Living in Avery County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 6,551 households are located in Avery County Schools area. Among them, 1,383 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.62 people. The total number of children in the region is 2,863 and 3,744 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (411) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (1,059) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Avery County Schools, North Carolina
Household	6,551
Population	13,994
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,383 (21%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,863
Total Students	3,744
Pre-Kindergarten	159
Kindergarten	117
Grade 1-8	1,228
Grade 9-12	693
College/Graduate School	1,547
Veterans	14,920
Non-citizen	411
Non-English Home Language	1,059
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

15,324 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,863 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,857 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 6,545 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,370	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,937	77.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	736	11.55%
Public transportation	34	0.53%
Walked	278	4.36%
Other method	138	2.17%
Worked from home	247	3.88%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,545	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,983	30.30%
Service	1,859	28.40%
Sales and office	1,202	18.37%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	780	11.92%
Production, transportation, and material moving	721	11.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,545	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	314	4.80%
Construction	644	9.84%
Manufacturing	427	6.52%
Wholesale trade	121	1.85%
Retail trade	704	10.76%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	161	2.46%
Information	63	0.96%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	186	2.84%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	401	6.13%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,960	29.95%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,017	15.54%
Other services, except public administration	240	3.67%
Public administration	307	4.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,545	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,965	75.86%
Government workers	1,021	15.60%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	528	8.07%
Unpaid family workers	31	0.47%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,935 for the 6,551 households in Avery County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $23,048. 12,522 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 84.13%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,551	-
Less than $10,000	518	7.91%
$10,000 - $14,999	534	8.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,006	15.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	873	13.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,143	17.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,114	17.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	557	8.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	471	7.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	95	1.45%
More than $200,000	240	3.66%
Median Household Income	$40,340	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,935	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,319	-
Less than $10,000	167	3.87%
$10,000 - $14,999	183	4.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	452	10.47%
$25,000 - $34,999	542	12.55%
$35,000 - $49,999	841	19.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	931	21.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	484	11.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	441	10.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	79	1.83%
More than $200,000	199	4.61%

Median Family Income	$49,650	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$67,603	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$23,048	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,502	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,502	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,884	-
With health insurance coverage	12,522	84.13%
Public coverage	6,234	41.88%
Private health insurance	9,046	60.78%
Without health insurance coverage	2,362	15.87%

Housing

There are 14,225 housing units in Avery County Schools area, North Carolina with 6,551 units (46.05%) occupied. 4,930 houses (75.26%) are occupied by owner and 1,621 houses (24.74%) are rented. The average housing value is $144,000 and the average rental cost is $777. 141 houses (0.99%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,395 houses (9.81%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,225	-
Occupied	6,551	46.05%
Owner Occupied	4,930	75.26%
Renter Occupied	1,621	24.74%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,122	64.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	255	1.79%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,589	18.20%
Mobile Homes	2,247	15.80%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,225	-
Built 2014 or later	141	0.99%
Built 2010 - 2013	285	2.00%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,136	15.02%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,268	15.94%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,818	26.84%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,779	19.54%
Built 1960 - 1969	811	5.70%
Built 1950 - 1959	592	4.16%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,395	9.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,225	-
1 room	196	1.38%
2 rooms	382	2.69%
3 rooms	1,379	9.69%
4 rooms	2,888	20.30%
5 rooms	3,210	22.57%
6 rooms	2,293	16.12%
7 rooms	1,598	11.23%
8 rooms	968	6.80%
9 rooms or more	1,311	9.22%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,225	-
no bedroom	213	1.50%
1 bedroom	1,169	8.22%
2 bedrooms	4,674	32.86%
3 bedrooms	5,845	41.09%
4 bedrooms	1,733	12.18%
5 bedrooms or more	591	4.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,930	-
Less than $50,000	956	19.39%
$50,000 - $99,999	820	16.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	763	15.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	743	15.07%
$200,000 - $299,999	732	14.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	552	11.20%
$500,000 - $999,999	196	3.98%
$1,000,000 or more	168	3.41%
Median House Value	$144,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,287	-
Less than $500	216	16.78%
$500 - $999	818	63.56%
$1,000 - $1,499	226	17.56%
$1,500 - $1,999	27	2.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$777	-

Demographic

A total of 17,506 people lives in Avery County Schools area, North Carolina with 9,616 male and 7,890 female. The males to female ratio is 54.93 to 45.07. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,506	-
Male	9,616	54.93%
Female	7,890	45.07%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,506	-
Under 5 years	590	3.37%
5 - 9 years	677	3.87%
10 - 14 years	802	4.58%
15 - 19 years	1,018	5.82%
20 - 24 years	1,095	6.25%
25 - 34 years	2,158	12.33%
35 - 44 years	2,358	13.47%
45 - 54 years	2,494	14.25%
55 - 59 years	1,102	6.29%
60 - 64 years	1,409	8.05%
65 - 74 years	2,238	12.78%
75 - 84 years	1,183	6.76%
85 years and older	382	2.18%
Median Age	45.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,506	-
One Race	17,334	99.02%
White	16,109	92.02%
Black or African American	693	3.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native	231	1.32%
Asian	77	0.44%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.02%
Other	220	1.26%

Two or more races	172	0.98%
White and Black or African American	38	0.22%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.05%
White and Asian	35	0.20%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Avery County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic