Foscoe, North Carolina

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Population in 2010: 1,370.
Males: 665  (48.6%)
Females: 705  (51.4%)
Median resident age:

41.0 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $51,013
Foscoe:

$51,013
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,675

Foscoe CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $338,058
Foscoe:

$338,058
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $441,879; detached houses: $486,895; townhouses or other attached units: $356,885; in 2-unit structures: $303,037; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $276,067; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $320,382; mobile homes: $132,273

Median gross rent in 2022: $889.

March 2022 cost of living index in Foscoe: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.9%
(9.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Foscoe, NC (2022)
    • 1,20883.8%White alone
    • 20314.1%Hispanic
    • 231.6%Two or more races

Races in Foscoe detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Irish (22.5%), German (15.9%), English (15.4%), American (13.6%), Dutch (10.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 3030 feet

99 residents are foreign born (4.6% Latin America, 1.0% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

This place:

6.9%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (35.9 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (84.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (447.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Seven Devils, NC (1.6 miles),
Valle Crucis, NC (1.8 miles ),
Sugar Mountain, NC (2.4 miles ),
Blowing Rock, NC (2.4 miles ),
Banner Elk, NC (2.4 miles ),
Grandfather, NC (2.5 miles),
Boone, NC (2.5 miles ),
Beech Mountain, NC (2.7 miles )

Latitude: 36.16 N, Longitude: 81.77 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

Distribution of median household income in Foscoe, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Foscoe, NC in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.5%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 75.4. This is about average.

City:

75.4
U.S.:

72.6
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.164. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.164
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 28.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.2
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 7.69. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.69
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Foscoe-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Foscoe place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 38.5 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.

Earthquake activity:

Foscoe-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 243.5 miles away from Foscoe center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 185.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 163.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 125.5 miles away from Foscoe center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Watauga County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 3, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Foscoe:

  • BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL LTC (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; BLOWING ROCK, NC)
  • HIGH COUNTRY HCS (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; BOONE, NC)
  • WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; BOONE, NC)
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE WATAUGA COUNTY (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; BOONE, NC)
  • WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; BOONE, NC)
  • GLENBRIDGE HEALTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; BOONE, NC)
  • TOE RIVER HEALTH DISTRICT (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; NEWLAND, NC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Foscoe:

  • Appalachian State University (about 7 miles; Boone, NC; Full-time enrollment: 17,362)
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 27 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,636)
  • Western Piedmont Community College (about 31 miles; Morganton, NC; FT enrollment: 2,205)
  • Wilkes Community College (about 33 miles; Wilkesboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,292)
  • East Tennessee State University (about 35 miles; Johnson City, TN; FT enrollment: 12,774)
  • King University (about 37 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)
  • Catawba Valley Community College (about 42 miles; Hickory, NC; FT enrollment: 3,785)

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Cemeteries: Shook Cemetery (1), Calloway Cemetery (2), Byrd Cemetery (3), Coffey Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Valley Creek (A), Spice Bottom Creek (B), Moody Mill Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Watauga County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.2 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

59.4%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.8%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Foscoe:

Marital status in Foscoe, NC
  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 50.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 22.4%

For population 25 years and over in Foscoe:

  • High school or higher: 93.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.3
North Carolina average:

11.7

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Foscoe
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Foscoe, NC (based on Watauga County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,92563
Mainline Protestant6,80023
Catholic1,0572
Other6215
Orthodox241
None30,024-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Here:

1.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Watauga County:

0.90 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Here:

4.50 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 78
Watauga County:

17.54 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

7.1%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

23.1%
State:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Watauga County:

11.3%
North Carolina:

15.6%

Strongest AM radio stations in Foscoe:

  • WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WATA (1450 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKGX (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WECR (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWLAND, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCIS (760 AM; daytime; 4 kW; MORGANTON, NC; Owner: W.F.M. INCORPORATED)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Foscoe:

  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKVS (103.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: FOOTHILLS RADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • W232AV (94.3 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: DAVID TORRES)
  • W218BW (91.5 FM; LENOIR, NC; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMMY (106.1 FM; JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: 106.1, INC.)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Foscoe:

  • W65DT (Channel 65; BOONE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLNN-LP (Channel 24; BOONE, NC; Owner: SOUND MEDIA INC.)
  • W59AK (Channel 59; ZIONVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

Foscoe fatal accident list:

Jul 12, 2018 11:10 PM, Tree Covered Ln, Lat: 36.142147, Lon: -81.799742, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Sep 21, 2005 07:00 AM, Rp-1136, Rp-1138, Lat: 36.169780, Lon: -81.768380, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Oct 1, 2000 00:22 AM, Sr-105, Lat: 36.144144, Lon: -81.799865, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 14, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 18Number of bridges
  • 279ft / 85.4mTotal length
  • $3,045,000Total costs
  • 32,715Total average daily traffic
  • 2,949Total average daily truck traffic
  • 49,245Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
New bridges in Foscoe, NC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 11950-1959
  • 71960-1969
  • 21970-1979
  • 41980-1989
  • 11990-1999
  • 22010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Foscoe, NC
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Foscoe, NC
  • 49.2%Electricity
  • 32.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 13.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.7%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Foscoe, NC
  • 67.4%Electricity
  • 15.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 13.0%Wood
  • 3.6%No fuel used


Foscoe compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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