Montgomery County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (39.4%), Educational,health and social services (14.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Montgomery County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 13,581	(50.6%)
Females: 13,241	(49.4%)

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Montgomery County:	2.6 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county	$34,200
North Carolina:	$40,729

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

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 115
• Thefts: 188
• Auto thefts: 32

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 181
• Thefts: 183
• Auto thefts: 22

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Troy, Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Candor, Star.

2005 air pollution in Montgomery County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anson County , Davidson County , Moore County , Randolph County , Richmond County , Rowan County , Stanly County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Montgomery County: Yates Place Camp (A), East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp (B), Cove Boat Ramp (C), Town Creek Indian Mound (D), Tuckertown (E), State Prison Camp 804 (F), Uwharrie Hunting Camp (G), Badin Lake Group Campground (H), Badin Lake Campground (I), Hydro (J), West Morris Mountain Camp (K), Uwharrie National Forest Station (L), North Carolina Forest Service Rangers Office (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Montgomery County include: Hickory Grove Church (A), Walts Chapel (B), Antioch Church (C), Asbury Church (D), Mountain Grove Church (E), Wadeville Church (F), Love Joy Methodist Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Holly Mount Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Shiloh Cemetery (1), Sharon Cemetery (2), Russell Cemetery (3), Belford Cemetery (4), Ropers Grove Cemetery (5), Zoar Cemetery (6), Biscoe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Pools Pond (A), Bruton Mill Pond (B), Lewis Mill Pond (C), Alexander Pond (D), North State Orchard Pond Number One (E), North State Orchard Pond Number Two (F), McCullums Pond (G), Chappell Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Gravelly Branch (B), Lick Fork (C), Lick Branch (D), Gold Branch (E), Glady Fork (F), Gillis Branch (G), Garr Creek (H), Panther Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Montgomery County include: Town Creek Indian Mound State Park (1), Uwbarrie Game Land (2), Uwharrie Game Land (3), Uwharrie Wildlife Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.3%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Current college students: 844
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,153 (15% naturalized citizens)

Montgomery County:	8.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,489
• One, attached: 134
• Two: 177
• 3 or 4: 163
• 5 to 9: 125
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 44
• Mobile homes: 3,998
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 974

Housing units in Montgomery County with a mortgage: 2,493 (235 second mortgage, 441 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,076

Montgomery County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,597 (74%) Carpooled: 2,366 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 167 (1%) Other means: 84 (1%) Worked at home: 296 (3%)

5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,155 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.42%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.88% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($23,364 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($14,791 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	1.54%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Randolph County, NC	0.71% ($30,492 average AGI)
from Stanly County, NC	0.65% ($30,250)
from Moore County, NC	0.43% ($24,135)
from Richmond County, NC	0.37% ($19,875)
from Guilford County, NC	0.30% ($35,462)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.19% ($71,813)
from Cabarrus County, NC	0.14% ($45,000)

5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($23,348 average AGI)
1.23% relocated to other states ($6,463 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	1.23%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Randolph County, NC	0.89% ($29,377 average AGI)
to Stanly County, NC	0.81% ($32,529)
to Moore County, NC	0.63% ($20,222)
to Guilford County, NC	0.33% ($17,750)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.28% ($35,458)
to Richmond County, NC	0.27% ($28,391)
to Davidson County, NC	0.16% ($30,429)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,344 (3,390 aged, 954 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,780 (5,513 male householders, 1,724 female householders)

  5,587 spouses, 7,607 children (7,013 natural, 135 adopted, 459 stepchildren), 835 grandchildren, 339 brothers or sisters, 165 parents, 501 other relatives, 509 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,963 (1,221 male householders (1,034 living alone)), 1,397 female householders (1,337 living alone)), 345 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,079 (1,014 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,214 2-persons, 1,660 3-persons, 1,296 4-persons, 598 5-persons, 211 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,371 1-person, 189 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

87.8% of residents of Montgomery County speak English at home.
10.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $171,300,000 ($6229 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $38,556,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,504,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,689,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,006,000
Federal grants: $34,219,000
Federal procurement contracts: $38,501,000 ($35,812,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,380,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,648,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,253,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+31 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.86 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

63% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Carolina.

Montgomery County:	63.2%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 20896
• Northeast: 764
• Midwest: 544
• South: 2114
• West: 234

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,100

Here:	3.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	3.3%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	13.2%
North Carolina:	20.2%