Alexander County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,520
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,577
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,237 (it was 2,560 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 260 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 143 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.7%), Educational, health and social services (19.6%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 31,63085.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,9855.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,5924.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3833.7%Two or more races
- 4151.1%Asian alone
- 770.2%Some other race alone
- 750.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 44.0 years |
North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 19,258 | (51.6%) |
Females: 18,044 | (48.4%) |
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Alexander County: | 2.0 people |
North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $63,992 ($38,684 in 1999)
This county: | $63,992 |
North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $568 (lower quartile is $467, upper quartile is $679)
This county: | $568 |
State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $202,237 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
Alexander: | $202,237 |
North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,158
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $354
Institutionalized population: 1,137
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 70
- Burglaries: 137
- Thefts: 205
- Auto thefts: 46
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 10
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 47
- Burglaries: 135
- Thefts: 251
- Auto thefts: 43
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 115 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2021: 134 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2020: 117 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2019: 93 buildings, average cost: $171,600
- 2018: 92 buildings, average cost: $265,800
- 2017: 82 buildings, average cost: $265,800
- 2016: 41 buildings, average cost: $363,600
- 2015: 59 buildings, average cost: $276,900
- 2014: 51 buildings, average cost: $289,100
- 2013: 52 buildings, average cost: $294,500
- 2012: 34 buildings, average cost: $261,400
- 2011: 49 buildings, average cost: $223,500
- 2010: 41 buildings, average cost: $251,500
- 2009: 133 buildings, average cost: $108,500
- 2008: 192 buildings, average cost: $135,400
- 2007: 296 buildings, average cost: $149,600
- 2006: 179 buildings, average cost: $195,500
- 2005: 157 buildings, average cost: $195,800
- 2004: 189 buildings, average cost: $195,500
- 2003: 159 buildings, average cost: $193,100
- 2002: 164 buildings, average cost: $144,400
- 2001: 158 buildings, average cost: $144,600
- 2000: 156 buildings, average cost: $189,100
- 1999: 161 buildings, average cost: $131,400
- 1998: 138 buildings, average cost: $119,400
- 1997: 128 buildings, average cost: $110,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,277 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,109 (0.6%)
Alexander County: | 11.7% |
North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.0 years old
(Males: 41.9 years old, Females: 46.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.4 years old, Black residents: 39.6 years old, American Indian residents: 14.9 years old, Asian residents: 25.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.5 years old, Other race residents: 31.5 years old)
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, Hiddenite.
2023 air pollution in Alexander County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 12.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Park in Alexander County: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Bedford County, Tennessee , Jackson County, Arkansas , San Luis Obispo County, California , Jefferson County, Tennessee , Knox County, Tennessee , Nash County .
Here: | 3.3% |
North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 979
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 979 (58.2% naturalized citizens)
Alexander County: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 282010 or later
- 582000 to 2009
- 3901990 to 1999
- 1851980 to 1989
- 651970 to 1979
- 55Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,718
- One, attached: 76
- Two: 255
- 3 or 4: 78
- 5 to 9: 45
- 10 to 19: 93
- 20 to 49: 6
- 50 or more: 11
- Mobile homes: 4,003
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Housing units in Alexander County with a mortgage: 5,683 (462 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 423 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 488
Here: | 1.0% with mortgage |
State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Alexander County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 16,696 | 49 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,648 | 17 |
Catholic | 477 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 121 | 2 |
Other | 2 | - |
None | 15,584 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Alexander County: | 1.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.10 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Alexander County: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Alexander County: | 9.7% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Alexander County: | 28.2% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 19.8% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Alexander County:
Average size of farms: 88 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $101,170
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $190.40
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67,304
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.87%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.79%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,883
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 32.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 14.24%
Corn for grain: 347 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 594 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 873 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 303 acres
Earthquake activity:
Alexander County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 39.4 miles away from Alexander County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 226.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 159.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 219.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 156.0 miles away from Alexander County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3110: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- North Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-844: September 25, 1989, FEMA Id: 844, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Drought, Incident Period: August 11, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3049: August 11, 1977, FEMA Id: 3049, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Alexander County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,064 (75.0%)
- Carpooled: 1,358 (12.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 135 (1.3%)
- Walked: 123 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 807 (7.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Manufacturing (20%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Production occupations (26%)
- Transportation occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (46%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- Latvia (5%)
- Honduras (5%)
- India (5%)
- Brazil (4%)
- American (37%)
- English (12%)
- German (10%)
- Irish (6%)
- Scandinavian (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in Alexander County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 966 people in state prisons
- 129 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 21 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 21 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 17 people in group homes intended for adults
- 6 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Alexander County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 172 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
7.01% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,356 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.01% |
North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.40% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($36,948 average AGI)
1.61% relocated from other states ($13,408 average AGI)
Alexander County: 1.61% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Catawba County, NC | 1.85% ($54,567 average AGI) |
from Iredell County, NC | 0.90% ($44,402) |
from Caldwell County, NC | 0.63% ($45,341) |
from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.26% ($55,028) |
from Burke County, NC | 0.24% ($26,219) |
from Wilkes County, NC | 0.19% ($37,731) |
5.64% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,921 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.64% |
North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.80% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($40,552 average AGI)
0.84% relocated to other states ($7,367 average AGI)
Alexander County: 0.84% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Catawba County, NC | 1.82% ($51,516 average AGI) |
to Iredell County, NC | 0.89% ($36,471) |
to Caldwell County, NC | 0.37% ($44,673) |
to Burke County, NC | 0.28% ($40,297) |
to Wilkes County, NC | 0.26% ($46,886) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,698 (4,536 aged, 1,162 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 516 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Alexander County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (563)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (499)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (381)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (366)
- Unspecified dementia (311)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (260)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (159)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (151)
- Congestive heart failure (121)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (20)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 927
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 48
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 193.1. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 135.6
- Other - 57.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,302- Male householders: 6,976 (1,579 living alone), Female householders: 7,431 (1,941 living alone)
8,198 spouses (8,074 opposite-sex spouses), 898 unmarried partners, (883 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,140 children (9,162 natural, 311 adopted, 667 stepchildren), 623 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 260 parents, 27 foster children, 585 other relatives, 751 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,317
Size of family households: 4,782 2-persons, 2,496 3-persons, 1,915 4-persons, 567 5-persons, 205 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,521 1-person, 591 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 4 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
4,804 married couples with children.
1,679 single-parent households (691 men, 988 women).
93.8% of residents of Alexander speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,250,000 ($3,652 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,208Here: | 62 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,480
Here: | 42 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +243
Here: | +7 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +953
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: | 5.7 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Alexander County, North Carolina
- 342020 or later
- 1,2072010 to 2019
- 2,4382000 to 2009
- 3,1751990 to 1999
- 2,3591980 to 1989
- 2,4381970 to 1979
- 1,4881960 to 1969
- 1,0141950 to 1959
- 8191940 to 1949
- 8111939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexander County, North Carolina
- 271 room
- 912 rooms
- 4923 rooms
- 1,5104 rooms
- 2,9415 rooms
- 3,0586 rooms
- 1,4727 rooms
- 8108 rooms
- 1,3639+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexander County, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 962 rooms
- 3073 rooms
- 8484 rooms
- 6615 rooms
- 4116 rooms
- 2137 rooms
- 888 rooms
- 269+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexander County, North Carolina
- 32no bedroom
- 2271 bedroom
- 2,0552 bedrooms
- 7,3103 bedrooms
- 1,8384 bedrooms
- 2565+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexander County, North Carolina
- 0no bedroom
- 2161 bedroom
- 1,2922 bedrooms
- 9253 bedrooms
- 1184 bedrooms
- 905+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Alexander County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 211no vehicle
- 1,6361 vehicle
- 4,3022 vehicles
- 3,3403 vehicles
- 1,4374 vehicles
- 8515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Alexander County in renter-occupied apartments
- 171no vehicle
- 9521 vehicle
- 1,0612 vehicles
- 4073 vehicles
- 634 vehicles
- 285+ vehicles
93.0% of Alexander County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in North Carolina.
Alexander County: | 93.0% |
State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 27,357
- Other state: 8,299
- Northeast: 1,729
- Midwest: 2,257
- South: 3,610
- West: 704
- 78.6%Electricity
- 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.3%Wood
- 4.3%Utility gas
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 81.2%Electricity
- 6.1%Utility gas
- 5.4%Wood
- 4.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 10.2% |
North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Here: | 15.1% |
North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Here: | 25.2% |
North Carolina: | 19.3% |
Alexander County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,361,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,491,000
Hospital Public: $1,281,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $900,000
Other: $834,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $321,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Sewerage: $21,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,405,000
Housing and Community Development: $865,000
Parks and Recreation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $347,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,825,000
Health - Other: $4,954,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,472,000
Police Protection: $3,633,000
Central Staff Services: $2,441,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,946,000
Water Utilities: $1,881,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,532,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,292,000
Financial Administration: $1,171,000
General Public Buildings: $972,000
General - Other: $783,000
Parks and Recreation: $493,000
Libraries: $493,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $447,000
Housing and Community Development: $406,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $114,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,510,000
Education: $1,130,000
Health and Hospitals: $364,000
Housing and Community Development: $90,000
Other: $81,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $421,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Water Utilities: $1,536,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $262,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $12,000
Other - Sewerage: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Correctional Institutions: $220,000
Public Welfare: $114,000
Natural Resources - Other: $56,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,904,000
Other: $374,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,892,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,701,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,191,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $989,000
Fines and Forfeits: $241,000
Interest Earnings: $108,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Rents: $31,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $861,000
Police Protection: $614,000
General Public Building: $359,000
Health - Other: $189,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Public Welfare - Other: $102,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Correctional Institutions: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,409,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,920,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $36,852,000
Public Welfare: $4,081,000
General Local Government Support: $1,250,000
Housing and Community Development: $551,000
Other: $269,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
- Tax - Property: $21,461,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,490,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $432,000
Other License: $98,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $94,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,781,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000
Alexander County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,361,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,491,000
Hospital Public: $1,281,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $900,000
Other: $834,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $321,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Sewerage: $21,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,405,000
Housing and Community Development: $865,000
Parks and Recreation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $347,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,825,000
Health - Other: $4,954,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,472,000
Police Protection: $3,633,000
Central Staff Services: $2,441,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,946,000
Water Utilities: $1,881,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,532,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,292,000
Financial Administration: $1,171,000
General Public Buildings: $972,000
General - Other: $783,000
Parks and Recreation: $493,000
Libraries: $493,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $447,000
Housing and Community Development: $406,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $114,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,510,000
Education: $1,130,000
Health and Hospitals: $364,000
Housing and Community Development: $90,000
Other: $81,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $421,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Water Utilities: $1,536,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $262,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $12,000
Other - Sewerage: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Correctional Institutions: $220,000
Public Welfare: $114,000
Natural Resources - Other: $56,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,904,000
Other: $374,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,892,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,701,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,191,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $989,000
Fines and Forfeits: $241,000
Interest Earnings: $108,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Rents: $31,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $861,000
Police Protection: $614,000
General Public Building: $359,000
Health - Other: $189,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Public Welfare - Other: $102,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Correctional Institutions: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,409,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,920,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $36,852,000
Public Welfare: $4,081,000
General Local Government Support: $1,250,000
Housing and Community Development: $551,000
Other: $269,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
- Tax - Property: $21,461,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,490,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $432,000
Other License: $98,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $94,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,781,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000
Alexander County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,361,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,491,000
Hospital Public: $1,281,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $900,000
Other: $834,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $321,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Sewerage: $21,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,405,000
Housing and Community Development: $865,000
Parks and Recreation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $347,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,825,000
Health - Other: $4,954,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,472,000
Police Protection: $3,633,000
Central Staff Services: $2,441,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,946,000
Water Utilities: $1,881,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,532,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,292,000
Financial Administration: $1,171,000
General Public Buildings: $972,000
General - Other: $783,000
Parks and Recreation: $493,000
Libraries: $493,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $447,000
Housing and Community Development: $406,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $114,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,510,000
Education: $1,130,000
Health and Hospitals: $364,000
Housing and Community Development: $90,000
Other: $81,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $421,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Water Utilities: $1,536,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $262,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $12,000
Other - Sewerage: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Correctional Institutions: $220,000
Public Welfare: $114,000
Natural Resources - Other: $56,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,904,000
Other: $374,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,892,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,701,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,191,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $989,000
Fines and Forfeits: $241,000
Interest Earnings: $108,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Rents: $31,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $861,000
Police Protection: $614,000
General Public Building: $359,000
Health - Other: $189,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Public Welfare - Other: $102,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Correctional Institutions: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,409,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,920,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $36,852,000
Public Welfare: $4,081,000
General Local Government Support: $1,250,000
Housing and Community Development: $551,000
Other: $269,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
- Tax - Property: $21,461,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,490,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $432,000
Other License: $98,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $94,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,781,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000
Alexander County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,361,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,491,000
Hospital Public: $1,281,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $900,000
Other: $834,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $347,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $321,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Sewerage: $21,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $3,405,000
Housing and Community Development: $865,000
Parks and Recreation: $420,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $347,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $45,825,000
Health - Other: $4,954,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,472,000
Police Protection: $3,633,000
Central Staff Services: $2,441,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,946,000
Water Utilities: $1,881,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,532,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,292,000
Financial Administration: $1,171,000
General Public Buildings: $972,000
General - Other: $783,000
Parks and Recreation: $493,000
Libraries: $493,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $447,000
Housing and Community Development: $406,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $114,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,510,000
Education: $1,130,000
Health and Hospitals: $364,000
Housing and Community Development: $90,000
Other: $81,000
General Local Government Support: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $421,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Water Utilities: $1,536,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $262,000
Other - Health - Other: $50,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $12,000
Other - Sewerage: $7,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Correctional Institutions: $220,000
Public Welfare: $114,000
Natural Resources - Other: $56,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $6,904,000
Other: $374,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,892,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,701,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,191,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $989,000
Fines and Forfeits: $241,000
Interest Earnings: $108,000
Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
Sale of Property: $49,000
Rents: $31,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $861,000
Police Protection: $614,000
General Public Building: $359,000
Health - Other: $189,000
Central Staff Services: $134,000
Public Welfare - Other: $102,000
Housing and Community Development: $99,000
Correctional Institutions: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,409,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,920,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $36,852,000
Public Welfare: $4,081,000
General Local Government Support: $1,250,000
Housing and Community Development: $551,000
Other: $269,000
Health and Hospitals: $229,000
- Tax - Property: $21,461,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,490,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $432,000
Other License: $98,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $94,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $28,781,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 575
- Number of aged recipients: 82
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 493
- Number of recipients under 18: 77
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 340
- Number of recipients older than 64: 158
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 237
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 256
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 7 full tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 79 | $119,696 | 99 | $141,343 | 617 | $154,940 | 22 | $68,136 | 38 | $139,526 | 63 | $65,063 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $144,000 | 6 | $351,500 | 42 | $137,071 | 3 | $35,667 | 1 | $173,000 | 4 | $63,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 23 | $112,130 | 17 | $90,235 | 207 | $129,459 | 16 | $43,188 | 7 | $110,571 | 30 | $70,433 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 12 | $113,417 | 9 | $131,778 | 108 | $156,370 | 8 | $118,125 | 5 | $181,600 | 10 | $65,700 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $140,600 | 3 | $137,000 | 30 | $130,900 | 6 | $145,833 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $90,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 7 full tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 20 | $169,000 | 17 | $192,529 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $294,500 | 3 | $171,667 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $136,500 | 4 | $168,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $76,000 | 1 | $134,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Alexander County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 180 | 70.4 years |
William | 149 | 71.8 years |
Mary | 135 | 77.9 years |
John | 124 | 73.6 years |
Robert | 98 | 71.7 years |
Thomas | 55 | 74.2 years |
George | 53 | 74.1 years |
Fred | 48 | 76.4 years |
Charlie | 47 | 76.4 years |
David | 45 | 64.7 years |
Most common last names in Alexander County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Fox | 120 | 74.3 years |
Pennell | 108 | 75.8 years |
Bowman | 108 | 75.4 years |
Teague | 97 | 76.5 years |
Watts | 83 | 78.1 years |
Barnes | 77 | 76.3 years |
Deal | 77 | 75.1 years |
Jolly | 76 | 75.3 years |
Chapman | 75 | 74.3 years |
Johnson | 73 | 76.9 years |
Businesses in Alexander County, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | KFC | 3 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Nike | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
CVS | 3 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Chico's | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
FedEx | 11 | Subway | 6 | |
GNC | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | UPS | 13 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Justice | 1 | YMCA | 2 |