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Moore County

Population in July 2007: 2,131. Population change since 2000: +0.9%
 

Males: 1,006  (47.2%)
Females: 1,125  (52.8%)
Median resident age:  63.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28327.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $74,726 (it was $60,035 in 2000)
Whispering Pines:  $74,726
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $289,964 (it was $177,500 in 2000)
Whispering Pines:  $289,964
North Carolina:  $145,700
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Races in Whispering Pines:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Whispering Pines: 95.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (29.3%), German (20.6%), Irish (11.8%), United States (8.5%), Scottish (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 350 feet

Land area: 3.03 square miles.

Population density: 703 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Whispering Pines

  • High school or higher: 97.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 17.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whispering Pines village

  • Never married: 5.8%
  • Now married: 81.5%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

78 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.8% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

This village:  3.7%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Whispering Pines, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Whispering Pines to the number of sex offenders is 2131 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

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

Whispering Pines:  0.7% ($1,234)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)
Whispering Pines satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (33.8 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (63.3 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (438.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Southern Pines, NC (5.4 miles ), Carthage, NC (5.7 miles ), Vass, NC (6.2 miles ), Pinehurst, NC (7.6 miles ), Taylortown, NC (9.0 miles ), Aberdeen, NC (9.0 miles ), Cameron, NC (9.4 miles) , Ashley Heights, NC (11.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.26 N, Longitude: 79.37 W

Area code: 910

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Population change in the 1990s: +641 (+44.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Whispering Pines by Year
Type 2001 2002 2004 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0101
    per 100,000 0.046.30.045.9
Burglaries 2037
    per 100,000 94.10.0138.6321.1
Thefts 157310
    per 100,000 705.6323.9138.6458.7
Auto thefts 1000
    per 100,000 47.00.00.00.0
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 38.622.215.250.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.28
US city average:  3.00

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Whispering Pines-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.0 miles away from the Whispering Pines village 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 40.6 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 395 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Whispering Pines topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Whispering Pines:
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PINEHURST, NC)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SANFORD, NC)
  • BEHAVORIAL HEALTH OF CAPE FEAR VALLEY (about 31 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Whispering Pines, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whispering Pines:
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 2 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
  • POPE AFB (about 27 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 40 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whispering Pines:
  • P K AIRPARK (about 21 miles; RAEFORD, NC; ID: 5W4)
  • SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 30 miles; SANFORD, NC; ID: TTA)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 30 miles; STAR, NC; ID: 43A)

Amtrak station near Whispering Pines:
  • 6 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 Whispering Pines:
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 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 44 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 45 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 58 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)

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Reservoirs: Shadow Lake (A), Spring Valley Lake (B), Fly Rod Lake (C), Pine Lake (D), Thagards Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  79.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whispering Pines, NC



Whispering Pines compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below 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 rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Whispering Pines travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Moore County North Carolina:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (96%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

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
Firefighters 1$1,800$21,6000$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$17,999$30,8550$0
Other Government Administration 4$8,795$26,3850$0
Streets and Highways 4$8,076$24,2280$0
Totals for Government 16$36,670$27,5030$0



Whispering Pines government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $8,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $43,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $371,000
    Solid Waste Management: $218,000
    Regular Highways: $134,000
    Financial Administration: $122,000
    Parks & Recreation: $91,000
    Fire Protection: $79,000
    General - Other: $39,000
    Central Staff Services: $26,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $298,000
    All Other: $54,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $471,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $421,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $35,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,062,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $101,000
    General Support: $89,000
    All Other: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $707,000
    NEC: $18,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $443,000

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 Whispering Pines:
  • WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WQNX (1350 AM; 3 kW; ABERDEEN, NC; Owner: GOLF CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIOZ (550 AM; 1 kW; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MUIRFIELD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WYRU (1160 AM; 5 kW; RED SPRINGS, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WWGP (1050 AM; 1 kW; SANFORD, NC; Owner: WWGP BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Whispering Pines:
  • W290AD (105.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS. L.L.C.)
  • WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFJA (105.5 FM; SANFORD, NC; Owner: WWGP BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
  • WBFY (90.3 FM; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXU (101.1 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • W202BQ (88.3 FM; ABERDEEN, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORP.)
  • WDCG (105.1 FM; DURHAM, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Whispering Pines:
  • 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)
  • WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WUNC-TV (Channel 4; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W19CA (Channel 19; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W67CD (Channel 67; SANFORD, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA B/CING. CORP., INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Whispering Pines, North Carolina:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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

Whispering Pines fatal accident list:
Apr 15, 2001 04:40 AM, Cardinal Drive, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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