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Yadkin County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 38,094 (15% urban, 85% rural); it was 36,348 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,745
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,049
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,641
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,692 (it was 2,864 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

33%

Land area: 336 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 114 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Yadkin County: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.7%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Construction (11.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Yadkin County, NC (2022)
    • 31,12081.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,58112.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,0662.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9052.4%Two or more races
    • 2780.7%Some other race alone
    • 250.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 220.06%Asian alone
Median resident age:

44.6 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 19,067  (50.1%)
Females: 19,027  (49.9%)
Average household size:
Yadkin County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,610 ($36,660 in 1999)
This county:

$58,610
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $562 (lower quartile is $357, upper quartile is $736)
This county:

$562
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $191,725 (it was $81,100 in 2000)
Yadkin:

$191,725
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,175 - $289,201
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,108
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Institutionalized population: 245

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 6
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 28
  • Burglaries: 96
  • Thefts: 212
  • Auto thefts: 49

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 36
  • Burglaries: 131
  • Thefts: 276
  • Auto thefts: 49
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Health of residents in Yadkin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.
65.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
51.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
38.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 199 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 161 buildings, average cost: $233,100
  • 2021: 186 buildings, average cost: $233,100
  • 2020: 162 buildings, average cost: $233,100
  • 2019: 58 buildings, average cost: $230,400
  • 2018: 57 buildings, average cost: $230,400
  • 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $544,300
  • 2016: 5 buildings, average cost: $544,300
  • 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $544,300
  • 2014: 36 buildings, average cost: $176,200
  • 2013: 39 buildings, average cost: $240,700
  • 2012: 35 buildings, average cost: $240,700
  • 2011: 33 buildings, average cost: $165,800
  • 2010: 54 buildings, average cost: $188,300
  • 2009: 61 buildings, average cost: $168,000
  • 2008: 69 buildings, average cost: $176,400
  • 2007: 195 buildings, average cost: $132,300
  • 2006: 201 buildings, average cost: $110,800
  • 2005: 141 buildings, average cost: $150,900
  • 2004: 127 buildings, average cost: $155,500
  • 2003: 141 buildings, average cost: $155,500
  • 2002: 149 buildings, average cost: $150,900
  • 2001: 115 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2000: 134 buildings, average cost: $133,100
  • 1999: 142 buildings, average cost: $125,500
  • 1998: 153 buildings, average cost: $118,600
  • 1997: 98 buildings, average cost: $111,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Yadkin, NC residents
Average permit cost in Yadkin, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,319 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,062 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Yadkin, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Yadkin, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Yadkin, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.2%
Yadkin County:

13.2%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(10.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.6% for Black residents, 36.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.0% for American Indian residents, 30.3% for other race residents, 35.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 44.6 years old
(Males: 42.5 years old, Females: 46.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.6 years old, Black residents: 50.7 years old, American Indian residents: 15.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.4 years old, Other race residents: 24.2 years old)

Area name: Winston-Salem, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yadkin County is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $838 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yadkinville, Jonesville, Boonville, Arlington, East Bend.

Yadkin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Yadkin County: Grandfather Home for Children (A), Camp Yonahnoka (B), Camp Linn-Haven (C), Camp Carolina (D), United States Weather Station (E), Elk Falls Point of Interest (F), Holston Camp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Yadkin County include: Hanging Rock Chapel (A), Oak Grove Church (B), New Hopewell Church (C), Aaron Church (D), New Cross Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Mount Pleasant Church (G), Ashley Chapel (H), Mount Gilead Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: McGuire Cemetery (1), Ledford Cemetery (2), Laws Cemetery (3), Jones Cemetery (4), Johnson Cemetery (5), Benfield Cemetery (6), Ingram Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Coffey Trout Lake (A), Lake Kawahna (B), Cranberry Lake (C), Inver Lochy Lake (D), Grandfather Mountain Lake (E), Grandmother Lake (F), Land Harbors Lake (G), Gusher Knob Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Phillips Branch (A), Hull Branch (B), Horse Creek (C), Horney Branch (D), Peavine Branch (E), Hickorynut Branch (F), Henson Creek (G), Haw Branch (H), Harris Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Yadkin County: Pisgah Game Lands (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Adair County, Oklahoma , Los Alamos County, New Mexico , Crockett County, Tennessee , Davidson County, Tennessee , Halifax County , Newton County, Arkansas , Sullivan County, Tennessee .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Yadkin, NC
County total employment by year in Yadkin, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Yadkin, NC

Current college students: 1,149
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,958 (22.4% naturalized citizens)

Yadkin County:

5.1%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 4732010 or later
  • 7052000 to 2009
  • 4751990 to 1999
  • 3281980 to 1989
  • 1261970 to 1979
  • 51Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Yadkin County marital status for males Yadkin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,456
  • One, attached: 59
  • Two: 465
  • 3 or 4: 200
  • 5 to 9: 159
  • 10 to 19: 116
  • 20 to 49: 304
  • 50 or more: 72
  • Mobile homes: 3,584

Housing units in Yadkin County with a mortgage: 6,203 (710 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 616 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 486

Here:

1.2% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Yadkin County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant16,66058
Mainline Protestant4,18431
Black Protestant6684
Catholic4602
Other111
None15,689-
Yadkin County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Yadkin County:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Yadkin County:

6.64 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 32
This county:

8.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Yadkin County:

11.2%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Yadkin County:

30.5%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.6%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Yadkin County:

Average size of farms: 112 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $62,282
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $309.06
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.44%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51,271
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.37%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57,831
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.01%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.88%
Corn for grain: 6835 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2851 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13564 harvested acres
Vegetables: 172 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 85 acres

Tornado activity:

Yadkin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 16712100.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Yadkin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 31.4 miles away from Yadkin County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 193.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 228.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 188.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Yadkin County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Tropical Storm Michael, Incident Period: October 10, 2018 - October 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4412, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3110: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • North Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-844: September 25, 1989, FEMA Id: 844, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Drought, Incident Period: August 11, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3049: August 11, 1977, FEMA Id: 3049, Natural disaster type: Drought
  • 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Yadkin County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 3, Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Yadkin

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,202 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,364 (10.2%)
  • Bus: 82 (0.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 99 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 19 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 229 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 1,018 (7.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (78%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • El Salvador (3%)
  • Colombia (2%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • India (1%)
  • Bulgaria (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Yadkin County


  • American (22%)
  • English (18%)
  • German (10%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Polish (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Yadkin County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 200 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 45 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 43 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 16 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Yadkin County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 256 people in nursing homes
  • 99 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 20 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 19 people in other group homes
  • 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $58,240.

6.38% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,499 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.38%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.19% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($37,458 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($8,041 average AGI)
Yadkin County:

1.19%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Forsyth County, NC  1.50% ($56,019 average AGI)
from Surry County, NC  0.87% ($33,041)
from Wilkes County, NC  0.66% ($40,277)
from Davie County, NC  0.32% ($36,239)
from Iredell County, NC  0.29% ($51,366)
from Davidson County, NC  0.21% ($50,467)
from Stokes County, NC  0.18% ($42,200)


5.30% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.30%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.68% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($35,739 average AGI)
0.62% relocated to other states ($4,767 average AGI)
Yadkin County:

0.62%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Forsyth County, NC  1.35% ($42,116 average AGI)
to Surry County, NC  0.78% ($36,807)
to Wilkes County, NC  0.68% ($35,874)
to Davie County, NC  0.33% ($37,283)
to Iredell County, NC  0.31% ($37,977)
to Stokes County, NC  0.15% ($27,667)
to Davidson County, NC  0.14% ($43,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Births per 1000 population in Yadkin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Yadkin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Yadkin County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Yadkin County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Yadkin County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Yadkin County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Yadkin County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Yadkin County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Yadkin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,931 (5,538 aged, 1,393 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,040 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Yadkin County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (593)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (555)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (416)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (413)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (250)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (248)
  • Unspecified dementia (236)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (124)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (81)
  • Congestive heart failure (50)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.68
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 383
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 59
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,304

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,341
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 948

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.1. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 108.1
  • Other - 54.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 38,094
  • Male householders: 8,238 (1,955 living alone), Female householders: 7,289 (2,420 living alone)
  • 8,450 spouses (8,396 opposite-sex spouses), 740 unmarried partners, (735 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,639 children (9,487 natural, 489 adopted, 655 stepchildren), 650 grandchildren, 332 brothers or sisters, 428 parents, 20 foster children, 622 other relatives, 416 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 364

Size of family households: 5,535 2-persons, 2,417 3-persons, 1,683 4-persons, 710 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,376 1-person, 445 2-persons, 28 3-persons.

5,171 married couples with children.
1,858 single-parent households (568 men, 1,290 women).

90.0% of residents of Yadkin speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $170,948,000 ($4,584 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,108,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,227,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,958,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,733,000
Federal grants: $39,949,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,889,000 ($862,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,193,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $359,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,466,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,180,000

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

Births: 2,414
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,938
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +523
Here:

+14 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +370
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Yadkin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.70 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Year house built in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • 202020 or later
  • 9542010 to 2019
  • 2,1642000 to 2009
  • 3,1521990 to 1999
  • 2,6231980 to 1989
  • 3,0621970 to 1979
  • 1,3861960 to 1969
  • 1,4911950 to 1959
  • 8841940 to 1949
  • 9291939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • 161 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 3213 rooms
  • 1,3154 rooms
  • 3,0735 rooms
  • 2,6286 rooms
  • 1,8997 rooms
  • 1,2898 rooms
  • 1,3729+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • 611 room
  • 1762 rooms
  • 4513 rooms
  • 1,2784 rooms
  • 6835 rooms
  • 4056 rooms
  • 2847 rooms
  • 888 rooms
  • 1909+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • 27no bedroom
  • 1241 bedroom
  • 2,4902 bedrooms
  • 7,3623 bedrooms
  • 1,5944 bedrooms
  • 2785+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • 65no bedroom
  • 6661 bedroom
  • 1,4312 bedrooms
  • 1,3393 bedrooms
  • 1004 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 263no vehicle
  • 1,8961 vehicle
  • 4,2682 vehicles
  • 3,1663 vehicles
  • 1,2934 vehicles
  • 1,0705+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 402no vehicle
  • 1,5731 vehicle
  • 9532 vehicles
  • 4023 vehicles
  • 2514 vehicles
  • 435+ vehicles

93.5% of Yadkin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in North Carolina.

Yadkin County:

93.5%
State average:

87.3%

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

  • This state: 28,147
  • Other state: 7,398
  • Northeast: 1,566
  • Midwest: 1,201
  • South: 4,033
  • West: 591
Year householders moved into unit in Yadkin County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Yadkin County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 75.6%Electricity
  • 10.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.7%Wood
  • 1.9%Utility gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 81.7%Electricity
  • 10.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.8%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Wood
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 360
Here:

10.5%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:

1.1%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157
Here:

11.9%
North Carolina:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Yadkin County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,479,000
  • Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,153,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,163,000
    Hospital Public: $1,260,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $974,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $771,000
    Other: $569,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,153,000
    Hospitals: $54,000
    Housing and Community Development: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,890,000
    Police Protection: $9,151,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,960,000
    General - Other: $4,121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,316,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,934,000
    Health - Other: $1,912,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,763,000
    Water Utilities: $1,639,000
    Liquor Stores: $1,283,000
    Financial Administration: $689,000
    Housing and Community Development: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $454,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $268,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $53,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $527,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,354,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $80,000
    Other - Health - Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,298,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,139,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,222,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,063,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,487,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $310,000
    Rents: $154,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $109,000
    Sale of Property: $37,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $464,000
    General - Other: $323,000
    Police Protection: $241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,195,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,448,000
    Water Utilities: $335,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $41,953,000
    Public Welfare: $2,728,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Health and Hospitals: $704,000
    General Local Government Support: $211,000
    Electric Utilities: $20,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,785,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,401,000
    Other License: $237,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,801,000

Yadkin County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,479,000
  • Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,153,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,163,000
    Hospital Public: $1,260,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $974,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $771,000
    Other: $569,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,153,000
    Hospitals: $54,000
    Housing and Community Development: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,890,000
    Police Protection: $9,151,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,960,000
    General - Other: $4,121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,316,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,934,000
    Health - Other: $1,912,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,763,000
    Water Utilities: $1,639,000
    Liquor Stores: $1,283,000
    Financial Administration: $689,000
    Housing and Community Development: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $454,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $268,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $53,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $527,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,354,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $80,000
    Other - Health - Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,298,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,139,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,222,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,063,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,487,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $310,000
    Rents: $154,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $109,000
    Sale of Property: $37,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $464,000
    General - Other: $323,000
    Police Protection: $241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,195,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,448,000
    Water Utilities: $335,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $41,953,000
    Public Welfare: $2,728,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Health and Hospitals: $704,000
    General Local Government Support: $211,000
    Electric Utilities: $20,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,785,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,401,000
    Other License: $237,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,801,000

Yadkin County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,479,000
  • Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,153,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,163,000
    Hospital Public: $1,260,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $974,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $771,000
    Other: $569,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,153,000
    Hospitals: $54,000
    Housing and Community Development: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,890,000
    Police Protection: $9,151,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,960,000
    General - Other: $4,121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,316,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,934,000
    Health - Other: $1,912,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,763,000
    Water Utilities: $1,639,000
    Liquor Stores: $1,283,000
    Financial Administration: $689,000
    Housing and Community Development: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $454,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $268,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $53,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $527,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,354,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $80,000
    Other - Health - Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,298,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,139,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,222,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,063,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,487,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $310,000
    Rents: $154,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $109,000
    Sale of Property: $37,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $464,000
    General - Other: $323,000
    Police Protection: $241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,195,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,448,000
    Water Utilities: $335,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $41,953,000
    Public Welfare: $2,728,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Health and Hospitals: $704,000
    General Local Government Support: $211,000
    Electric Utilities: $20,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,785,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,401,000
    Other License: $237,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,801,000

Yadkin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,479,000
  • Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $3,153,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,163,000
    Hospital Public: $1,260,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $974,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $771,000
    Other: $569,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $123,000
    Parks and Recreation: $69,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,153,000
    Hospitals: $54,000
    Housing and Community Development: $44,000
    Parks and Recreation: $13,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,890,000
    Police Protection: $9,151,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,960,000
    General - Other: $4,121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,316,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,934,000
    Health - Other: $1,912,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,763,000
    Water Utilities: $1,639,000
    Liquor Stores: $1,283,000
    Financial Administration: $689,000
    Housing and Community Development: $675,000
    Parks and Recreation: $530,000
    General Public Buildings: $454,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $268,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $53,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $527,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,354,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $80,000
    Other - Health - Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,298,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,139,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,222,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,063,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,487,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $310,000
    Rents: $154,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $109,000
    Sale of Property: $37,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $464,000
    General - Other: $323,000
    Police Protection: $241,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,195,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,448,000
    Water Utilities: $335,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $41,953,000
    Public Welfare: $2,728,000
    Other: $1,316,000
    Health and Hospitals: $704,000
    General Local Government Support: $211,000
    Electric Utilities: $20,000
    Housing and Community Development: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,785,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,401,000
    Other License: $237,000
    Other Selective Sales: $25,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,801,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 761
  • Number of aged recipients: 130
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 631
  • Number of recipients under 18: 106
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 431
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 224
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 383
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 285
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED98$115,245106$127,925578$138,49832$65,7812$638,50035$89,62969$72,232
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED7$119,8578$110,25035$127,8864$59,0000$03$43,0006$39,833
APPLICATIONS DENIED27$106,74140$108,175235$132,60935$45,6000$023$83,39143$70,395
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN21$113,90518$138,944104$150,6154$58,2500$05$79,40014$75,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$84,0004$113,25042$124,2622$215,0000$01$74,0004$69,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED16$185,00021$181,0001$188,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$176,3648$167,2502$156,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$105,2501$311,0001$188,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$146,5001$190,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$71,0000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Yadkin, NC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Yadkin, NC - Value
Most common first names in Yadkin County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James23274.7 years
William22873.4 years
John20574.5 years
Mary16178.7 years
Thomas11271.9 years
Robert9471.3 years
Annie7980.1 years
Charles7771.7 years
Ruby7277.5 years
Paul7173.6 years
Most common last names in Yadkin County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Brown19777.3 years
Hutchens15273.6 years
Williams13376.8 years
Shore12877.8 years
Davis12378.3 years
Vestal12177.2 years
Matthews11975.4 years
Martin11674.4 years
Adams8977.2 years
Hobson8580.3 years
Businesses in Yadkin County, NC
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1KFC1
Arby's2McDonald's2
Best Western1Nike1
CVS1Pizza Hut1
Comfort Inn1Rite Aid1
Cracker Barrel1Subway3
Curves1Super 81
Days Inn2Taco Bell1
Dunkin Donuts3U-Haul3
FedEx1UPS2
H&R Block1Waffle House1
Hardee's1Wendy's1
Hilton1YMCA1
Jones New York1