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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 5.06
The average living wage for the state of North Carolina is $31.26/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is not 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, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.29 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 11.9

X North Carolina does not provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X North Carolina does not offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Carolina does not prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Carolina does not restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Carolina does not provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Carolina does not 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 not provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ North Carolina does partially 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: 0

X North Carolina does have a "right-to-work" law.
X North Carolina does not 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 not require collective bargaining for public workers.
X North Carolina does not provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Carolina does not provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

Bladen County voted Republican in the 2020 Presidential Election with a significant difference of 24.28% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Republican: 56.5%
Democratic: 42.78%
Libertarian: 0.4%
Other: 0.22%
Green: 0.11%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 28448
Latitude : 34.504955
Longitude : -78.309872
TimeZone : Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 45 ft.
Area Code(s) : 910

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.20
Male Population Estimate : 50.04%
Female Population Estimate : 49.96%
Median Age : 46.2
Male Median Age : 45.6
Female Median Age : 47.0

White Population Estimate : 55.67%
Black Population Estimate : 41.67%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 3.70%
Asian Population Estimate : 0.16%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.00%
Indian Population Estimate : 1.53%
Other Population Estimate : 2.01%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Kelly specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Bladen County: About 12 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Bladen County: About 224 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Bladen County is about 68% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 22% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.