U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Avery County, North Carolina
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Avery County, North Carolina

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Avery County, North Carolina
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,797
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021)
NA
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
NA
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
NA
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 17,806
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,797
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
3.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
14.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.9%
Female persons, percent
45.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
88.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2015-2019 851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2015-2019 3.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14,388
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2015-2019 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 $144,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2015-2019 $983
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2015-2019 $290
Median gross rent, 2015-2019 $777
Building permits, 2020 152
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2015-2019 6,551
Persons per household, 2015-2019 2.14
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2015-2019 86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2015-2019 6.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2015-2019 82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2015-2019 70.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2015-2019 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2015-2019 20.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2015-2019 12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
19.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2015-2019 44.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2015-2019 46.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 45,601
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 72,225
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 20,461
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 195,454
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $11,083
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2015-2019 19.9
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 $40,340
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 $21,167
Persons in poverty, percent
15.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2019 484
Total employment, 2019 4,741
Total annual payroll, 2019 ($1,000) 148,790
Total employment, percent change, 2018-2019 4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2018 1,720
All firms, 2012 1,481
Men-owned firms, 2012 918
Women-owned firms, 2012 414
Minority-owned firms, 2012 49
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,379
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,232
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 72.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 247.09
FIPS Code 37011
Value Notes

    Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

    Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

    The vintage year (e.g., V2021) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2021). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

    Fact Notes
    • (a)Includes persons reporting only one race
    • (c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
    • (b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories
    Value Flags
    • -Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
    • FFewer than 25 firms
    • DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
    • NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
    • FNFootnote on this item in place of data
    • XNot applicable
    • SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
    • NANot available
    • ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

    QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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