Yancey County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 16,62392.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9745.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1861.0%Two or more races
  • 1210.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 720.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 520.3%Asian alone
  • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 5

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,039 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $848 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yancey County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burnsville.

2018 air pollution in Yancey County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cocke County, Tennessee , Sandoval County, New Mexico , Haywood County, Tennessee , Madison County, Arkansas , Stone County, Arkansas .

Current college students: 444
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 647 (30.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 602010 or later
• 3872000 to 2009
• 601990 to 1999
• 401980 to 1989
• 21970 to 1979
• 61Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,975
• One, attached: 73
• Two: 123
• 3 or 4: 384
• 5 to 9: 229
• 10 to 19: 146
• 20 to 49: 116
• 50 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 2,369
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Yancey County with a mortgage: 2,535 (33 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,090

Religion statistics for Yancey County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Yancey County:

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 Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 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
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,734 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.06% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($24,054 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($13,681 average AGI)

Yancey County:	1.69%
North Carolina average:	3.75%

from Buncombe County, NC	1.33% ($31,146 average AGI)
from Mitchell County, NC	0.93% ($26,456)
from McDowell County, NC	0.34% ($24,667)

4.93% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,877 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($26,027 average AGI)
1.23% relocated to other states ($10,850 average AGI)

Yancey County:	1.23%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Mitchell County, NC	1.03% ($29,968 average AGI)
to Buncombe County, NC	0.90% ($28,818)
to McDowell County, NC	0.46% ($21,321)
to Madison County, NC	0.33% ($49,550)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Yancey County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,732 (884 living alone), Female householders: 3,930 (1,238 living alone)

• 4,241 spouses (4,241 opposite-sex spouses), 303 unmarried partners, (272 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,371 children (4,130 natural, 81 adopted, 156 stepchildren), 309 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 155 parents, 16 foster children, 132 other relatives, 696 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 150

Size of family households: 3,112 2-persons, 924 3-persons, 650 4-persons, 323 5-persons, 103 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,122 1-person, 338 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 21 5-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

2,163 married couples with children.
785 single-parent households (131 men, 654 women).

95.5% of residents of Yancey speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $111,883,000 ($6,162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,462,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,683,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,306,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,488,000
Federal grants: $34,692,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,069,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,644,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $135,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $966,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,112,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.18 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

• Year house built in Yancey County, North Carolina
• 2862014 or later
• 1952010 to 2013
• 1,6752000 to 2009
• 2,1701990 to 1999
• 2,1961980 to 1989
• 1,7111970 to 1979
• 1,0341960 to 1969
• 6461950 to 1959
• 4841940 to 1949
• 9631939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Yancey County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yancey County, North Carolina
• 91 room
• 292 rooms
• 2453 rooms
• 6314 rooms
• 1,3935 rooms
• 1,3806 rooms
• 9777 rooms
• 4448 rooms
• 4899+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yancey County, North Carolina
• 961 room
• 1282 rooms
• 3003 rooms
• 4904 rooms
• 5135 rooms
• 2736 rooms
• 587 rooms
• 1378 rooms
• 409+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Yancey County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Yancey County, North Carolina
• 15no bedroom
• 1451 bedroom
• 1,5542 bedrooms
• 3,1653 bedrooms
• 6024 bedrooms
• 1035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yancey County, North Carolina
• 95no bedroom
• 3911 bedroom
• 7792 bedrooms
• 6153 bedrooms
• 1064 bedrooms
• 575+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Yancey County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 181no vehicle
• 9891 vehicle
• 2,1652 vehicles
• 1,4423 vehicles
• 5554 vehicles
• 3185+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Yancey County in renter-occupied apartments
• 265no vehicle
• 8071 vehicle
• 7282 vehicles
• 2023 vehicles
• 224 vehicles
• 155+ vehicles

92.6% of Yancey 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, 50% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 11,475
• Other state: 5,875
• Northeast: 985
• Midwest: 1,336
• South: 3,208
• West: 307

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 707
• Number of aged recipients: 175
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 532
• Number of recipients under 18: 58
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 365
• Number of recipients older than 64: 284
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 372
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 262

Yancey County on our top lists:

• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"