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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Iron Station, NC Catawba, NC, Cornelius, NC, Huntersville, NC (Allison Ferry/Hicks Crossroads), Lincolnton, NC (Boger City), Lincolnton, NC (City Center), Lincolnton, NC (Salem), Mount Holly, NC (Mountain Island/Lucia), Newton, NC (Startown), Stanley, NC (Alexis), Westport, NC
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $155,178 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to NC, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS School District
12,066 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of NC school districts |
80.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
56.9% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ASBURY SCHOOL 221 SALEM CHURCH ROAD, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092 (704) 736-4766 |
08-12 |
| BATTLEGROUND ELEMENTARY 201 JEB SEAGLE DR, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092 (704) 735-3146 |
KG-05 |
| CATAWBA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY 206 NORTH LITTLE EGYPT RD, DENVER, NC 28037 (704) 736-1895 |
KG-05 |
| EAST LINCOLN HIGH 6471 HWY 73, DENVER, NC 28037 (704) 736-1860 |
09-12 |
| EAST LINCOLN MIDDLE 4137 HWY 73, IRON STATION, NC 28080 (704) 732-0761 |
06-08 |
| G E MASSEY ELEMENTARY 130 NEWBOLD ST, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092 (704) 735-2322 |
PK-05 |
| IRON STATION ELEMENTARY 4207 HWY 27 E, IRON STATION, NC 28080 (704) 736-4292 |
PK-05 |
| LINCOLN CO SCH OF TECHNOLOGY 1 TIMKEN DR, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092 (704) 732-4084 |
12-12 |
| LINCOLNTON HIGH 803 N ASPEN ST, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092 (704) 735-3089 |
09-12 |
| LINCOLNTON MIDDLE 301 JEB SEAGLE DR, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092 (704) 735-1120 |
06-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 80.8 | 56.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.7 | 31.5 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 38.3 | 42.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,246 | $51,231,000 | 44.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $279 | $3,363,000 | 2.9 |
| STAFF | $212 | $2,563,000 | 2.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $107 | $1,296,000 | 1.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $456 | $5,500,000 | 4.7 |
| OPERATION | $517 | $6,234,000 | 5.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $197 | $2,382,000 | 2.0 |
| OTHER | $98 | $1,185,000 | 1.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $1,867 | $22,523,000 | 19.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,506 | $42,299,000 | 36.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,618 | $116,053,000 | 100.0 |
Iron Station EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Iron Station WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 8.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Iron Station LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 8.7 |
Iron Station Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO NC* |
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| Since 1990 |  167.26%
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8.80%
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About Iron Station
Iron Station is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,076 people and just one neighborhood, Iron Station is the 156th largest community in North Carolina.
When you are in Iron Station, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.8% of Iron Station's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Iron Station is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Iron Station who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.32%), sales jobs (8.88%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.85%).
In Iron Station, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Iron Station is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Iron Station isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 99.48% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Iron Station is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Iron Station Information and Demographics
The population of Iron Station has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.17% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.
The per capita income in Iron Station in 2000 was $17,358, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,432 for a family of four.
Iron Station is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iron Station home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Iron Station is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Iron Station include German, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Iron Station is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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