Alexander County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (42.6%), Educational,health and social services (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Alexander County, North Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Alexander County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 16,749	(49.8%)
Females: 16,854	(50.2%)

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Alexander County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,099
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$417
State:	$532

Alexander County:	$130,181
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $189,256

Here:	$189,256
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,088

Here:	$173,088
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $83,196

Here:	$83,196
State:	$153,934

Mobile homes: $44,304

Here:	$44,304
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

Here:	$55,000
State:	$48,806

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 281
• Thefts: 385
• Auto thefts: 64

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 263
• Thefts: 323
• Auto thefts: 41

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Area name: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alexander County is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bethlehem, Taylorsville, Stony Point.

2005 air pollution in Alexander County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Caldwell County , Catawba County , Iredell County , Wilkes County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Alexander County: Grace And Truth Bible Camp (A), Kilby (B), Paynes Store (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Alexander County include: Wayside Church (A), Wayfound Church (B), Lebanon Church (C), Isaac Creek Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Mountain Ridge Church (F), Little River Church (G), Mount Wesley Church (H), Hopewell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bentley Cemetery (1), Mount Carmel Cemetery (2), Jolly Cemetery (3), Lebanon Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Noname (A), Watts Lake (B), North State Lake (C), Upper Rogers Lake (D), Lake Hickory (E), Fox Lake (F), Rink Lake (G), Lower Rogers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Guys Branch (A), Greasy Creek (B), Grassy Creek (C), Glade Creek (D), Lower Little River (E), Elk Shoals Creek (F), Poplar Creek (G), Duck Creek (H), Punchbowl Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	15.6%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 979
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 813 (30% naturalized citizens)

Alexander County:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,090
• One, attached: 67
• Two: 221
• 3 or 4: 90
• 5 to 9: 85
• 10 to 19: 15
• 20 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 4,484
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Alexander County with a mortgage: 3,728 (307 second mortgage, 776 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,534

Here:	59.5% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Alexander County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Alexander County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from Alexander County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Alexander County center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from Alexander County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,755 (82%) Carpooled: 2,281 (13%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 298 (2%) Other means: 190 (1%) Worked at home: 453 (3%)

6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.51% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($23,497 average AGI)
1.63% relocated from other states ($9,091 average AGI)

Alexander County:	1.63%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Catawba County, NC	1.79% ($32,768 average AGI)
from Iredell County, NC	0.99% ($27,183)
from Caldwell County, NC	0.40% ($41,902)
from Wilkes County, NC	0.24% ($29,933)
from Burke County, NC	0.21% ($26,704)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.15% ($29,053)
from Lincoln County, NC	0.11% ($27,500)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,251 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($24,539 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($5,712 average AGI)

Alexander County:	1.35%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Catawba County, NC	1.74% ($38,552 average AGI)
to Iredell County, NC	0.89% ($22,469)
to Caldwell County, NC	0.41% ($29,058)
to Burke County, NC	0.21% ($24,815)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.17% ($41,952)
to Wilkes County, NC	0.16% ($22,450)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,949 (4,010 aged, 939 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,446 (8,258 male householders, 1,589 female householders)

  8,116 spouses, 9,534 children (8,747 natural, 157 adopted, 630 stepchildren), 553 grandchildren, 188 brothers or sisters, 279 parents, 327 other relatives, 602 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,923 (1,634 male householders (1,320 living alone)), 1,696 female householders (1,560 living alone)), 593 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 234 (186 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,296 2-persons, 2,587 3-persons, 1,929 4-persons, 774 5-persons, 148 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,880 1-person, 366 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

96.0% of residents of Alexander County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,250,000 ($3652 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,535,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $71,066,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,578,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $705,000
Federal grants: $22,960,000
Federal procurement contracts: $980,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,960,000 ($134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $136,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,631,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,090,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.09 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

64% of Alexander County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in North Carolina.

Alexander County:	64.1%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 25989
• Northeast: 1286
• Midwest: 1298
• South: 3639
• West: 508

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,500

Here:	3.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	4.9%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	20.2%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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