Surry County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Surry County:	17.0%
North Carolina:	15.1%

This county:	12.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.5%

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Races in Surry County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 34,828	(48.9%)
Females: 36,391	(51.1%)

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Surry County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county	$34,349
North Carolina:	$40,729

Surry County	$116,545
North Carolina:	$127,600

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 135
• Burglaries: 560
• Thefts: 659
• Auto thefts: 155

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 140
• Burglaries: 517
• Thefts: 684
• Auto thefts: 141

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Surry County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Airy, Elkin, Toast, Flat Rock, Dobson, Pilot Mountain, White Plains.

Neighboring counties: Alleghany County , Carroll County, Virginia , Forsyth County , Grayson County, Virginia , Patrick County, Virginia , Stokes County , Wilkes County , Yadkin County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Surry County: Camp Raven Knob (A), York Tavern (B), Pilot Mountain Filtration Plant (C), Pilot Knob Golf Club (D), Peter King (E), Kapps Mill (F), Blevins Store (G), Cedarbrook Country Club (H), Surry County Historical Farm Museum (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Surry County include: New Home Church (A), New Bethel Church (B), Albion Church (C), Albion Community Church (D), Little Mountain Church (E), Mulberry Church (F), Antioch Church (G), Hills Church (H), Hills Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Shoals Cemetery (1), Ararat Cemetery (2), Pinnacle View Cemetery (3), Walker Cemetery (4), Cobler Cemetery (5), Ivy Green Cemetery (6), Oak Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hawks Lake (A), Holyfield Lake (B), Raven Knob Park Lake (C), Lake Laurel (D), Greenhill Lake (E), Royall Lake (F), Cedarbrook Lake (G), Reynolds Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gully Creek (A), Long Creek (B), Grassy Creek (C), Oldfield Creek (D), Pheasant Creek (E), Flat Shoal Creek (F), Fisher River (G), Pilot Creek (H), Pine Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Surry County include: John Dobson Home (1), Old Cadel Ford (2), Cody Park (3), Crestwood Memorial Park (4), Cumberland Knob Recreation Area (5), Rockford Courthouse (6), Fishers Peak Historical Site (7), Rockford Historic District (8), Pilot Mountain Recreation Facility (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.8%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Current college students: 2,652
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,755 (17% naturalized citizens)

Surry County:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,515
• One, attached: 361
• Two: 528
• 3 or 4: 724
• 5 to 9: 552
• 10 to 19: 242
• 20 or more: 355
• Mobile homes: 7,743
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Surry County with a mortgage: 7,888 (834 second mortgage, 1,560 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,890

Surry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/27/1973, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 26,234 (78%) Carpooled: 5,511 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Taxi: 33 (0%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 465 (1%) Other means: 351 (1%) Worked at home: 822 (2%)

4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.62% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($18,954 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($15,063 average AGI)

Surry County:	2.11%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Forsyth County, NC	0.55% ($32,978 average AGI)
from Stokes County, NC	0.48% ($31,345)
from Yadkin County, NC	0.38% ($26,340)
from Wilkes County, NC	0.34% ($41,651)
from Carroll County, VA	0.27% ($21,194)
from Patrick County, VA	0.17% ($24,238)
from Guilford County, NC	0.13% ($40,742)

4.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.81%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.23% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,108 average AGI)
1.58% relocated to other states ($8,092 average AGI)

Surry County:	1.58%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Forsyth County, NC	0.63% ($35,077 average AGI)
to Stokes County, NC	0.62% ($33,928)
to Yadkin County, NC	0.41% ($25,287)
to Wilkes County, NC	0.30% ($24,720)
to Carroll County, VA	0.20% ($25,660)
to Patrick County, VA	0.15% ($22,189)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.15% ($27,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,145 (11,576 aged, 2,569 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 61,149 (16,539 male householders, 4,041 female householders)

  16,890 spouses, 19,808 children (17,980 natural, 518 adopted, 1,310 stepchildren), 1,075 grandchildren, 591 brothers or sisters, 422 parents, 964 other relatives, 819 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,801 (3,318 male householders (2,818 living alone)), 4,494 female householders (4,261 living alone)), 989 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,269 (1,047 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,541 2-persons, 5,122 3-persons, 3,878 4-persons, 1,317 5-persons, 451 6-persons, 271 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,079 1-person, 595 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

91.9% of residents of Surry County speak English at home.
6.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $384,917,000 ($5324 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,372,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $190,227,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $91,121,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,689,000
Federal grants: $88,092,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,471,000 ($228,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,317,000 ($400,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $474,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,746,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,438,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.11 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

64% of Surry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in North Carolina.

Surry County:	63.8%
State average:	54.4%

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

• This state: 52194
• Northeast: 2030
• Midwest: 1632
• South: 10591
• West: 819

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,600

Here:	2.5%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	4.5%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	12.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%