Living in Ashe County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 11,938 households are located in Ashe County Schools area. Among them, 2,917 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.64 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,922 and 4,844 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (592) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,374) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Ashe County Schools, North Carolina
Household	11,938
Population	26,429
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,917 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,922
Total Students	4,844
Pre-Kindergarten	357
Kindergarten	208
Grade 1-8	2,297
Grade 9-12	1,081
College/Graduate School	901
Veterans	21,979
Non-citizen	592
Non-English Home Language	1,374
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

22,647 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,011 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,983 people are in civilian labor force and 28 are in armed labor force. 12,512 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ashe County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,229	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,230	75.48%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,757	14.37%
Public transportation	10	0.08%
Walked	214	1.75%
Other method	203	1.66%
Worked from home	815	6.66%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,512	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,371	26.94%
Service	2,383	19.05%
Sales and office	2,789	22.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,235	17.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,734	13.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,512	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	556	4.44%
Construction	1,710	13.67%
Manufacturing	1,249	9.98%
Wholesale trade	234	1.87%
Retail trade	1,635	13.07%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	339	2.71%
Information	293	2.34%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	598	4.78%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	725	5.79%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,747	21.95%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,188	9.49%
Other services, except public administration	695	5.55%
Public administration	543	4.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,512	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,739	77.84%
Government workers	1,572	12.56%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,134	9.06%
Unpaid family workers	67	0.54%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,125 for the 11,938 households in Ashe County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,694. 23,257 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.44%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,938	-
Less than $10,000	944	7.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	830	6.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,540	12.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,934	16.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,777	14.89%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,121	17.77%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,341	11.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,073	8.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	185	1.55%
More than $200,000	193	1.62%
Median Household Income	$40,962	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,125	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,894	-
Less than $10,000	400	5.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	205	2.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	680	8.61%
$25,000 - $34,999	959	12.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,350	17.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,829	23.17%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,194	15.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	950	12.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	153	1.94%
More than $200,000	174	2.20%

Median Family Income	$53,859	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,743	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,694	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,177	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,177	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,597	-
With health insurance coverage	23,257	87.44%
Public coverage	11,437	43.00%
Private health insurance	17,190	64.63%
Without health insurance coverage	3,340	12.56%

Housing

There are 17,738 housing units in Ashe County Schools area, North Carolina with 11,938 units (67.30%) occupied. 9,056 houses (75.86%) are occupied by owner and 2,882 houses (24.14%) are rented. The average housing value is $153,200 and the average rental cost is $634. 197 houses (1.11%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,988 houses (11.21%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,738	-
Occupied	11,938	67.30%
Owner Occupied	9,056	75.86%
Renter Occupied	2,882	24.14%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,545	70.72%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	138	0.78%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,426	8.04%
Mobile Homes	3,614	20.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	15	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,738	-
Built 2014 or later	197	1.11%
Built 2010 - 2013	474	2.67%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,320	18.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,102	17.49%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,275	12.83%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,695	15.19%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,366	13.34%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,321	7.45%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,988	11.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,738	-
1 room	109	0.61%
2 rooms	328	1.85%
3 rooms	1,928	10.87%
4 rooms	3,076	17.34%
5 rooms	4,638	26.15%
6 rooms	3,339	18.82%
7 rooms	1,842	10.38%
8 rooms	1,084	6.11%
9 rooms or more	1,394	7.86%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,738	-
no bedroom	109	0.61%
1 bedroom	1,041	5.87%
2 bedrooms	5,499	31.00%
3 bedrooms	8,589	48.42%
4 bedrooms	1,955	11.02%
5 bedrooms or more	545	3.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,056	-
Less than $50,000	1,117	12.33%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,340	14.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,989	21.96%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,232	13.60%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,875	20.70%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,194	13.18%
$500,000 - $999,999	189	2.09%
$1,000,000 or more	120	1.33%
Median House Value	$153,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,054	-
Less than $500	519	25.27%
$500 - $999	1,229	59.83%
$1,000 - $1,499	303	14.75%
$1,500 - $1,999	3	0.15%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$634	-

Demographic

A total of 26,863 people lives in Ashe County Schools area, North Carolina with 13,207 male and 13,656 female. The males to female ratio is 49.16 to 50.84. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	26,863	-
Male	13,207	49.16%
Female	13,656	50.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,863	-
Under 5 years	1,142	4.25%
5 - 9 years	1,210	4.50%
10 - 14 years	1,562	5.81%
15 - 19 years	1,337	4.98%
20 - 24 years	1,256	4.68%
25 - 34 years	2,743	10.21%
35 - 44 years	3,077	11.45%
45 - 54 years	3,620	13.48%
55 - 59 years	1,978	7.36%
60 - 64 years	2,304	8.58%
65 - 74 years	3,921	14.60%
75 - 84 years	2,060	7.67%
85 years and older	653	2.43%
Median Age	48.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	26,863	-
One Race	26,456	98.48%
White	25,628	95.40%
Black or African American	197	0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native	110	0.41%
Asian	120	0.45%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.10%
Other	375	1.40%

Two or more races	407	1.52%
White and Black or African American	95	0.35%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	105	0.39%
White and Asian	12	0.04%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	2	0.01%

Living in Ashe County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic