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Buncombe County

Population in July 2007: 2,733.
Males: 1,265  (46.3%)
Females: 1,468  (53.7%)
Median resident age:  39.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28730.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,500 (it was $46,818 in 2000)
Fairview  $55,500
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $220,800 (it was $136,100 in 2000)
Fairview  $220,800
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Fairview:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Fairview: 84.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.9%), English (15.2%), German (12.9%), Scotch-Irish (9.4%), Irish (9.1%), French (6.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 2001

Land area: 6.21 square miles.

Population density: 440 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fairview

  • High school or higher: 83.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fairview CDP

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

102 residents are foreign born (3.7% Europe).

This place:  4.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Fairview, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fairview to the number of sex offenders is 210 to 1.

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

Fairview:  0.7% ($941)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (10.9 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (110.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (567.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Swannanoa, NC (6.0 miles ), Royal Pines, NC (7.5 miles ), Black Mountain, NC (9.0 miles ), Fletcher, NC (9.0 miles ), Biltmore Forest, NC (9.1 miles ), Asheville, NC (10.9 miles ), Montreat, NC (11.5 miles ), Chimney Rock, NC (12.1 miles) .

Latitude: 35.52 N, Longitude: 82.41 W


129 people in nursing homes

Area code: 828

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Fairview-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 44.6 miles away from the Fairview place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 57.1 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fairview:
  • JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 5 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
  • THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 7 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)
  • PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FLETCHER, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Fairview, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fairview:
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 46 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 53 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairview:
  • HENDERSONVILLE (about 16 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; ID: 0A7)
  • MEYERS (about 23 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
  • TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 24 miles; BREVARD, NC; ID: 22W)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fairview:
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 15 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
Public elementary/middle school in Fairview:

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Churches in Fairview include: Brush Creek Chapel (A), Sharon Church (B), Cane Creek Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cane Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Silvers Lake (A), Spivey Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Garren Creek (A), Reed Branch (B), Reed Creek (C), Ashworth Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

CRESTVIEW ESTATES (Population served: 318, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and NOV-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (2 times from OCT-21-2005 to OCT-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-22-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-11-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-18-2002)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and DEC-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-03-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-13-2001)
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2004), St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAR-23-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-29-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • 19 routine major monitoring violations
  • 8 regular monitoring violations
  • 7 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  75.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Fairview compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fairview (2007 data):
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Fairview Road Branch at 1348 Charlotte Highway, branch established on 1984-07-31. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.



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8.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.29%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)
Buncombe County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Henderson County, NC  0.67% ($45,806 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC  0.30% ($54,829)
from Madison County, NC  0.24% ($26,653)


6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.57%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)
Buncombe County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Henderson County, NC  0.88% ($44,461 average AGI)
to Haywood County, NC  0.29% ($31,500)
to Madison County, NC  0.25% ($27,719)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fairview:
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fairview:
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W292CJ (106.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fairview:
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W35AV (Channel 35; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WAEN-LP (Channel 64; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W08BP (Channel 8; BEAVER DAM, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W14AS (Channel 14; WEST ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W27AX (Channel 27; LAKE LURE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W06AL (Channel 6; OTEEN/WARREN, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)




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