Caswell County, North Carolina (NC) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 23,608 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,883
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,787
% of renters here:   21%
State: 31%
Land area: 425 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   14.4%
Whole state:   12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   5.7%
Whole state:   5.5%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Caswell County, North Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Caswell County, North Carolina:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
  • Black (36.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   38.2 years
North Carolina median age:   35.3 years

Males: 11,896   (50.6%)
Females: 11,605   (49.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,608
County population in 2003: 23,714
Jobs in 2003: 3,691

Total labor force in 2004: 10,564
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.1%

Average household size:
Caswell County:   2.6 people
North Carolina:   2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,399 ($35,018 in 2000)
This county   $36,399
North Carolina: $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $107,621
Caswell County   $107,621
North Carolina: $127,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $390
Institutionalized population: 1,151
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Caswell County in 2000: $737

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 59
  • Burglaries: 144
  • Thefts: 205
  • Auto thefts: 30

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 39
  • Burglaries: 124
  • Thefts: 171
  • Auto thefts: 25



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 89 buildings, average cost: $115,200
  • 2001: 101 buildings, average cost: $114,700
  • 2002: 100 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 2003: 83 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 2004: 104 buildings, average cost: $147,200



2004 Presidential Election results in Caswell County North Carolina:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.1%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $528 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Caswell County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $515 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yanceyville , Milton .

2005 air pollution in Caswell County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.076 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 13.7 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 30 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alamance County , Halifax County, Virginia , Orange County , Pittsylvania County, Virginia , Person County , Rockingham County , Danville city, Virginia .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Caswell County: Dotmond (A), Yarbro (B), Red House (C), Cobbs Shop (D), Blanch Prison (E)

Churches in Caswell County include: Welcome Church (A), New Haven Church (B), Lea Bethel Church (C), New Ephesus Church (D), Hebron Church (E), Lebanon Church (F), Allens Chapel (G), Warrens Chapel (H), Allred Memorial Tabernacle (I)

Cemeteries: Apple Cemetery (1), Cooper Cemetery (2), Gilead Cemetery (3)

Reservoirs: Vinsons Lake (A), Caswell Wildlife Mgmt Area Pond T (B), Caswell Wildlife Mgmt Area Pond O (C), Carvers Lake (D), Boy Scout Lake (E), Park Spring Lake (F), Butler Pond (G), Wildwood Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grays Branch (A), Lick Fork (B), Glasby Branch (C), Panther Branch (D), Penson Creek (E), Lynch Creek (F), Pumphouse Branch (G), Rattlesnake Creek (H), Reedy Fork (I)

Park in Caswell County: Caswell Game Land (1).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   6.1%
North Carolina:   4.5%

Current college students: 786
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 378 (30% naturalized citizens)

Caswell County:   1.6%
Whole state: 5.3%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 129
  • 1990 to 1994: 48
  • 1985 to 1989: 27
  • 1980 to 1984: 37
  • 1975 to 1979: 52
  • 1970 to 1974: 12
  • 1970 to 1974: 45
  • 1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 27.2%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,272
  • One, attached: 29
  • Two: 23
  • 3 or 4: 126
  • 5 to 9: 40
  • 10 to 19: 40
  • 20 or more: 62
  • Mobile homes: 3,002
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Caswell County with a mortgage: 2,305 (165 second mortgage, 337 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,618

Agriculture in Caswell County
Average size of farms: 226 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46546
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $794.46
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.68%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39454
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.07%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61871
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.87%
Corn for grain: 514 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1055 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 888 harvested acres
Vegetables: 109 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres

Caswell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1998, a tornado injured 2 people and caused $200,000 in damages.



Most common industries for males:
  • Textile mills and textile products (16%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (37%)
  • El Salvador (7%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • Jamaica (6%)
  • Other Caribbean (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Caswell County:



  • United States or American (22%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • Italian (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 7,578 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 1,890 (19%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 116 (1%)
  • Other means: 109 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 188 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Caswell County, North Carolina
  • 969 people in state prisons
  • 152 people in nursing homes
  • 101 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,198.

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,606 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.34%
North Carolina average: 8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.09% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($21,554 average AGI)
2.25% relocated from other states ($13,052 average AGI)
Caswell County:   2.25%
North Carolina average: 4.34%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Alamance County, NC  1.33% ($30,838 average AGI)
from Danville city, VA  0.76% ($32,050)
from Rockingham County, NC  0.57% ($30,356)
from Person County, NC  0.53% ($25,381)
from Guilford County, NC  0.48% ($36,868)
from Orange County, NC  0.29% ($51,000)
from Pittsylvania County, VA  0.28% ($32,909)

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.37%
North Carolina average: 7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,638 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($9,343 average AGI)
Caswell County:   2.21%
North Carolina average: 3.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Alamance County, NC  1.40% ($27,297 average AGI)
to Danville city, VA  0.81% ($21,906)
to Rockingham County, NC  0.73% ($25,414)
to Guilford County, NC  0.47% ($28,649)
to Person County, NC  0.43% ($36,500)
to Pittsylvania County, VA  0.34% ($26,074)
to Orange County, NC  0.20% ($36,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8


Births per 1000 population in Caswell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4


Deaths per 1000 population in Caswell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Caswell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,506 (2,695 aged, 811 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,205
  • In family households: 19,759 (4,880 male householders, 1,582 female householders)
    4,862 spouses, 6,650 children (6,064 natural, 174 adopted, 412 stepchildren), 568 grandchildren, 242 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 391 other relatives, 335 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,446 (905 male householders (804 living alone)), 1,303 female householders (1,211 living alone)), 238 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,296 (1,115 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,807 2-persons, 1,627 3-persons, 1,280 4-persons, 512 5-persons, 179 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,015 1-person, 159 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

3,433 married couples with children.
1,250 single-parent households (229 men, 1,021 women).

96.2% of residents of Caswell County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,175,000 ($5245 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,317,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,787,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,299,000
Federal grants: $41,238,000
Federal procurement contracts: $646,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,888,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $555,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,256,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,618,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,347
Here:   57 per 1000 residents
State: 72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,278
Here:   54 per 1000 residents
State:   44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +112
Here:   +5 per 1000 residents
State: +18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -40
Here:   -2 per 1000 residents
State:  +27 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Caswell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.31 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.6
State: 5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.7
State:   4.3



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 327
  • 1995 to 1998: 946
  • 1990 to 1994: 897
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,810
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,102
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,158
  • 1950 to 1959: 870
  • 1940 to 1949: 414
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,077


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Caswell County, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 32
  • 3 rooms: 168
  • 4 rooms: 868
  • 5 rooms: 2,224
  • 6 rooms: 1,807
  • 7 rooms: 995
  • 8 rooms: 485
  • 9 or more rooms: 304


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caswell County, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 16
  • 2 rooms: 55
  • 3 rooms: 155
  • 4 rooms: 583
  • 5 rooms: 516
  • 6 rooms: 272
  • 7 rooms: 109
  • 8 rooms: 35
  • 9 or more rooms: 46


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Caswell County:
  • no bedroom: 13
  • 1 bedroom: 143
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,558
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,269
  • 4 bedrooms: 704
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 196


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caswell County:
  • no bedroom: 16
  • 1 bedroom: 205
  • 2 bedrooms: 752
  • 3 bedrooms: 708
  • 4 bedrooms: 75
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 31


Cars and other vehicles available in Caswell County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 397
  • 1 vehicle: 1,594
  • 2 vehicles: 2,391
  • 3 vehicles: 1,562
  • 4 vehicles: 763
  • 5 or more vehicles: 176


Cars and other vehicles available in Caswell County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 386
  • 1 vehicle: 732
  • 2 vehicles: 526
  • 3 vehicles: 130
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

67% of Caswell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in North Carolina.

Caswell County:   67.3%
State average:   54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15391
  • Northeast: 743
  • Midwest: 402
  • South: 6276
  • West: 211

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (44%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Utility gas (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (38%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 147
Here:   5.4%
North Carolina: 8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79
Here:   5.9%
North Carolina: 6.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 79
Here:   10.3%
North Carolina: 20.2%



Caswell County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,382,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $771,000
    Solid Waste Management: $593,000
    Parks & Recreation: $89,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $61,000
    Sewerage: $0
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,650,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $24,512,000
    Welfare - Other: $3,540,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,596,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,354,000
    General - Other: $1,317,000
    Police Protection: $1,143,000
    Liquor Stores: $1,051,000
    Solid Waste Management: $634,000
    Corrections - Other: $503,000
    Financial Administration: $462,000
    Central Staff Services: $442,000
    General Public Buildings: $332,000
    Fire Protection: $290,000
    Libraries: $213,000
    Parks & Recreation: $159,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $136,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
    Housing & Community Development: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $546,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $117,000
    General: $81,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $9,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,084,000
    All Other: $574,000
    Highways: $250,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $9,315,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,603,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,565,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,480,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $750,000
    Other, NEC: $123,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $220,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $165,000
    Rents: $32,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $149,000
    Police Protection: $114,000
    General Public Building: $70,000
    General - Other: $52,000
    Health - Other: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $17,000
    Welfare - Other: $15,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,457,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,363,000
    Water Utilities: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $25,361,000
    Public Welfare: $2,611,000
    Housing & Community Development: $938,000
    All Other: $541,000
    Health & Hospitals: $372,000
    General Support: $354,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,681,000
    Total General Sales: $2,616,000
    NEC: $645,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $23,250,000

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