Columbus County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.8%
(20.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.7% for Black residents, 12.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 9.9% for other race residents, 70.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.2 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 57.3% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
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:
- 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 (2011 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Tabor City Main Branch at 301 Hickman Road, branch established on 1937/11/01. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 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: $562.0 mil, Deposits: $492.7 mil, headquarters in Whiteville, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Waccamaw Bankshares, Inc
- First Bank: Tabor City Branch 8 at 102 East Fifth Street, branch established on 1898/01/01. Info updated 2011/01/25: Bank assets: $3,289.4 mil, Deposits: $2,759.1 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 98 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Columbus County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Tabor City (based on Columbus County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.69%
| Here | | 53.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Original Free Will Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
|---|
| Adherents | 65.8% | 11.8% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
|---|
| Congregations | 50.0% | 14.0% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
|---|
| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Charismatic Churches Independent | Assemblies of God | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 4.6% |
|---|
| Congregations | 2.9% | 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 15 | Columbus County: | 2.78 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Columbus County: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43 | Columbus County: | 7.97 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Here: | 5.37 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.1% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Columbus County: | 31.7% | | State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Columbus County: | 15.7% | | State: | 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 |
2 | $11,593 | $69,558 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $20,674 | $31,011 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,799 | $21,588 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $5,232 | $31,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $16,147 | $19,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,380 | $38,280 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,972 | $29,832 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $4,889 | $58,668 | 4 | $394 |
| Totals for Government |
28 | $71,686 | $30,723 | 4 | $394 |
Tabor City government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $458,000 ($182.76)
Solid Waste Management: $300,000 ($119.71)
All Other: $141,000 ($56.26)
Parks and Recreation: $19,000 ($7.58)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $499,000 ($199.12)
Regular Highways: $478,000 ($190.74)
Liquor Stores: $377,000 ($150.44)
Sewerage: $334,000 ($133.28)
Solid Waste Management: $302,000 ($120.51)
Housing and Community Development: $257,000 ($102.55)
Central Staff Services: $219,000 ($87.39)
Water Utilities: $143,000 ($57.06)
Local Fire Protection: $133,000 ($53.07)
General - Other: $121,000 ($48.28)
Parks and Recreation: $83,000 ($33.12)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($2.39)
Libraries: $5,000 ($2.00)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $90,000 ($35.91)
Housing and Community Development: $10,000 ($3.99)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $65,000 ($25.94)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($1.20)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $400,000 ($159.62)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,000 ($11.97)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $70,000 ($27.93)
Interest Earnings: $49,000 ($19.55)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,071,000 ($826.42)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,041,000 ($814.45)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $208,000 ($83.00)
Regular Highways: $202,000 ($80.61)
Police Protection: $24,000 ($9.58)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($0.80)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,352,000 ($539.51)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $409,000 ($163.21)
Water Utilities: $196,000 ($78.21)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $179,000 ($71.43)
General Local Government Support: $121,000 ($48.28)
Transit Utilities: $110,000 ($43.89)
Highways: $93,000 ($37.11)
- Tax - Property: $765,000 ($305.27)
NEC: $18,000 ($7.18)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $16,000 ($6.38)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $7,000 ($2.79)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($0.40)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $819,000 ($326.82)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $115,000 ($45.89)
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:
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:
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 road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Tabor City, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 13
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 15
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Tabor City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Tabor City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Tabor City, NC
| Most common first names in Tabor City, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 86 | 67.6 years |
| John | 63 | 72.4 years |
| William | 62 | 72.0 years |
| Mary | 46 | 76.2 years |
| Annie | 34 | 80.9 years |
| Robert | 28 | 67.6 years |
| Henry | 28 | 74.1 years |
| George | 24 | 74.2 years |
| Willie | 23 | 69.0 years |
| Joseph | 21 | 72.4 years |
| Most common last names in Tabor City, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Fowler | 113 | 75.5 years |
| Gore | 91 | 75.0 years |
| Norris | 66 | 72.2 years |
| Watts | 65 | 70.4 years |
| Spivey | 65 | 72.5 years |
| Long | 59 | 70.1 years |
| Soles | 59 | 68.9 years |
| Wright | 55 | 76.9 years |
| Cox | 54 | 74.6 years |
| Smith | 50 | 67.7 years |
| Businesses in Tabor City, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Subway | 1 | | | |
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