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Moore County

Population in July 2008: 883. Population change since 2000: +4.5%
 

Males: 422  (47.8%)
Females: 461  (52.2%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,314 (it was $30,781 in 2000)
Taylortown:  $38,314
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,013
Taylortown:  $16,013
North Carolina:  $24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,654 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
Taylortown:  $107,654
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Taylortown:

  • Black (69.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (27.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Taylortown: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (5.1%), United States (4.7%), Irish (4.4%), English (2.2%), Italian (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 450 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 734 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Taylortown

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taylortown town

  • Never married: 31.3%
  • Now married: 45.2%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
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:

Taylortown:  0.7% ($451)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Taylortown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (34.3 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (62.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (407.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pinehurst, NC (1.5 miles ), Foxfire, NC (2.3 miles ), Seven Lakes, NC (2.4 miles ), Southern Pines, NC (2.4 miles ), Aberdeen, NC (2.6 miles ), Whispering Pines, NC (2.7 miles ), Pinebluff, NC (2.8 miles ), Carthage, NC (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 35.22 N, Longitude: 79.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+24.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Financial managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.27
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Taylortown, North Carolina

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Taylortown-area historical tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.3 miles away from the Taylortown town center killed 7 people and injured 100 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 40.1 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Taylortown-area historical earthquake activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 94% 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 69.2 miles away from Taylortown center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 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 77.0 miles away from Taylortown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Taylortown topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Taylortown:
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PINEHURST, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SANFORD, NC)

Amtrak station near Taylortown:
  • 7 miles: SOUTHERN PINES (N. WEST BROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Taylortown:
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 41 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 45 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Taylortown, NC



Taylortown compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Taylortown travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Moore County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (62%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Taylortown

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchUnited Church of Christ
Adherents31.6%17.8%17.3%12.8%3.7%
Congregations23.9%18.6%17.7%2.7%4.4%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchFriends (Quakers)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents2.9%2.7%2.4%1.3%7.6%
Congregations0.9%0.9%5.3%3.5%22.1%
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 1$2,486$29,8325$2,269
Police Protection - Officers 3$17,699$70,7960$0
Parks and Recreation 1$1,877$22,5240$0
Water Supply 0$0 3$2,590
Totals for Government 5$22,062$52,9498$4,859



Taylortown government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $71,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $60,000
    Parks & Recreation: $57,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $98,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
    Police Protection: $56,000
    Fire Protection: $48,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    General Public Buildings: $25,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
    General - Other: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $133,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - Rents: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $345,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,000
    General Support: $23,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $156,000
    NEC: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $65,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

8.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.01%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($979 average AGI)
Moore County:  0.14%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, NC  0.49% ($39,027 average AGI)
from Richmond County, NC  0.29% ($47,989)
from Lee County, NC  0.29% ($50,816)


6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.09%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($845 average AGI)
Moore County:  0.11%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wake County, NC  0.36% ($39,486 average AGI)
to Lee County, NC  0.33% ($32,337)
to Cumberland County, NC  0.33% ($33,753)


Strongest AM radio stations in Taylortown:
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIOZ (550 AM; 1 kW; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MUIRFIELD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQNX (1350 AM; 3 kW; ABERDEEN, NC; Owner: GOLF CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Taylortown:
  • WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS. L.L.C.)
  • W290AD (105.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBFY (90.3 FM; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W202BQ (88.3 FM; ABERDEEN, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORP.)
  • WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WKRR (92.3 FM; ASHEBORO, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
  • WFJA (105.5 FM; SANFORD, NC; Owner: WWGP BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Taylortown:
  • WYBE-CA (Channel 44; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MULTIMEDIA NETWORK OF NC, INC)
  • WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • 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.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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