Halifax County, North Carolina
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State Health Department
- North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services: 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh
( Leah Devlin: 919-715-4177 / leah.devlin@ncmail.net)
Local Health Departments
- Halifax County Department of Health: 19 N. Dobbs St., Halifax
( Christopher Szwagiel: 252-583-5021 / cszwagiel@co.genesee.ny.us)
Population:
- Total Population: 57,370
- Males: 27,519
- Females: 29,851
Ethnicity:
- White: 24,247
- Black/African American: 30,239
- Hispanic: 365
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,628
- Asian: 375
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 9
- Other: 86
- 2 or more: 421
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (52,345)
- Spanish (855)
- French (140)
- Chinese (70)
- German (70)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 644
- Mexico (110)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (69)
- Nigeria (62)
- Canada (59)
- Germany (45)
- Philippines (43)
- Laos (24)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (8,384)
- United Methodist Church, The (5,399)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (1,873)
- International Pentecostal Holiness Church (944)
- Episcopal Church (662)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 30,717
- Sensory: 2,789
- Physical: 7,735
- Mental: 4,355
- Self-care: 2,659
- Go outside home: 6,346
- Employment: 6,543
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,032
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 22,122
- Utility gas: 4,624
- Bottled or LP gas: 4,933
- Electricity: 8,312
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 3,224
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 934
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 49
- No fuel used: 46
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 32,696
- No vehicle: 4,537
- 1 or more vehicle: 28,159
Education Attainment:
- No School: 843
- No High School: 4,422
- Some High School: 7,795
- High School: 12,490
- Some College: 5,983
- Associate's Degree: 2,001
- College Degree: 3,022
- Master's Degree: 810
- Professional Degree: 216
- Doctoral Degree: 137
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 22,122
- Owners with phone: 14,430
- Owners without phone: 397
- Renters with phone: 6,446
- Renters without phone: 849
10 closest counties:
- Northampton County, North Carolina
- Greensville County, Virginia
- Emporia city, Virginia
- Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Nash County, North Carolina
- Warren County, North Carolina
- Brunswick County, Virginia
- Hertford County, North Carolina
- Wilson County, North Carolina
- Southampton County, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
27823, 27839, 27843, 27844, 27850, 27870, 27874, 27887, 27890
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WRTP (88.5 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WPGT (91.1 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WTRG (97.9 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WZAX (99.3 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WYTT (99.5 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WPTM (102.3 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WBBT-FM (107.3 FM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WCBT (1230 AM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- WYAL (1280 AM) SCOTLAND NECK, NC
- WSMY (1400 AM) ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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