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People MapStats |
Avery County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
17,674 | 8,856,505 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.0% | 10.1% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
507 | 810,014 |
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Population, 2000 |
17,167 | 8,049,313 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
797 | 611,110 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.5% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
3,144 | 2,155,387 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
17.8% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.0% | 12.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
3,000 | 1,076,951 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
46.2% | 51.0% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
16,568 | 6,558,154 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
839 | 1,921,307 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
71 | 111,148 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
79 | 164,111 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
7 | 5,755 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
110 | 96,030 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
638 | 593,896 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
15,960 | 6,015,095 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
93.7% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
4.7% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.6% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
3.6% | 6.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
90.3% | 67.9% |
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Births, 2004 |
144 | 119,847 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
191 | 72,384 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
0 | 1,053 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.2% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.7% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
70.6% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.5% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
3,807 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.9 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
13,191 | 4,028,959 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1,280 | 506,625 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
10.7% | 14.4% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.6% | 69.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$88,000 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
6,532 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$31,069 | $40,863 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
15.5% | 13.8% |
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Business MapStats |
Avery County |
North Carolina |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
445 | 269,203 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$25,115 | $31,041 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
8,005 | 4,464,875 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
5.0% | 4.8% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
12,476 | 5,119,512 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
472 | 194,594 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
1,470 | 803,802 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
288,974 | 206,622,778 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$23,162 | $40,360 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
573 | 216,9941 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
5,567 | 3,409,9681 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-9.5% | 0.7%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,101 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.2% | 27.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 156,821,943 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
27,333 | 11,237,386 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
34,343 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
106,120 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,994 | $10,686 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
369 | 99,979 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
94,353 | 16,074,266 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
30,614 | 9,079,001 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
104,976 | 55,233,4201 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$5,902 | $6,4671 |
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