Surry CC's Living Circumstances

Surry County Schools Overview

Surry Community College located in Surry County Schools area. A total of 21,811 households are located in Surry County Schools area. Among them, 6,297 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 15,352 and 11,575 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.80% (2,066) of residents are non-citizens and 9.21% (5,006) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Surry County Schools, North Carolina
Household	21,811
Population	54,350
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,297 (28.87%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,352
Total Students	11,575
Pre-Kindergarten	572
Kindergarten	507
Grade 1-8	5,457
Grade 9-12	2,977
College/Graduate School	2,062
Veterans	42,965
Non-citizen	2,066
Non-English Home Language	5,006
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

44,502 residents are over the age of 16 and 25,160 people are in labor force. Among them, 25,126 people are in civilian labor force and 34 are in armed labor force. 24,165 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,711	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,584	86.81%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,142	9.03%
Public transportation	43	0.18%
Walked	208	0.88%
Other method	148	0.62%
Worked from home	586	2.47%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,165	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,516	31.10%
Service	3,950	16.35%
Sales and office	4,620	19.12%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,502	14.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,577	18.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,165	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	645	2.67%
Construction	2,467	10.21%
Manufacturing	3,937	16.29%
Wholesale trade	455	1.88%
Retail trade	3,000	12.41%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,233	5.10%
Information	135	0.56%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	852	3.53%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,757	7.27%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,615	23.24%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,907	7.89%
Other services, except public administration	1,276	5.28%
Public administration	886	3.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,165	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,566	80.97%
Government workers	3,171	13.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,352	5.59%
Unpaid family workers	76	0.31%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,929 for the 21,811 households in Surry County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $30,606. 47,706 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.61%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,811	-
Less than $10,000	1,950	8.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,218	5.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,051	13.99%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,587	11.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,159	14.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,789	17.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,787	12.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,212	10.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	508	2.33%
More than $200,000	550	2.52%
Median Household Income	$43,437	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,929	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,348	-
Less than $10,000	618	4.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	408	2.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,506	9.81%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,881	12.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,318	15.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,974	19.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,537	16.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,102	13.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	481	3.13%
More than $200,000	523	3.41%

Median Family Income	$57,875	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,936	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,606	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,343	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,343	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	54,453	-
With health insurance coverage	47,706	87.61%
Public coverage	21,408	39.31%
Private health insurance	34,414	63.20%
Without health insurance coverage	6,747	12.39%

Housing

There are 25,533 housing units in Surry County Schools area, North Carolina with 21,811 units (85.42%) occupied. 16,767 houses (76.87%) are occupied by owner and 5,044 houses (23.13%) are rented. The average housing value is $124,400 and the average rental cost is $634. 321 houses (1.26%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,858 houses (11.19%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,533	-
Occupied	21,811	85.42%
Owner Occupied	16,767	76.87%
Renter Occupied	5,044	23.13%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,630	65.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	258	1.01%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,274	4.99%
Mobile Homes	7,341	28.75%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	30	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,533	-
Built 2014 or later	321	1.26%
Built 2010 - 2013	618	2.42%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,385	13.26%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,783	22.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,756	14.71%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,865	15.14%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,763	10.82%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,184	8.55%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,858	11.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,533	-
1 room	228	0.89%
2 rooms	174	0.68%
3 rooms	1,130	4.43%
4 rooms	4,542	17.79%
5 rooms	7,829	30.66%
6 rooms	5,063	19.83%
7 rooms	3,032	11.87%
8 rooms	1,662	6.51%
9 rooms or more	1,873	7.34%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,533	-
no bedroom	228	0.89%
1 bedroom	1,032	4.04%
2 bedrooms	7,438	29.13%
3 bedrooms	13,827	54.15%
4 bedrooms	2,564	10.04%
5 bedrooms or more	444	1.74%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,767	-
Less than $50,000	2,111	12.59%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,407	26.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,010	23.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,523	15.05%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,261	13.48%
$300,000 - $499,999	987	5.89%
$500,000 - $999,999	315	1.88%
$1,000,000 or more	153	0.91%
Median House Value	$124,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,337	-
Less than $500	1,026	23.66%
$500 - $999	2,748	63.36%
$1,000 - $1,499	485	11.18%
$1,500 - $1,999	33	0.76%
$2,000 - $2,499	26	0.60%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	19	0.44%
Median Rental Costs	$634	-

Demographic

A total of 54,901 people lives in Surry County Schools area, North Carolina with 27,075 male and 27,826 female. The males to female ratio is 49.32 to 50.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	54,901	-
Male	27,075	49.32%
Female	27,826	50.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,901	-
Under 5 years	2,868	5.22%
5 - 9 years	3,277	5.97%
10 - 14 years	3,337	6.08%
15 - 19 years	3,852	7.02%
20 - 24 years	3,080	5.61%
25 - 34 years	5,685	10.36%
35 - 44 years	6,402	11.66%
45 - 54 years	8,410	15.32%
55 - 59 years	3,912	7.13%
60 - 64 years	3,701	6.74%
65 - 74 years	6,166	11.23%
75 - 84 years	3,118	5.68%
85 years and older	1,093	1.99%
Median Age	43.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	54,901	-
One Race	54,212	98.75%
White	50,619	92.20%
Black or African American	1,393	2.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native	121	0.22%
Asian	311	0.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	107	0.19%
Other	1,661	3.03%

Two or more races	689	1.25%
White and Black or African American	262	0.48%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	159	0.29%
White and Asian	36	0.07%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.08%