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Population (year 2000): 807. Estimated
population in July 2005: 810 (+0.4% change)
Males: 384 (47.6%), Females: 423 (52.4%)
Montgomery County
Zip code:
27356
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $26,845 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,300 (year 2000)
Races in Star:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
- Hispanic (9.2%)
- Other race (5.3%)
- Black (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (20.9%), German
(6.6%), Irish (5.6%), English (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%),
Scottish (2.6%).
Elevation: 649 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Star
- High school or higher: 64.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Star town
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 11.7%
2.9% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Star:
- FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSP (about 10
miles; TROY, NC)
- RANDOLPH HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ASHEBORO, NC)
- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
PINEHURST, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Star:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 30 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- POPE AFB (about 57 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Star:
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 2 miles; STAR, NC; ID: 43A)
- ASHEBORO MUNI (about 19 miles; ASHEBORO, NC; ID: HBI)
- STANLY COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC; ID:
VUJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Star:
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43
miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 49
miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 50 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
Public primary/middle school in Star:
- STAR-BISCOE ELEMENTARY (Students: 491;
Location: 302 S MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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