Watha, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 230. Population change since 2000: +52.3%

Males: 115	(50.3%)
Females: 115	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	46.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip code: 28471

Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,795 (it was $37,500 in 2000)

Watha:	$46,795
North Carolina:	$46,549

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,075

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $139,525 (it was $82,500 in 2000)

Watha:	$139,525
North Carolina:	$154,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $137,046; Detached houses: $159,001; Mobile homes: $40,156
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Races in Watha:

White Non-Hispanic (90.1%)
Black (8.6%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Watha: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (40.4%), German (11.3%), Scotch-Irish (7.9%), Irish (3.3%), English (2.0%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 60 feet

Land area: 0.91 square miles.

Population density: 252 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Watha

High school or higher: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 14.9%
Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Watha town

Never married: 18.1%
Now married: 60.3%
Separated: 6.9%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 7.8%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Watha, North Carolina in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Watha to the number of sex offenders is 230 to 1.

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

Watha:	0.6% ($520)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (29.1 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (90.0 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (401.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Burgaw, NC (2.6 miles ), Wallace, NC (2.6 miles ), Teachey, NC (3.0 miles ), St. Helena, NC (3.1 miles ), Greenevers, NC (3.5 miles ), Rose Hill, NC (3.6 miles ), Atkinson, NC (3.8 miles ), Harrells, NC (3.8 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $200,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,500
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,800
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,400
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,600
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $89,200
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $152,800
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $163,000
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $181,300
2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $218,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.64 N, Longitude: 77.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-7.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (29%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (17%)
Public administration (17%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (11%)
Wood products (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (25%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Health care (11%)
Construction (7%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (23%)
Top executives (11%)
Painters and paperhangers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (14%)
Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
Financial managers (7%)
Legal support workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)

Average climate in Watha, North Carolina

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Watha-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.6 miles away from the Watha town center killed 3 people and injured 149 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the town center injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Watha-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Watha center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Watha:

PENDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BURGAW, NC)
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)
DUPLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; KENANSVILLE, NC)

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Amtrak station near Watha:

8 miles: WALLACE (600 N. NORWOOD ST.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watha:

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,237)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 67 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 69 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)

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

PARKERS BBQ & CATERING (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

7 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.2%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	9.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	1.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watha, NC

Watha compared to North Carolina state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Watha mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pender County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%) Electricity (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Religion statistics for Watha

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.18%

Here		33.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents	58.8%	19.3%	8.5%	6.8%	2.1%
Congregations	40.7%	14.8%	14.8%	5.6%	1.9%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other
Adherents	1.3%	1.0%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%
Congregations	3.7%	3.7%	1.9%	1.9%	11.1%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$50
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$250
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$50
Totals for Government	0	$0		7	$350

Watha government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000

Regular Highways: $12,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $2,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000

12.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,425 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.05%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Pender County: 0.07%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from New Hanover County, NC	4.41% ($45,637 average AGI)
from Onslow County, NC	0.89% ($36,261)
from Brunswick County, NC	0.42% ($32,714)

8.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,842 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.59%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($310 average AGI)
Pender County: 0.09%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to New Hanover County, NC	3.09% ($30,056 average AGI)
to Onslow County, NC	0.72% ($37,433)
to Brunswick County, NC	0.45% ($37,864)

Strongest AM radio stations in Watha:

WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WVBS (1470 AM; 1 kW; BURGAW, NC; Owner: GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSTK (910 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDJS (1430 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT OLIVE, NC; Owner: MOUNT OLIVE BROADCASTING CO.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)
WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WJCV (1290 AM; 5 kW; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: DOWN EAST BROADCASTING CO INC.)
WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WBLA (1440 AM; 5 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, NC; Owner: SOUND BUSINESS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Watha:

WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
WZKB (94.3 FM; WALLACE, NC; Owner: JG & J BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKOO (98.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRNS-FM (95.1 FM; KINSTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXQR-FM (105.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WQSL (92.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WERO (93.3 FM; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBNE (93.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Watha:

WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WCTI-TV (Channel 12; NEW BERN, NC; Owner: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WITN-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, NC; Owner: WITN LICENSEE CORP.)
WNCT-TV (Channel 9; GREENVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WUNM-TV (Channel 19; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WPXU-TV (Channel 35; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON JACKSONVILLE LICENSE, INC.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KA4PBB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/30/1995, Expiration Date: 06/30/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/01/2007
Registrant: John A Mousmoules, 1431 Old Anderson Store Rd, Watha, NC 28471
Call Sign: KB4LUD, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/12/1994, Expiration Date: 09/12/2004, Cancelation Date: 09/13/2006
Registrant: Philip R Rivenbark, 3822 Coras Grove Rd, Watha, NC 28471
Call Sign: KD4JRX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00134960
Grant Date: 11/07/2001, Expiration Date: 02/04/2012, Certifier: Ricky R Tharrington
Registrant: Ricky R Tharrington, 6357 Horse Branch Road, Watha, NC 28478
Call Sign: KD4YLJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00225226
Grant Date: 03/03/2003, Expiration Date: 04/20/2013, Certifier: Cynthia E Plante
Registrant: Cynthia E Plante, 100 Liberty Road, Watha, NC 28478-4492
Call Sign: WB3HQR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01314081
Grant Date: 08/15/2007, Expiration Date: 08/15/2017, Cancelation Date: 03/28/2008, Certifier: Jay L Barton
Registrant: Jay L Barton, 1124 Pope Rd, Watha, NC 28478
Call Sign: N3QH, Previous Call Sign: WB3HQR, Licensee ID: L01314081
Grant Date: 03/28/2008, Expiration Date: 03/28/2018, Certifier: Jay L Barton
Registrant: Jay L Barton, 1124 Pope Rd, Watha, NC 28478

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1216V , Serial Number: R1722143, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 11/30/1976
Registrant (Individual): Billy R Newton, 4394 Shiloh Rd, Watha, NC 28478
Aircraft: CESSNA 170 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4198V , Serial Number: 18531, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 02/27/1956
Registrant (Individual): Rudolph L Wells, Po Box 44, Watha, NC 28471
Aircraft: AERONCA 11AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 86097 , Serial Number: 11AC-523, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/12/1957
Registrant (Partnership): Reported Sale, Po Box 15, Watha, NC 28471

	C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$62,730
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$56,100
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9803.00

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