Henderson County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	31%

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Races in Henderson County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	42.7 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 43,171	(48.4%)
Females: 46,002	(51.6%)

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Henderson County:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,844
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$522
State:	$532

Henderson County:	$192,800
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $247,921

Here:	$247,921
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,748

Here:	$205,748
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $215,711

Here:	$215,711
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $219,842

Here:	$219,842
State:	$163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $125,084

Here:	$125,084
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $45,179

Here:	$45,179
State:	$45,354

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 58
• Burglaries: 471
• Thefts: 766
• Auto thefts: 135

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 30
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 496
• Thefts: 837
• Auto thefts: 104

Health of residents in Henderson County based on 338 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
75.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
50.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
43.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 185 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
39.8% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Henderson County:	10.2%
North Carolina:	14.3%

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

Area name: Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Henderson County is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hendersonville, Fletcher, East Flat Rock, Etowah, Flat Rock, Mountain Home, Valley Hill, Laurel Park, Barker Heights, Balfour.

2005 air pollution in Henderson County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Buncombe County , Greenville County, South Carolina , Haywood County , Polk County , Rutherford County , Transylvania County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Henderson County: Camp Arrowhead (A), Camp Blue Star (B), Hendersonville Fireman Training Center (C), Camp Green Cove (D), Sky Valley Pioneer Camp (E), Camp Judaea (F), Camp Kanuga (G), Camp Osceola (H), Camp Pinewood (I), Camp Pinnacle (J), Camp Tekoa (K), Camp Tonawandah (L), Camp Windy Wood (M), Mud Creek Assembly Grounds (N), Hayes Mill (O), Four Square Crusador Camp (P), Pine Park Retirement Inn (Q), Holmes State Forest Nursery (R), Kings Mountain Camp (S), Turkeypen Checking Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Henderson County include: Naples Church (A), Mud Creek Church (B), Mountain View Church (C), Mountain Valley Church (D), Mountain Home Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Holly Springs Church (G), Hoopers Creek Church (H), Mount Sinai Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pittillo Lanning Cemetery (1), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (2), Bane Cemetery (3), Old Beulah Cemetery (4), Justus Cemetery (5), Patterson Cemetery (6), Fletcher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Sky Lake Estates Lake (A), Lake Rugby (B), Larry Ball Lake (C), Lyday Lake (D), Hoopers Creek Lake (E), Banks Brothers Lake (F), Lake Falls (G), Holloman Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greer Creek (A), Grassy Creek (B), Goldmine Branch (C), Long Rock Branch (D), Lewis Creek (E), Freeman Creek (F), Pea Branch (G), Foster Creek (H), Folly Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.7%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 2,843
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,295 (34% naturalized citizens)

Henderson County:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,306
• One, attached: 1,272
• Two: 920
• 3 or 4: 1,368
• 5 to 9: 669
• 10 to 19: 208
• 20 or more: 423
• Mobile homes: 8,699
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 131

Housing units in Henderson County with a mortgage: 12,251 (966 second mortgage, 1,911 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,082

Here:	57.4% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Henderson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.

Henderson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Henderson County center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.3 miles away from Henderson County center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 18.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/4/2007 at 10:04:46, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 5.8 mi) earthquake occurred 24.3 miles away from Henderson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 31,281 (81%) Carpooled: 5,391 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (0%) Taxi: 16 (0%) Motorcycle: 37 (0%) Bicycle: 35 (0%) Walked: 480 (1%) Other means: 184 (0%) Worked at home: 1,241 (3%)

8.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,762 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.39%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)

Henderson County:	0.04%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

3.62% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($18,470 average AGI)
4.73% relocated from other states ($31,872 average AGI)

Henderson County:	4.73%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Buncombe County, NC	1.96% ($44,461 average AGI)
from Transylvania County, NC	0.36% ($31,900)
from Polk County, NC	0.18% ($37,152)
from Greenville County, SC	0.12% ($31,022)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.12% ($57,409)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.12% ($67,023)
from Broward County, FL	0.10% ($40,917)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,307 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)

Henderson County:	0.04%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

3.44% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($21,035 average AGI)
3.02% relocated to other states ($25,071 average AGI)

Henderson County:	3.02%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Buncombe County, NC	1.57% ($45,806 average AGI)
to Transylvania County, NC	0.28% ($29,404)
to Polk County, NC	0.23% ($33,695)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.19% ($45,254)
to Greenville County, SC	0.18% ($63,156)
to Wake County, NC	0.13% ($38,106)
to Spartanburg County, SC	0.11% ($235,211)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,244 (19,560 aged, 2,684 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 74,777 (21,521 male householders, 5,057 female householders)

  22,291 spouses, 21,869 children (19,907 natural, 546 adopted, 1,416 stepchildren), 939 grandchildren, 646 brothers or sisters, 496 parents, 794 other relatives, 1,164 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,547 (4,139 male householders (3,375 living alone)), 6,750 female householders (6,249 living alone)), 1,658 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,849 (1,272 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 14,677 2-persons, 5,420 3-persons, 4,152 4-persons, 1,581 5-persons, 523 6-persons, 225 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,624 1-person, 1,089 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

92.0% of residents of Henderson County speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $563,197,000 ($5906 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $28,172,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $338,345,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $118,939,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,890,000
Federal grants: $77,366,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,497,000 ($4,088,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,160,000 ($96,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,656,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,173,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,028,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+68 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.45 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

55% of Henderson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in North Carolina.

Henderson County:	55.4%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 44441
• Northeast: 10512
• Midwest: 9811
• South: 16193
• West: 2416

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $121,900

Here:	8.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	10.7%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	12.2%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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