Gates County, North Carolina (NC)

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County population in 2005: 11,224 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,200
Renter-occupied apartments: 701

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Land area: 341 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Gates County, North Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
Black (39.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,594
County population in 2003: 10,760
Jobs in 2003: 1,836

Gates County,NC real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,753
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:

Gates County:	2.7 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,053 ($35,647 in 2000)

This county	$37,053
North Carolina:	$40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,826

Gates County	$102,826
North Carolina:	$127,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $448
Institutionalized population: 88
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Gates County in 2000: $855

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

Gates County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gates County North Carolina:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.3%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $625 (0.8%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 52
1990 to 1994: 8
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 15
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 15
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 37.7 minutes

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

Gates County marital status for males

Gates County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Gates County
Average size of farms: 496 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $249000
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $299.28
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $204680
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 77.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $167361
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.51
Corn for grain: 6544 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3087 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 22307 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 10916 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Paper (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Vietnam (31%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
Honduras (14%)
Germany (12%)
Canada (11%)
Philippines (9%)
France (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gates County:

United States or American (28%)
English (9%)
German (4%)
Irish (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Gates County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Gates County, North Carolina

88 people in state prisons
63 people in other group homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,193.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Gates County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Gates County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gates County

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

Households: 10,360

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.

1,804 married couples with children.
600 single-parent households (129 men, 471 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 592

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

Deaths: 634

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

Net international migration: +39

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

Net internal migration: +733

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

Population growth in Gates County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 139
1995 to 1998: 536
1990 to 1994: 433
1980 to 1989: 829
1970 to 1979: 711
1960 to 1969: 433
1950 to 1959: 403
1940 to 1949: 346
1939 or earlier: 559

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gates County, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 69
4 rooms: 295
5 rooms: 832
6 rooms: 883
7 rooms: 513
8 rooms: 351
9 or more rooms: 248

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gates County, North Carolina:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 28
4 rooms: 142
5 rooms: 261
6 rooms: 132
7 rooms: 71
8 rooms: 26
9 or more rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gates County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 61
2 bedrooms: 592
3 bedrooms: 2,046
4 bedrooms: 415
5 or more bedrooms: 86

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gates County:

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 46
2 bedrooms: 206
3 bedrooms: 351
4 bedrooms: 70
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Gates County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 218
1 vehicle: 750
2 vehicles: 1,192
3 vehicles: 763
4 vehicles: 226
5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Gates County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 133
1 vehicle: 305
2 vehicles: 178
3 vehicles: 67
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 18

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
Wood (6%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Wood (8%)
Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	2.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	1.7%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44

Here:	15.3%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Gates County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $39,000
Charges - Sewerage: $445,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $346,000

Solid Waste Management: $308,000

All Other: $186,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $4,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $3,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $596,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $15,860,000
Welfare - Other: $717,000

Natural Resources - Other: $648,000

Solid Waste Management: $561,000

Police Protection: $493,000

Central Staff Services: $363,000

General - Other: $346,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $313,000

Liquor Stores: $313,000

Sewerage: $265,000

Fire Protection: $224,000

Corrections - Other: $173,000

Financial Administration: $150,000

General Public Buildings: $143,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $125,000

Water Utilities: $114,000

Health Services - Other: $37,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $14,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,913,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $183,000
Libraries: $75,000

General: $33,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $616,000
General: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $3,410,000
Water Utilities: $2,000,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $44,564,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $44,564,000
Water Utilities: $1,907,000

Industrial Revenue: $1,385,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,025,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $93,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $349,000
General Revenue, NEC: $92,000

Rents: $48,000
Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $107,000
Police Protection: $76,000

General Public Building: $57,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $28,000

Water Utilities: $27,000

Solid Waste Management: $12,000

General - Other: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $5,000

Central Staff: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,265,000
Revenue - Liquor Stores: $315,000
Water Utilities: $191,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,385,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $13,046,000
Public Welfare: $1,442,000

General Support: $249,000

All Other: $48,000
Tax - Property: $3,905,000
Total General Sales: $1,231,000

NEC: $101,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $13,082,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000

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