Bluff, NC (3.8 miles ), Whiteville, NC (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $262,500
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $78,700
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $115,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,300
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $136,500
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,400
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $138,800

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Latitude: 34.15 N, Longitude: 78.87 W

Area code: 910

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Tabor City, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+1.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



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Crime in Tabor City by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 02131
    per 100,000 0.077.137.8112.537.3
Robberies 108563
    per 100,000 391.8308.5189.2225.1111.9
Assaults 6620201613
    per 100,000 2586.2771.3756.7600.2484.9
Burglaries 122116966959
    per 100,000 4780.64473.63632.22588.12200.7
Thefts 1321081329585
    per 100,000 5172.44165.14994.33563.43170.5
Auto thefts 547810
    per 100,000 195.9154.3264.9300.1373.0
Arson 11010
    per 100,000 39.238.60.037.50.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 1192.0800.6713.6625.3471.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.43
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tabor City, North Carolina

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Tabor City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Tabor City town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/9/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Tabor City topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Tabor City:
  • LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LORIS, SC)
  • COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; WHITEVILLE, NC)
  • CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; CONWAY, SC)

Political contributions by individuals in Tabor City, NC

Airports located in Tabor City: See detailed data for Airports located in Tabor City, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tabor City:
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 42 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 57 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
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Church in Tabor City: Forest Lawn Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Economy Inn (1406 East 5th Street).

Court: Columbus County Judicial System - County Courts- Foreclosures Involuntary Commitments Name Cha (110 West 4th Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tabor City and their reported violations in the past:

BOARDMAN, TOWN OF (Population served: 125, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-01-2005)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-19-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2002)
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JUN-11-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation
OLD ZION WESYLAN CHURCH (Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
DULAH MISS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  62.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  26.0%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

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


People in group quarters in Tabor City
  • 78 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 8 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Tabor City compared to North Carolina state average:

Tabor City, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Tabor City (2009 data):
  • Cooperative Bank: Tabor City Branch 8 at 102 East Fifth Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $974.6 mil, Deposits: $696.3 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Cooperative Bankshares, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Tabor City Main Branch at 301 Hickman Road, branch established on 1937-11-01. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Waccamaw Bank: Tabor City Branch at 105 Hickman Road, branch established on 1997-09-02. Info updated 2006-06-06: Bank assets: $538.0 mil, Deposits: $418.7 mil, headquarters in Whiteville, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc



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2004 Presidential Election results in Columbus County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
  • Electricity (43%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Tabor City

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchOriginal Free Will BaptistsChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents65.8%11.8%6.2%2.9%2.8%
Congregations50.0%14.0%8.1%5.1%5.1%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchCatholic Church Charismatic Churches IndependentAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.3%1.2%1.0%4.6%
Congregations2.9%1.5%0.7%1.5%11.0%
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.


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 2$11,593$69,5580$0
Police Protection - Officers 8$20,674$31,0110$0
Police - Other 1$1,799$21,5880$0
Firefighters 2$5,232$31,3920$0
Streets and Highways 10$16,147$19,3760$0
Sewerage 2$6,380$38,2800$0
Water Supply 2$4,972$29,8320$0
Other and Unallocable 1$4,889$58,6684$394
Totals for Government 28$71,686$30,7234$394


Tabor City government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $458,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    All Other: $141,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $499,000
    Regular Highways: $478,000
    Liquor Stores: $377,000
    Sewerage: $334,000
    Solid Waste Management: $302,000
    Housing and Community Development: $257,000
    Central Staff Services: $219,000
    Water Utilities: $143,000
    Local Fire Protection: $133,000
    General - Other: $121,000
    Parks and Recreation: $83,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
    Libraries: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $90,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $65,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $400,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $70,000
    Interest Earnings: $49,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,071,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,041,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $202,000
    Police Protection: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,352,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $409,000
    Water Utilities: $196,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $179,000
    General Local Government Support: $121,000
    Transit Utilities: $110,000
    Highways: $93,000
  • Tax - Property: $765,000
    NEC: $18,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $16,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $7,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $819,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $115,000

4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.55%
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:
from Horry County, SC  0.47% ($20,813 average AGI)
from Brunswick County, NC  0.41% ($31,406)
from New Hanover County, NC  0.38% ($36,923)


4.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,743 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.37%
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:
to Horry County, SC  0.51% ($25,977 average AGI)
to Brunswick County, NC  0.47% ($41,163)
to New Hanover County, NC  0.41% ($23,913)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tabor City:
  • WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
  • WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLSC (1240 AM; 1 kW; LORIS, SC; Owner: J.A.R.C. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
  • WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tabor City:
  • WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJXY-FM (93.9 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WEZV (105.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Tabor City:
  • WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Tabor City, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 12
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 14
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
  • Fatal accident count: 95
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 146
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
  • Fatalities: 102
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 255
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14
See more detailed statistics of Tabor City fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Tabor City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 54
  • Hazardous Condition: 17

Incident types - Tabor City


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Tabor City, NC

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