Arlington, North Carolina
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Males: 371 | (45.5%) |
Females: 445 | (54.5%) |
Median resident age: | 36.5 years |
North Carolina median age: | 35.3 years |
Zip codes: 28642.
Arlington: | $41,231 |
NC: | $67,481 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,172 (it was $14,469 in 2000)
Arlington town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,210 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
Arlington: | $157,210 |
NC: | $280,600 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Arlington, NC
- 72491.1%White alone
- 486.0%Black alone
- 192.4%Hispanic
- 40.5%Two or more races
Races in Arlington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: United States (24.5%), English (11.7%), German (7.3%), Irish (5.5%), French (3.0%), Dutch (1.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 07/23/1930
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 0.84 square miles.
Population density: 970 people per square mile (low).
5 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.6% |
North Carolina: | 5.3% |
Arlington town: | 0.8% ($508) |
North Carolina: | 0.9% ($826) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (33.1 miles , pop. 185,776).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (57.5 miles , pop. 223,891).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (404.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 36.23 N, Longitude: 80.83 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 336
Here: | 2.7% |
North Carolina: | 3.2% |
- Textile mills & textile products (14.8%)
- Health care (10.2%)
- Construction (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.1%)
- Textile mills & textile products (22.5%)
- Construction (13.9%)
- Truck transportation (6.4%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.3%)
- Public administration (4.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.3%)
- Health care (16.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.7%)
- Textile mills & textile products (8.4%)
- Educational services (8.0%)
- Apparel (5.8%)
- Social assistance (5.8%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.9%)
Average climate in Arlington, North Carolina
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Arlington-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.8 miles away from the Arlington town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
On 5/7/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused $50 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Arlington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 22.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 197.7 miles away from Arlington center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 219.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 188.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Arlington center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Yadkin County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Arlington:
- HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
- UNIHEALTH POST-ACUTE CARE-ELKIN (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
- HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL NURSING (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
- ELKIN DIALYSIS CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; ELKIN, NC)
- YADKIN I (Hospital, about 8 miles away; HAMPTONVILLE, NC)
- YADKIN NURSING CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; YADKINVILLE, NC)
- YADKIN NURSING CARE CTR INC (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; YADKINVILLE, NC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arlington:
- Surry Community College (about 13 miles; Dobson, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,686)
- Wilkes Community College (about 21 miles; Wilkesboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,292)
- Mitchell Community College (about 31 miles; Statesville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,458)
- Wake Forest University (about 32 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 6,407)
- Forsyth Technical Community College (about 34 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 7,190)
- Winston-Salem State University (about 36 miles; Winston-Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 5,378)
- NASCAR Technical Institute (about 44 miles; Mooresville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,350)
Points of interest:
Church in Arlington: Arlington First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Arlington Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Cobb Creek (A), Beaverdam Creek (B), Jonesville Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.2 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 68.8% |
Whole state: | 69.4% |
This town: | 5.1% |
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: 0.8% of all households
This town: | 16.9% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This town: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
For population 15 years and over in Arlington:
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 7.2%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 16.1%
For population 25 years and over in Arlington:
- High school or higher: 65.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes
Here: | 13.6 |
North Carolina average: | 13.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Arlington, NC (based on Yadkin County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 16,660 | 58 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,184 | 31 |
Black Protestant | 668 | 4 |
Catholic | 460 | 2 |
Other | 11 | 1 |
None | 15,689 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Yadkin County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Yadkin County: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Yadkin County: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.49 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.2% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Yadkin County: | 30.5% |
North Carolina: | 28.3% |
This county: | 17.6% |
State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Arlington:
- 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)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
- WTOB (1380 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORP)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Arlington:
- WIFM-FM (100.9 FM; ELKIN, NC; Owner: VON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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,)
- WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKZL (107.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: DICK BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. OF TENNESSEE)
- W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
- W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXRI (91.3 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Arlington:
- WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WXII-TV (Channel 12; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXII HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
Arlington fatal accident list:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
C) Refinancings | ||
---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $81,475 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $75,970 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0503.00
- 45.2%Electricity
- 43.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.0%Wood
- 66.0%Electricity
- 19.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
Arlington compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below 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 significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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