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Burke County

Population in July 2007: 1,080. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 527  (48.8%)
Females: 553  (51.2%)
Median resident age:  38.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,400 (it was $36,397 in 2000)
Glen Alpine  $34,400
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $101,200 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
Glen Alpine  $101,200
North Carolina:  $145,700

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Races in Glen Alpine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
  • Other Asian (13.3%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Glen Alpine: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.7%), German (11.4%), Irish (10.7%), English (7.4%), French (4.3%), Italian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1206 feet

Land area: 1.85 square miles.

Population density: 583 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Glen Alpine

  • High school or higher: 65.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Alpine town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

176 residents are foreign born (14.2% Asia, 1.9% Latin America).

This town:  16.1%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Glen Alpine, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Glen Alpine to the number of sex offenders is 1080 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Glen Alpine:  0.7% ($603)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)

Glen Alpine satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (52.7 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (74.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (543.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Salem, NC (6.0 miles ), Morganton, NC (6.3 miles ), Drexel, NC (12.2 miles ), Valdese, NC (15.4 miles ), Marion, NC (15.7 miles ), Gamewell, NC (16.3 miles ), West Marion, NC (17.1 miles ), Rutherford College, NC (17.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.73 N, Longitude: 81.78 W


2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Glen Alpine household income distribution Glen Alpine home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+2.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.85
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Glen Alpine, North Carolina

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Glen Alpine-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Glen Alpine town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 tornado 29.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Glen Alpine topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Alpine:
  • BROUGHTON HOSP (about 8 miles; MORGANTON, NC)
  • BROUGHTON HOSPITAL-MEDICAL UNIT (about 8 miles; MORGANTON, NC)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; MORGANTON, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Glen Alpine, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Alpine:
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 28 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 66 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Alpine:
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 10 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: NC1)
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 15 miles; MORGANTON, NC; ID: MRN)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 16 miles; MARION, NC; ID: 9A9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Alpine:
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,473)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 53 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)

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Churches in Glen Alpine include: Mount Herman Church (A), Peoples Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

BRENTWOOD-JAMESTOWN ROAD (Population served: 2850, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-24-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Glen Alpine that have no violations reported:
  • BRENTWOOD WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 3290, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.8%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.8%
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.2%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Glen Alpine compared to North Carolina state average:

Glen Alpine, North Carolina environmental map by EPA

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


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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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,612
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$895
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,000$30,0000$0
Other and Unallocable 2$3,388$20,3280$0
Totals for Government 4$8,389$25,1678$2,507



Glen Alpine government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $42,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $78,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $147,000
    General - Other: $111,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $73,000
    All Other: $29,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $98,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $33,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $572,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $39,000
    General Support: $26,000
  • Tax - Property: $131,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $133,000

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($106 average AGI)
Burke County:  0.04%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catawba County, NC  1.12% ($27,954 average AGI)
from Caldwell County, NC  0.75% ($26,138)
from McDowell County, NC  0.33% ($31,806)


5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,730 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
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 Catawba County, NC  1.30% ($31,433 average AGI)
to Caldwell County, NC  0.83% ($27,234)
to McDowell County, NC  0.25% ($26,154)


Strongest AM radio stations in Glen Alpine:
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WMNC (1430 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: COOPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBRM (1250 AM; 5 kW; MARION, NC; Owner: WBRM, INC.)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glen Alpine:
  • WMNC-FM (92.1 FM; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: COOPER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFHE (90.3 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Glen Alpine:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W43AU (Channel 43; MARION, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)




Glen Alpine fatal accident list for 2003:
Oct 28, 2003 10:40 AM, Turkey Tail Lane, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Glen Alpine fatal accident list for 1996:
May 22, 1996 05:35 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1


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