Erwin, North Carolina

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Population in July 2007: 4,774. Population change since 2000: +4.8%

Males: 2,272	(47.6%)
Females: 2,502	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	39.2 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28339.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,500 (it was $29,521 in 2000)

Erwin	$32,500
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $87,700 (it was $68,400 in 2000)

Erwin	$87,700
North Carolina:	$145,700

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Races in Erwin:

White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
Black (16.0%)
Hispanic (4.1%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Erwin: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (31.6%), Irish (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), English (3.4%), French (1.9%), German (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 4.02 square miles.

Population density: 1188 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Erwin

High school or higher: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Erwin town

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 9.8%

223 residents are foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

This town:	4.9%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Erwin, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Erwin to the number of sex offenders is 597 to 1.

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

Erwin:	1.0% ($684)
North Carolina:	0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (24.5 miles , pop. 121,015).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (34.4 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (404.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dunn, NC (4.3 miles ), Coats, NC (5.8 miles ), Linden, NC (6.9 miles) , Godwin, NC (7.3 miles) , Buies Creek, NC (7.6 miles ), Plain View, NC (8.9 miles ), Falcon, NC (9.2 miles ), Benson, NC (9.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $59,900
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $71,300
1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $84,800
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $79,700
2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $81,100
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $80,800
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $80,800
2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $80,800
2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $92,000
2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $132,000
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,000
2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $145,000

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Latitude: 35.32 N, Longitude: 78.67 W

16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 910

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Erwin, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +333 (+7.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (17%)
Construction (12%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Food (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (17%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Crime in Erwin by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	21.7	21.3	0.0	0.0	41.4	0.0
Robberies	1	4	3	4	0	1
per 100,000	21.7	85.3	63.9	83.8	0.0	20.5
Assaults	5	7	13	8	5	6
per 100,000	108.4	149.3	276.8	167.6	103.6	122.7
Burglaries	68	75	57	60	60	73
per 100,000	1473.8	1599.5	1213.8	1257.3	1243.0	1493.5
Thefts	140	141	158	131	119	120
per 100,000	3034.2	3007.0	3364.6	2745.2	2465.3	2455.0
Auto thefts	12	6	19	13	12	18
per 100,000	260.1	128.0	404.6	272.4	248.6	368.2
Arson	0	1	3	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	21.3	63.9	21.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	290.9	315.0	326.4	320.2	259.4	262.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.89
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Erwin, North Carolina

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Erwin, North Carolina average temperatures

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Erwin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 28% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Erwin town center killed 4 people and injured 70 people.

On 3/28/1984, a category 4 tornado 30.7 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.

Hospital/medical center in Erwin:

GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (410 DENIM DR PO BOX 668)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Erwin:

BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; DUNN, NC)
FAYETTEVILLE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Erwin, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Erwin:

POPE AFB (about 26 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 27 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 39 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; ID: RDU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Erwin:

HARNETT COUNTY (about 6 miles; ERWIN, NC; ID: HRJ)
TRIPLE W (about 21 miles; RALEIGH, NC; ID: 5W5)
JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 25 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID: JNX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Erwin:

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 8 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,299)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 33 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 23,918)
MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 34 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 2,173)

Public high school in Erwin:

Triton High (Location: 215 Maynard Lake Road; Grades: 9 - 12)

Private high school in Erwin:

CAPE FEAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 137; Location: 138 ERWIN CHAPEL RD; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Erwin:

Erwin Elementary (Location: 301 S 10th St; Grades: 3 - 5)

Private elementary/middle school in Erwin:

MALTHOUSE APPLEWORKS SCHOOL (Students: 47; Location: 408 B EAST JACKSON BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)

User submitted facts and corrections:

MALTHOUSE APPLEWORKS SCHOOL was closed a few years ago.

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Shopping Center: Harnett Crossings Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Erwin include: West M Street Pentecostal Church (A), Saint Stephens Episcopal Church (B), Porters Chapel (C), East Erwin Baptist Church (D), Erwin Church of God (E), Erwin Presbyterian Church (F), Erwin United Methodist Church (G), First Baptist Church of Erwin (H), First Free Will Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Erwin Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	20.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.5%

Erwin compared to North Carolina state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Erwin (2007 data):

Branch Banking and Trust Company: Erwin Branch at 111 Denim Drive, branch established on 1971-01-25. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
First Federal Bank: 100 East H Street Branch at 540 East Jackson Boulevard, branch established on 1958-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $197.2 mil, Deposits: $168.0 mil, headquarters in Dunn, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
SunTrust Bank: Erwin Branch 350 at 101 North 13th Street, branch established on 1955-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.

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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
Water Supply	3	$7,315	$29,260	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	9	$22,229	$29,639	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$5,083	$30,498	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,993	$23,916	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$9,013	$36,052	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$4,982	$29,892	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,767	$21,204	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,729	$20,748	0	$0
Local Libraries	2	$4,036	$24,216	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,685	$28,110	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	3	$6,943	$27,772	0	$0
Totals for Government	29	$69,774	$28,872	0	$0

Erwin government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $601,000
Solid Waste Management: $167,000

All Other: $123,000

Parks & Recreation: $34,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $841,000
General Public Buildings: $39,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $493,000
Police Protection: $474,000

Regular Highways: $432,000

Central Staff Services: $383,000

Solid Waste Management: $288,000

Water Utilities: $211,000

Parks & Recreation: $191,000

Fire Protection: $107,000

Libraries: $92,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $65,000

General - Other: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $35,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $432,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $77,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,145,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,131,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $397,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $61,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,073,000
Other, NEC: $605,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $143,000
Water Utilities: $74,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $159,000
Interest Earnings: $58,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $35,000
Water Utilities: $33,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,049,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $257,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $169,000
General Support: $134,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $769,000
NEC: $48,000

Motor Vehicle License: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,060,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,107 average AGI)
Harnett County: 0.44%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

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

from Cumberland County, NC	2.42% ($34,012 average AGI)
from Wake County, NC	1.20% ($36,057)
from Lee County, NC	0.75% ($25,340)

9.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.63%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($972 average AGI)
Harnett County: 0.23%
North Carolina average: 0.10%

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

to Cumberland County, NC	1.62% ($28,680 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	1.36% ($30,951)
to Lee County, NC	0.87% ($28,758)

Strongest AM radio stations in Erwin:

WCKB (780 AM; 7 kW; DUNN, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WPYB (1130 AM; daytime; 7 kW; BENSON, NC; Owner: BENSON-DUNN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WLLN (1370 AM; 5 kW; LILLINGTON, NC; Owner: ESTUARDO VALDEMAR RODRIGUEZ)
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.)
WRBZ (850 AM; 10 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: ALCHEMY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP #1)
WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRY (1460 AM; 5 kW; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC)
WIDU (1600 AM; 5 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: W I D U BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMPM (1270 AM; 5 kW; SMITHFIELD, NC; Owner: CAROLINA BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WHPY (1590 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, NC; Owner: FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WCLN (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, NC; Owner: BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Erwin:

WCCE (90.1 FM; BUIES CREEK, NC; Owner: CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED)
WUAW (88.3 FM; ERWIN, NC; Owner: CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
WQDR (94.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WCLN-FM (107.3 FM; CLINTON, NC; Owner: CHRISTIAN LISTENING NETWORK, INC.)
WQSM (98.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBBB (96.1 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAROLINA MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WRCQ (103.5 FM; DUNN, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNNL (103.9 FM; FUQUAY-VARINA, NC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WYMY (96.9 FM; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: NEW AGE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
WRSN (93.9 FM; BURLINGTON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUNC (91.5 FM; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL)
WZFX (99.1 FM; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWMY (102.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WWND, L.L.C.)
WSHA (88.9 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: SHAW UNIVERSITY)
WFSS (91.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Erwin:

WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
WUVC (Channel 40; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPITAL BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WRAZ (Channel 50; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAZ-TV, INC.)
WACN-LP (Channel 34; APEX, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
W66DF (Channel 66; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
W64CN (Channel 64; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WHOA-LP (Channel 60; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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