Mitchell County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 13,73890.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9556.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2751.8%Two or more races
  • 1190.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 540.4%Asian alone
  • 500.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 24
• Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 3

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,191 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $908 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mitchell County is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $672 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spruce Pine, Bakersville.

2023 air pollution in Mitchell County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.7 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dyer County, Tennessee , San Miguel County, New Mexico , Jackson County, Tennessee , Perry County, Tennessee , Wake County .

Current college students: 452
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 571 (38.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 712010 or later
• 1902000 to 2009
• 1391990 to 1999
• 81980 to 1989
• 381970 to 1979
• 53Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,575
• One, attached: 97
• Two: 205
• 3 or 4: 192
• 5 to 9: 102
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 or more: 129
• Mobile homes: 1,478

Housing units in Mitchell County with a mortgage: 2,486 (359 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 302 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 347

Religion statistics for Mitchell County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mitchell County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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 Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 03, 2013 to July 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4146: September 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4146, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• North Carolina Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1871: February 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1871, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• 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 Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1200: January 15, 1998, FEMA Id: 1200, Natural disaster type: 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 Storm, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 06, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1073: October 23, 1995, FEMA Id: 1073, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($60,455 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($29,866 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($30,589 average AGI)

Mitchell County:	2.78%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Yancey County, NC	1.24% ($34,152 average AGI)
from McDowell County, NC	0.53% ($45,571)
from Buncombe County, NC	0.45% ($47,333)
from Avery County, NC	0.43% ($28,870)

5.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,958 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($29,724 average AGI)
1.60% relocated to other states ($14,234 average AGI)

Mitchell County:	1.60%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Yancey County, NC	1.01% ($42,491 average AGI)
to McDowell County, NC	0.69% ($37,361)
to Avery County, NC	0.44% ($38,174)
to Buncombe County, NC	0.44% ($34,870)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mitchell County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,122 (701 living alone), Female householders: 3,665 (1,461 living alone)

• 3,494 spouses (3,477 opposite-sex spouses), 288 unmarried partners, (229 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,732 children (3,530 natural, 62 adopted, 139 stepchildren), 149 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 118 parents, 0 foster children, 82 other relatives, 237 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 401

Size of family households: 2,562 2-persons, 981 3-persons, 500 4-persons, 167 5-persons, 103 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,161 1-person, 281 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

1,845 married couples with children.
685 single-parent households (100 men, 585 women).

94.8% of residents of Mitchell speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English well, 54% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $118,681,000 ($7,488 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,143,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,678,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,616,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $771,000
Federal grants: $40,734,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,888,000 ($5,308,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,994,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $181,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,775,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.38 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in Mitchell County, North Carolina
• 142020 or later
• 4122010 to 2019
• 1,1702000 to 2009
• 1,3371990 to 1999
• 1,2691980 to 1989
• 1,0531970 to 1979
• 8021960 to 1969
• 9141950 to 1959
• 6301940 to 1949
• 8781939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mitchell County, North Carolina
• 31 room
• 712 rooms
• 913 rooms
• 7754 rooms
• 1,3225 rooms
• 1,2356 rooms
• 8537 rooms
• 4768 rooms
• 5829+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mitchell County, North Carolina
• 01 room
• 1162 rooms
• 2213 rooms
• 2014 rooms
• 3955 rooms
• 3076 rooms
• 457 rooms
• 718 rooms
• 139+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mitchell County, North Carolina
• 3no bedroom
• 2011 bedroom
• 1,2002 bedrooms
• 3,1953 bedrooms
• 6374 bedrooms
• 1605+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mitchell County, North Carolina
• 0no bedroom
• 3181 bedroom
• 4982 bedrooms
• 5313 bedrooms
• 194 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Mitchell County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mitchell County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 206no vehicle
• 1,3881 vehicle
• 2,0092 vehicles
• 1,3233 vehicles
• 3934 vehicles
• 1105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mitchell County in renter-occupied apartments
• 323no vehicle
• 5801 vehicle
• 2462 vehicles
• 1783 vehicles
• 84 vehicles
• 205+ vehicles

94.7% of Mitchell County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 9,727
• Other state: 4,880
• Northeast: 984
• Midwest: 576
• South: 2,803
• West: 511

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 522
• Number of aged recipients: 100
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 422
• Number of recipients under 18: 44
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 278
• Number of recipients older than 64: 200
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 284
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 222