Balfour, North Carolina

Back to Balfour, NC housing info, Henderson County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Balfour, NC Henderson County Population in July 2007: 1,349. Males: 705   (52.3%) Females: 644   (47.7%) Median resident age:   41.6 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28791. Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,269 (it was $28,889 in 2000) Balfour:   $36,269 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,383 Balfour:   $19,383 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $166,632 (it was $98,700 in 2000) Balfour:   $166,632 North Carolina:   $145,700 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,865; Detached houses: $159,497; In 2-unit structures: $393,413; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $189,227 Balfour, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition 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) 2008 cost of living index in Balfour: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Balfour, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: So we're thinking about moving to a small town around Asheville...  (18 replies) Nice smaller towns in Western NC?  (16 replies) What is considered country/rural areas around Asheville?  (4 replies) We want to move to Asheville!! Help  (11 replies) Help Please?  (3 replies) Latest news from Balfour, NC collected exclusively by city-data.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: 733 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Balfour, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Balfour-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.0 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 5/5/1989, a category 4 tornado 51.3 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Balfour-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.2 miles away from Balfour center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Balfour center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 19.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 24.0 miles away from Balfour center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: State Prison Camp Number 124 (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Clear Creek (A), Brittain Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Balfour: Berkeley Ball Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

This place:	5.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Balfour, NC

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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%

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%

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)