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Surry County

Population in 2010: 1,074. Population change since 2000: +2.4%
Males: 524  (48.8%)
Females: 550  (51.2%)

Median resident age:  41.1 years
North Carolina median age:  41.9 years

Zip codes: 27031.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,866 (it was $34,079 in 2000)
White Plains:

$41,866
North Carolina:

$43,674
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,605

White Plains CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $120,547 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
White Plains:

$120,547
North Carolina:

$155,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $132,854; Detached houses: $161,076; Mobile homes: $59,809

Median gross rent in 2009: $645.

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White Plains races chart
  • White alone - 996 (92.7%)
  • Hispanic - 45 (4.2%)
  • Black alone - 11 (1.0%)
  • American Indian alone - 9 (0.8%)
  • Two or more races - 7 (0.7%)
  • Asian alone - 5 (0.5%)
  • Other race alone - 1 (0.09%)

Races in White Plains detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in White Plains: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (58.7%), German (13.0%), English (9.3%), Irish (1.9%), Polish (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 4.08 square miles.

Population density: 264 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in White Plains:

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in White Plains CDP:

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
North Carolina:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $759 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,113 (0.8%)
White Plains satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (31.4 miles , pop. 185,776).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (51.9 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (386.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Toast, NC (2.0 miles ), Mount Airy, NC (2.1 miles ), Flat Rock, NC (2.4 miles ), Dobson, NC (2.4 miles ), Pilot Mountain, NC (3.2 miles ), Cana, VA (3.2 miles ), Boonville, NC (3.9 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.44 N, Longitude: 80.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 336

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.4%
North Carolina:

9.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (38%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Wholesale trade (3%)
  • Other services, except public administration (3%)
  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Other services, except public administration (20%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (15%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Tornado activity:

White Plains-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.2 miles away from the White Plains place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category F3 tornado 31.9 miles away from the place center injured 30 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

White Plains-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from White Plains center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from White Plains center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Surry County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near White Plains:

  • NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; MOUNT AIRY, NC)
  • HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
  • TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 22 miles away; GALAX, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in White Plains, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Plains:

  • Wake Forest University (about 30 miles; Winston Salem, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,909)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College (about 33 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 4,471)
  • Winston-Salem State University (about 34 miles; Winston-Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • New River Community College (about 47 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 2,107)
  • Davidson County Community College (about 48 miles; Thomasville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,006)
  • Guilford College (about 49 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,312)
  • High Point University (about 49 miles; High Point, NC; FT enrollment: 3,170)

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Churches in White Plains include: White Plains Friends Meeting House (A), White Plains Baptist Church (B), Dover Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: White Plains Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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Surry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
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AQI  PM10

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 11.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:

11.9
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.5 miles away from the city center.
City:

12.8
U.S.:

22.1

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

NEIGHBORS STORE NO 5 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
NEIGHBOR`S STORE NO 15 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.2%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.1%
Whole state:  67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
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: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in White Plains, NC


White Plains compared to North Carolina state average:

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


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


White Plains travel time to work - commute
White Plains mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Surry County North Carolina:


2008 Presidential Election results in Surry County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for White Plains (based on Surry County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.74%
Here50.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Friends (Quakers)Catholic Church
Adherents61.6%13.2%3.0%2.7%2.2%
Congregations41.1%17.3%4.2%4.2%1.8%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentLDS (Mormon) Church USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther
Adherents2.2%1.7%1.6%1.6%10.1%
Congregations0.6%1.2%2.4%2.4%25.0%
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: 16
Surry County:

2.22 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Surry County:

0.69 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
Surry County:

6.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 63
Here:

8.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.7%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Surry County:

27.5%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.0%
State:

15.6%

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.73%
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 Forsyth County, NC  0.55% ($32,978 average AGI)
from Stokes County, NC  0.48% ($31,345)
from Yadkin County, NC  0.38% ($26,340)


4.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.81%
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 Forsyth County, NC  0.63% ($35,077 average AGI)
to Stokes County, NC  0.62% ($33,928)
to Yadkin County, NC  0.41% ($25,287)

Strongest AM radio stations in White Plains:

  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WYZD (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DOBSON, NC; Owner: GOSPEL BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHEO (1270 AM; 5 kW; STUART, VA; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTOB (1380 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP)

Strongest FM radio stations in White Plains:

  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W285DJ (104.9 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC,)
  • W212AW (90.3 FM; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO)
  • WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WJMH (102.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENSBORO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)

TV broadcast stations around White Plains:

  • WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WUNL-TV (Channel 26; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • 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.)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in White Plains)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Lat: 36.443889 Lon: -80.633889, Call Sign: WQEV744
    Assigned Frequencies: 159.810 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/27/2006, Expiration Date: 04/27/2016, Certifier: Warren Booker
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • TURNER MOUNTAIN, Atop Turner Mountain (Lat: 36.426694 Lon: -80.659778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WMQ217
    Assigned Frequencies: 5974.85 MHz, 6750.00 MHz, 6820.00 MHz, 6780.00 MHz, 6800.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 10552.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John E Rooney
    Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:


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