Madison County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Manufacturing (18.1%), Construction (11.5%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Madison County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	39.3 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 9,684	(49.3%)
Females: 9,951	(50.7%)

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Madison County:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,323
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$336
State:	$532

Madison County:	$132,043
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $221,090

Here:	$221,090
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $132,139

Here:	$132,139
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $108,651

Here:	$108,651
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $185,326

Here:	$185,326
State:	$163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $62,418

Here:	$62,418
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $48,662

Here:	$48,662
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500

Here:	$37,500
State:	$48,806

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 74
• Thefts: 88
• Auto thefts: 24

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 66
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Area name: Asheville, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison 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: Mars Hill, Marshall, Hot Springs.

Neighboring counties: Buncombe County , Cocke County, Tennessee , Greene County, Tennessee , Haywood County , Unicoi County, Tennessee , Yancey County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Madison County: Camp Creek Bald Lookout (A), Nocona Siding (B), Ebb Chapel (C), Lower Big Pine (D), Murray Branch Picnic Area (E), Big Knob Lookout (F), Spring Mountain Trail Shelter (G), Little Laurel Trail Shelter (H), Rich Mountain Lookout (I), Huckleberry Camp (J), Volga (K), Ivy (L), Rocky Bluff Recreation Site (M), Halls Store (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Madison County include: Little Sandymush Church (A), Anderson Branch Church (B), Highland Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Arrington Branch Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Upper Laurel Church (G), Balding Chapel (H), Hopewell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Coates Cemetery (1), Arrington Cemetery (2), Waddell Cemetery (3), Engle Cemetery (4), Shelton Cemetery (5), Runnion Cemetery (6), Runion Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Mars Hill Reservoir (A), McGee Dam (B), Marshall Watershed Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gunter Branch (A), Grooms Branch (B), Nowhere Branch (C), Griffin Branch (D), Grass Creek (E), Granger Branch (F), Long Mountain Branch (G), Gosnell Branch (H), Gilbert Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Madison County: Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Barnard's Station Post Office (A), Joe Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.9%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 1,267
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 324 (49% naturalized citizens)

Madison County:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,412
• One, attached: 104
• Two: 131
• 3 or 4: 168
• 5 to 9: 50
• 10 to 19: 66
• 20 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 2,699
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 1,305 (98 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,457

Here:	47.2% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Madison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/6/1977, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Madison County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 74% 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 72.4 miles away from Madison County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 98.6 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 75.4 miles away from the 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 87.1 miles away from Madison 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 7.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Madison 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: 6,767 (79%) Carpooled: 1,161 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 221 (3%) Other means: 68 (1%) Worked at home: 318 (4%)

7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,147 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.22%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.29% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($16,668 average AGI)
2.93% relocated from other states ($18,479 average AGI)

Madison County:	2.93%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Buncombe County, NC	3.08% ($27,719 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC	0.18% ($24,500)
from Henderson County, NC	0.17% ($19,000)

6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,825 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.55%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.38% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($18,186 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($8,641 average AGI)

Madison County:	2.17%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Buncombe County, NC	3.04% ($26,653 average AGI)
to Yancey County, NC	0.27% ($31,944)
to Greene County, TN	0.18% ($24,083)
to Henderson County, NC	0.17% ($35,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,865 (3,074 aged, 791 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,957 (4,390 male householders, 1,207 female householders)

  4,547 spouses, 4,760 children (4,316 natural, 103 adopted, 341 stepchildren), 277 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 118 parents, 218 other relatives, 310 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,783 (1,133 male householders (951 living alone)), 1,266 female householders (1,147 living alone)), 384 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 895 (228 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,848 2-persons, 1,366 3-persons, 928 4-persons, 330 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,098 1-person, 249 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

96.6% of residents of Madison County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $135,113,000 ($6772 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,561,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,623,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,493,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,451,000
Federal grants: $50,682,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,809,000 ($579,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,056,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $109,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,542,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,618,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.67 millions of gallons per day (43% from ground, 57% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

60% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.

Madison County:	60.3%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 13817
• Northeast: 842
• Midwest: 1002
• South: 3307
• West: 303

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,300

Here:	8.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	10.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	66.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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