Balfour, North Carolina Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,200
Males: 628   (52.3%)
Females: 572   (47.7%)

Henderson County

Median resident age:   41.6 years
North Carolina median age:   35.3 years

Zip codes: 28791 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,100 (it was $28,889 in 2000)
Balfour   $28,100
North Carolina:   $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,600 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
Balfour   $118,600
North Carolina:   $127,600

Balfour, NC residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Balfour:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.5%)
  • Hispanic (5.9%)
  • Black (4.8%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


Latest news from Balfour, NC collected exclusively by usaelectionpolls.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: English (12.6%), German (12.5%), Irish (10.8%), United States (10.8%), Dutch (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2200 feet

Land area: 1.84 square miles.

Population density: 652 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Balfour

For population 25 years and over in Balfour

  • High school or higher: 69.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Balfour CDP

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

105 residents are foreign born (4.9% Latin America, 2.4% Asia, 1.4% Europe).

This place:   8.8%
North Carolina:   5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Balfour:   0.4% ($429)
North Carolina:   0.8% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (17.1 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (113.6 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (574.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hendersonville, NC (2.1 miles ), Mountain Home, NC (2.4 miles ), Laurel Park, NC (2.6 miles ), Valley Hill, NC (3.4 miles ), Barker Heights, NC (3.6 miles ), Flat Rock, NC (5.7 miles ), East Flat Rock, NC (5.8 miles ), Fletcher, NC (6.3 miles ).

Latitude: 35.35 N, Longitude: 82.48 W


112 people in state prisons

Area code commonly used in this area: 828



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction laborers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)


Average climate in Balfour, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Balfour-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.8 miles away from the Balfour place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 40.0 miles away from the place center injured 40 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Balfour:
  • MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)
  • PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; FLETCHER, NC)
  • THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 11 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Balfour:
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 8 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 37 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Balfour:
  • HENDERSONVILLE (about 6 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; ID: 0A7)
  • TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 13 miles; BREVARD, NC; ID: 22W)
  • MEYERS (about 21 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Balfour:
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 21 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)

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Notable location: State Prison Camp Number 124 (A) .

Creeks: Clear Creek (A) , Brittain Creek (B) .

Park in Balfour: Berkeley Ball Park (1) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.3 people
North Carolina:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   66.7%
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: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   5.1%
Whole state:   12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.8%
Whole state:   5.5%

Balfour compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.





2004 Presidential Election results in Henderson County North Carolina:



8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,762 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.39%
North Carolina average:   8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)
Henderson County:   0.04%
North Carolina average:   0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Buncombe County, NC  1.96% ($44,461 average AGI)
from Transylvania County, NC  0.36% ($31,900)
from Polk County, NC  0.18% ($37,152)


6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.49%
North Carolina average:   7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Henderson County:   0.04%
North Carolina average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Buncombe County, NC  1.57% ($45,806 average AGI)
to Transylvania County, NC  0.28% ($29,404)
to Polk County, NC  0.23% ($33,695)


Strongest AM radio stations in Balfour:
  • WHKP (1450 AM; 1 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: RADIO HENDERSONVILLE, INC.)
  • WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Balfour:
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Balfour:
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • W31AZ (Channel 31; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLOS (Channel 13; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W35AV (Channel 35; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WUNF-TV (Channel 33; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W14AS (Channel 14; WEST ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WAEN-LP (Channel 64; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • W08BP (Channel 8; BEAVER DAM, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

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