Acme's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
A+
Housing -
B
Job Market -
D+
Diversity -
C
Crime -
B-
Commute -
D+
Education -
B+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Acme, NC
Acme, NC is located in Columbus County in the state of North Carolina.
The total City Population for Acme is about 3,658 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $106,500, which is roughly 42% lower than the Average Home Value of $182,702 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 51% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $34,451, which is roughly 40% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,244 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 47% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.46Male Population Estimate: 47.5%
Female Population Estimate: 52.5%
Median Age: 42.7
Male Median Age: 40.8
Female Median Age: 44.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
White:38.5%
Hispanic:4.5%
Indian:3%
Other:2.8%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 35.72%
Libertarian: 0.33%
Other: 0.22%
Green: 0.09%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Acme specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Columbus County: About 16.4767 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Columbus County: About 388.28 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Columbus County is about 76% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 26% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
North Carolina is ranked #52 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 6.19 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 5.06The average living wage for the state of North Carolina is $31.26/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives North Carolina a minimum wage score of 6.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives North Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for North Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.29 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X North Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X North Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X North Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X North Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X North Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X North Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ North Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X North Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X North Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X North Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X North Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X North Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 28456Latitude: 34.325700
Longitude: -78.204700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 41.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 910