Living in Yancey County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 7,510 households are located in Yancey County Schools area. Among them, 1,843 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.80 people. The total number of children in the region is 4,286 and 3,180 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (428) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (771) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Yancey County Schools, North Carolina
Household	7,510
Population	17,612
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,843 (25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,286
Total Students	3,180
Pre-Kindergarten	152
Kindergarten	125
Grade 1-8	1,481
Grade 9-12	905
College/Graduate School	517
Veterans	14,421
Non-citizen	428
Non-English Home Language	771
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

14,861 residents are over the age of 16 and 7,741 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,703 people are in civilian labor force and 38 are in armed labor force. 7,306 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,242	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,089	84.08%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	518	7.15%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	72	0.99%
Other method	167	2.31%
Worked from home	396	5.47%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,306	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,325	31.82%
Service	1,230	16.84%
Sales and office	1,383	18.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,133	15.51%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,235	16.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,306	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	251	3.44%
Construction	816	11.17%
Manufacturing	1,183	16.19%
Wholesale trade	43	0.59%
Retail trade	896	12.26%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	278	3.81%
Information	120	1.64%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	363	4.97%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	476	6.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,598	21.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	488	6.68%
Other services, except public administration	396	5.42%
Public administration	398	5.45%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,306	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,387	73.73%
Government workers	1,142	15.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	769	10.53%
Unpaid family workers	8	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,153 for the 7,510 households in Yancey County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $29,243. 15,306 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.02%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	7,510	-
Less than $10,000	645	8.59%
$10,000 - $14,999	464	6.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	946	12.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,044	13.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,092	14.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,593	21.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	740	9.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	668	8.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	196	2.61%
More than $200,000	122	1.62%
Median Household Income	$42,222	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,153	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,081	-
Less than $10,000	309	6.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	88	1.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	432	8.50%
$25,000 - $34,999	599	11.79%
$35,000 - $49,999	792	15.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,327	26.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	608	11.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	625	12.30%
$150,000 - $199,999	196	3.86%
More than $200,000	105	2.07%

Median Family Income	$56,590	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,681	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,243	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,369	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,369	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,589	-
With health insurance coverage	15,306	87.02%
Public coverage	8,183	46.52%
Private health insurance	10,170	57.82%
Without health insurance coverage	2,283	12.98%

Housing

There are 11,271 housing units in Yancey County Schools area, North Carolina with 7,510 units (66.63%) occupied. 5,507 houses (73.33%) are occupied by owner and 2,003 houses (26.67%) are rented. The average housing value is $157,100 and the average rental cost is $634. 148 houses (1.31%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,453 houses (12.89%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,271	-
Occupied	7,510	66.63%
Owner Occupied	5,507	73.33%
Renter Occupied	2,003	26.67%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,768	68.92%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	71	0.63%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	983	8.72%
Mobile Homes	2,431	21.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,271	-
Built 2014 or later	148	1.31%
Built 2010 - 2013	189	1.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,743	15.46%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,163	19.19%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,218	19.68%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,682	14.92%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,031	9.15%
Built 1950 - 1959	644	5.71%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,453	12.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,271	-
1 room	150	1.33%
2 rooms	222	1.97%
3 rooms	980	8.69%
4 rooms	1,734	15.38%
5 rooms	2,929	25.99%
6 rooms	2,731	24.23%
7 rooms	1,247	11.06%
8 rooms	729	6.47%
9 rooms or more	549	4.87%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,271	-
no bedroom	166	1.47%
1 bedroom	772	6.85%
2 bedrooms	3,825	33.94%
3 bedrooms	5,437	48.24%
4 bedrooms	884	7.84%
5 bedrooms or more	187	1.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,507	-
Less than $50,000	571	10.37%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,027	18.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	994	18.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	998	18.12%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,172	21.28%
$300,000 - $499,999	651	11.82%
$500,000 - $999,999	81	1.47%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.24%
Median House Value	$157,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,695	-
Less than $500	517	30.50%
$500 - $999	867	51.15%
$1,000 - $1,499	231	13.63%
$1,500 - $1,999	68	4.01%
$2,000 - $2,499	12	0.71%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$634	-

Demographic

A total of 17,760 people lives in Yancey County Schools area, North Carolina with 8,701 male and 9,059 female. The males to female ratio is 48.99 to 51.01. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	17,760	-
Male	8,701	48.99%
Female	9,059	51.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,760	-
Under 5 years	760	4.28%
5 - 9 years	894	5.03%
10 - 14 years	1,015	5.72%
15 - 19 years	936	5.27%
20 - 24 years	950	5.35%
25 - 34 years	1,763	9.93%
35 - 44 years	1,926	10.84%
45 - 54 years	2,403	13.53%
55 - 59 years	1,219	6.86%
60 - 64 years	1,404	7.91%
65 - 74 years	2,578	14.52%
75 - 84 years	1,476	8.31%
85 years and older	436	2.45%
Median Age	47.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	17,760	-
One Race	17,507	98.58%
White	17,083	96.19%
Black or African American	119	0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	95	0.53%
Asian	50	0.28%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.02%
Other	157	0.88%

Two or more races	253	1.42%
White and Black or African American	114	0.64%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.34%
White and Asian	19	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	44	0.25%

Living in Yancey County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic