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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Tar Heel, NC Bladenboro, NC, Elizabethtown, NC, Fayetteville, NC (Cedar Creek/Lena), Hope Mills, NC (Ardulusa), Lumberton, NC (Barker Ten Mile), Lumberton, NC (Bellamy/Allenton), Lumberton, NC (Howellsville/Smiths), St. Pauls, NC, Tar Heel, NC, White Oak, NC
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $104,152 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to NC, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| 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 | Mixed owners & renters |
| 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: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
BLADEN COUNTY SCHOOLS School District
5,772 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
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| Better than: of NC school districts |
13.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
16.7% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 15 |
| 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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| B T WASHINGTON PRIMARY 66 BOOKER T WASHINGTON ROAD, CLARKTON, NC 28433 (910) 647-4161 |
PK-05 |
| BLADEN LAKES PRIMARY 9554 JOHNSONTOWN ROAD, ELIZABETHTOWN, NC 28337 (910) 588-4606 |
PK-04 |
| BLADENBORO MIDDLE 910 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BLADENBORO, NC 28320 (910) 863-3232 |
05-08 |
| BLADENBORO PRIMARY SOUTH MAIN STREET, BLADENBORO, NC 28320 (910) 863-3387 |
PK-04 |
| CLARKTON SCH OF DISCOVERY N COLLEGE STREET, CLARKTON, NC 28433 (910) 647-6531 |
06-08 |
| DUBLIN PRIMARY PO BOX 307, DUBLIN, NC 28332 (910) 862-2202 |
PK-04 |
| EAST ARCADIA ELEMENTARY 21451 NC 87 HWY, RIEGELWOOD, NC 28456 (910) 669-2934 |
PK-08 |
| EAST BLADEN HIGH 5600 NC HWY 87 EAST, ELIZABETHTOWN, NC 28337 (910) 645-2500 |
09-12 |
| ELIZABETHTOWN MIDDLE HWY 701 SOUTH, ELIZABETHTOWN, NC 28337 (910) 862-4071 |
05-08 |
| ELIZABETHTOWN PRIMARY 301 MERCER ROAD, ELIZABETHTOWN, NC 28337 (910) 862-3380 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 42.7 | 56.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 49.0 | 31.5 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 7.0 | 8.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 64.7 | 42.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,519 | $26,081,000 | 52.8 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $487 | $2,811,000 | 5.7 |
| STAFF | $388 | $2,240,000 | 4.5 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $315 | $1,821,000 | 3.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $527 | $3,041,000 | 6.2 |
| OPERATION | $857 | $4,949,000 | 10.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $332 | $1,915,000 | 3.9 |
| OTHER | $201 | $1,160,000 | 2.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,108 | $17,937,000 | 36.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $928 | $5,358,000 | 10.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,554 | $49,376,000 | 100.0 |
Tar Heel EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Tar Heel WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 12.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Tar Heel LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 21.8 |
Tar Heel Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO NC* |
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| Since 1990 |  186.66%
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About Tar Heel
Tar Heel is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,654 people and just one neighborhood, Tar Heel is the 328th largest community in North Carolina.
Tar Heel is a blue-collar town, with 37.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Tar Heel is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Tar Heel who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.56%), sales jobs (6.59%), and teaching (6.21%).
Tar Heel is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Tar Heel 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. 98.36% 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.
Tar Heel 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.
Tar Heel Information and Demographics
The citizens of Tar Heel are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 11.93% of adults in Tar Heel have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tar Heel in 2000 was $16,917, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,668 for a family of four.
Tar Heel is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tar Heel home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Tar Heel is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Tar Heel include Scotch-Irish and English.
The most common language spoken in Tar Heel is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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