Avery County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (15.5%), Construction (12.0%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Avery County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	38.4 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 9,063	(52.8%)
Females: 8,104	(47.2%)

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Avery County:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,914
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$427
State:	$532

Avery County:	$123,879
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $215,062

Here:	$215,062
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $277,600

Here:	$277,600
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $113,014

Here:	$113,014
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,723

Here:	$195,723
State:	$163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,408

Here:	$110,408
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $41,233

Here:	$41,233
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500

Here:	$137,500
State:	$48,806

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 39
• Thefts: 81
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Avery County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.

Cities in this county include: Altamahaw-Ossipee, Banner Elk, Newland, Elk Park, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Grandfather.

2005 air pollution in Avery County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carter County, Tennessee , Burke County , Caldwell County , Johnson County, Tennessee , McDowell County , Mitchell County , Watauga County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Avery County: Elk Falls Point of Interest (A), Camp Carolina (B), Grandfather Home for Children (C), Camp Linn-Haven (D), Camp Yonahnoka (E), Holston Camp (F), United States Weather Station (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Avery County include: Aaron Church (A), New Cross Church (B), Henson Creek Church (C), Long Ridge Church (D), Walnut Grove Church (E), Arbor Dale Church (F), Ivy Heights Church (G), Ashley Chapel (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Burleson Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Ashley Cemetery (3), Greene Cemetery (4), Cuthbertson Cemetery (5), Crawford Cemetery (6), Calloway Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Gusher Knob Lake (A), Grandmother Lake (B), Grandfather Mountain Lake (C), Land Harbors Lake (D), Lake Kawahna (E), Coffey Trout Lake (F), Cranberry Lake (G), Wildcat Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Harper Creek (A), Greenbrier Creek (B), Grandmother Creek (C), Gragg Prong (D), Gooseneck Branch (E), Leroy Creek (F), Little Elk Creek (G), Pancake Branch (H), Peavine Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Avery County: Pisgah Game Lands (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.4%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 1,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 438 (26% naturalized citizens)

Avery County:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,857
• One, attached: 142
• Two: 211
• 3 or 4: 441
• 5 to 9: 285
• 10 to 19: 335
• 20 or more: 739
• Mobile homes: 1,857
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Avery County with a mortgage: 1,531 (141 second mortgage, 166 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,683

Here:	47.6% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Avery County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Avery County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 80% 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 73.6 miles away from Avery County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 76.5 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 75.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from Avery County center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Avery County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,126 (73%) Carpooled: 1,376 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 230 (3%) Other means: 33 (0%) Worked at home: 266 (4%)

6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.93%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($19,099 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($18,740 average AGI)

Avery County:	3.50%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Watauga County, NC	0.94% ($28,538 average AGI)
from Burke County, NC	0.34% ($29,263)
from Mitchell County, NC	0.29% ($14,750)
from Carter County, TN	0.27% ($18,600)
from Guilford County, NC	0.18% ($74,400)

7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.20%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.27% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,170 average AGI)
2.93% relocated to other states ($16,240 average AGI)

Avery County:	2.93%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Watauga County, NC	1.28% ($30,113 average AGI)
to Carter County, TN	0.52% ($20,310)
to Burke County, NC	0.40% ($38,500)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.36% ($66,250)
to Mitchell County, NC	0.36% ($34,350)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,577 (3,007 aged, 570 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,018 (3,594 male householders, 937 female householders)

  3,761 spouses, 4,119 children (3,814 natural, 107 adopted, 198 stepchildren), 169 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 125 other relatives, 171 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,286 (848 male householders (687 living alone)), 1,142 female householders (1,061 living alone)), 296 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,863 (1,431 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,330 2-persons, 1,096 3-persons, 722 4-persons, 268 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,748 1-person, 186 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

95.3% of residents of Avery County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 47% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,976,000 ($5902 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,671,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,447,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,503,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $111,000
Federal grants: $26,125,000
Federal procurement contracts: $990,000 ($295,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,799,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $690,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,056,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,148,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

62% of Avery County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Carolina.

Avery County:	62.4%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 12521
• Northeast: 681
• Midwest: 626
• South: 2601
• West: 222

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000

Here:	6.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	10.9%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	50.2%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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