Gates County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.0%), Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Gates County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 5,155	(49.0%)
Females: 5,361	(51.0%)

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Gates County:	2.7 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,637
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$406
State:	$532

Gates County:	$103,939
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $147,274

Here:	$147,274
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,227

Here:	$145,227
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $287,990

Here:	$287,990
State:	$153,934

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $329,002

Here:	$329,002
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $40,204

Here:	$40,204
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$48,806

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 60
• Thefts: 85
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gates County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $770 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gatesville.

Neighboring counties: Camden County , Chowan County , Hertford County , Pasquotank County , Perquimans County , Southampton County, Virginia , Suffolk city, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gates County: Macks Wharf (A), Roberts Landing (B), Oldtown Landing (C), Cady Landing (D), Gatlington Landing (E), Dowry Landing (F), Sandy Field Landing (G), Bond Landing (H), Hurdle Landing (I), Vivian (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Farm Fresh Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Gates County include: Lebanon Grove Church (A), Walton Grove Church (B), Ballards Grove Church (C), Union Branch Church (D), Zion Church (E), Sycamore Hill Church (F), Stony Branch Church (G), Middle Swamp Church (H), Savages Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Askew Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Winslow Cemetery (3), Riddick Cemetery (4), Mathias Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Acorn Hill Millpond (A), Jones Millpond (B), Lillys Millpond (C), Merchants Millpond (D), Taylor Millpond (E), Hunters Millpond (F), Jones Swamps (G), Whiteoak Pocosin (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Branch (A), Licking Branch (B), Goose Creek (C), Goodman Swamp (D), Folly Swamp (E), Flat Branch (F), Duke Swamp (G), Raynor Swamp (H), Cypress Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Gates County: Merchants Millpond State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	7.7%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 324
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 117 (37% naturalized citizens)

Gates County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 37.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,803
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 13
• 5 to 9: 12
• Mobile homes: 1,533
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Gates County with a mortgage: 1,004 (95 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 814

Here:	55.2% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Gates County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Gates County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from Gates County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,287 (77%) Carpooled: 739 (17%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 89 (2%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 103 (2%)

8.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.55%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.14% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($6,203 average AGI)
6.41% relocated from other states ($27,171 average AGI)

Gates County:	6.41%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Suffolk city, VA	1.60% ($40,525 average AGI)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	1.14% ($44,071)
from Portsmouth city, VA	0.81% ($34,933)
from Chesapeake city, VA	0.49% ($32,667)
from Norfolk city, VA	0.49% ($32,167)
from Hertford County, NC	0.46% ($21,706)
from Pasquotank County, NC	0.46% ($24,529)

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,392 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.24% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($14,194 average AGI)
3.05% relocated to other states ($14,198 average AGI)

Gates County:	3.05%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Hertford County, NC	0.69% ($25,120 average AGI)
to Pasquotank County, NC	0.61% ($30,000)
to Suffolk city, VA	0.58% ($35,286)
to Pitt County, NC	0.33% ($21,917)
to Chowan County, NC	0.30% ($32,273)
to Portsmouth city, VA	0.30% ($31,545)
to Chesapeake city, VA	0.28% ($31,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,824 (1,497 aged, 327 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,220 (2,176 male householders, 755 female householders)

  2,289 spouses, 3,270 children (3,058 natural, 57 adopted, 155 stepchildren), 324 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 84 other relatives, 116 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,140 (407 male householders (344 living alone)), 552 female householders (509 living alone)), 181 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 156 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,202 2-persons, 703 3-persons, 646 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 853 1-person, 88 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

97.4% of residents of Gates County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,104,000 ($6136 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,400,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,851,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,307,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,943,000
Federal grants: $16,836,000
Federal procurement contracts: $420,000 ($-28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,747,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,970,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,641,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,570,000

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

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+65 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.84 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Here:	5.1
State:	4.3

67% of Gates 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, 34% lived in North Carolina.

Gates County:	67.1%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 5940
• Northeast: 487
• Midwest: 293
• South: 3532
• West: 110

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,300

Here:	2.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	1.7%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	15.3%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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