Cleveland County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

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Races in Cleveland County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.5 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 46,306	(48.1%)
Females: 49,981	(51.9%)

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Cleveland County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,045
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$413
State:	$532

Cleveland County:	$102,000
North Carolina:	$145,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 34
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 559
• Thefts: 912
• Auto thefts: 117

Cleveland County:	22.1%
North Carolina:	14.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cleveland County is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $595 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $784 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shelby, Kings Mountain, Boiling Springs, Belwood, Kingstown, Light Oak, Grover, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, Fallston.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County, South Carolina , Burke County , Gaston County , York County, South Carolina , Lincoln County , Rutherford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cleveland County: Woodbridge Golf Course (A), Fairview Farms (B), River Bend Golf Course (C), Pine Grove Golf Club (D), Blanton Industrial Park (E), Little Theater (F), Cleveland County Maintenance (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cleveland County include: New Home Church (A), New Camp Creek Church (B), New Buffalo Church (C), New Bethel Church (D), Allen Memorial Church (E), Washington Church (F), Ledford Grove Church (G), Mulls Chapel (H), Lee Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: McCraw Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Lattimore Cemetery (3), Green Cemetery (4), Ruppe Cemetery (5), Ellis Cemetery (6), Elliott Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Montonia, Lake (A), Mount Pleasant Fishing Lake (B), Lake Montania (C), Kings Mountain Mica Company Lake (D), Kings Mountain Number One Lake (E), Kings Mountain City Lake Number Two (F), Lake Houser (G), Stice Shoal Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grog Creek (A), Long Creek (B), Grassy Branch (C), Lick Branch (D), Parker Branch (E), Persimmon Creek (F), Flag Branch (G), First Broad River (H), Little Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cleveland County include: Crossroads Music Park (1), Marlwood Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	15.6%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 4,276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,657 (31% naturalized citizens)

Cleveland County:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,503
• One, attached: 446
• Two: 1,199
• 3 or 4: 890
• 5 to 9: 782
• 10 to 19: 332
• 20 or more: 377
• Mobile homes: 8,764
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Cleveland County with a mortgage: 12,128 (1,449 second mortgage, 1,949 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,746

Here:	64.3% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Cleveland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 52 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Cleveland County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 91% 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 77.4 miles away from Cleveland County center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.7 miles away from Cleveland County center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 33.9 miles away from Cleveland County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 35,947 (82%) Carpooled: 6,025 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%) Taxi: 44 (0%) Motorcycle: 72 (0%) Bicycle: 29 (0%) Walked: 721 (2%) Other means: 263 (1%) Worked at home: 874 (2%)

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Cleveland County:	0.06%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

3.13% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($18,336 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($12,851 average AGI)

Cleveland County:	1.87%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Gaston County, NC	1.26% ($26,615 average AGI)
from Rutherford County, NC	0.45% ($28,073)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.28% ($46,304)
from Lincoln County, NC	0.21% ($24,972)
from Cherokee County, SC	0.14% ($30,043)
from York County, SC	0.13% ($28,190)
from Catawba County, NC	0.11% ($24,135)

5.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.15%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)

Cleveland County:	0.03%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

3.35% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($19,873 average AGI)
1.77% relocated to other states ($11,239 average AGI)

Cleveland County:	1.77%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Gaston County, NC	1.35% ($28,452 average AGI)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.43% ($34,056)
to Rutherford County, NC	0.37% ($31,073)
to Cherokee County, SC	0.20% ($23,485)
to Lincoln County, NC	0.19% ($31,063)
to Catawba County, NC	0.11% ($25,800)
to York County, SC	0.10% ($39,324)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,241 (13,530 aged, 3,711 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 82,478 (20,610 male householders, 6,566 female householders)

  20,737 spouses, 27,761 children (24,768 natural, 768 adopted, 2,225 stepchildren), 2,414 grandchildren, 630 brothers or sisters, 582 parents, 1,372 other relatives, 1,806 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,313 (4,252 male householders (3,535 living alone)), 5,619 female householders (5,202 living alone)), 1,442 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,496 (1,046 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,915 2-persons, 6,868 3-persons, 5,279 4-persons, 2,074 5-persons, 725 6-persons, 315 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,737 1-person, 931 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

96.1% of residents of Cleveland County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $517,360,000 ($5265 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,695,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $256,824,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $107,644,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,223,000
Federal grants: $128,087,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,336,000 ($7,035,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,246,000 ($586,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $382,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,134,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,029,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.77 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

61% of Cleveland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.

Cleveland County:	60.8%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 74773
• Northeast: 3148
• Midwest: 2727
• South: 12624
• West: 932

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,100

Here:	4.0%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	5.8%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	38.8%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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