Upton's Livability
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B+
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B
Housing -
C
Job Market -
C-
Diversity -
B-
Crime -
B
Commute -
D+
Education -
C+
Weather -
D
Amenities
About Upton, NC
Upton, NC is located in Caldwell County in the state of North Carolina.
The total City Population for Upton is about 47,703 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $110,700, which is roughly 31% lower than the Average Home Value of $159,475 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 41% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $38,697, which is roughly 22% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $49,737 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 49.1%
Female Population Estimate: 50.9%
Median Age: 42.1
Male Median Age: 41.0
Female Median Age: 43.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:8.8%
Hispanic:5.1%
Other:3.3%
Indian:0.8%
Asian:0.7%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Thom Tillis](/assets/images/politicians/senators/thom_tillis.jpg)
![Ted Budd](/assets/images/politicians/senators/ted_budd.jpg)
![Roy Cooper](/assets/images/politicians/governors/roy_cooper.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 23.92%
Libertarian: 0.64%
Other: 0.31%
Green: 0.14%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Upton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Caldwell County: About 5.76522 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Caldwell County: About 168.599 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Caldwell County is about 31% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 41% lower 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.
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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): 28645Latitude: 36.070100
Longitude: -81.695400
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1312.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 828