Mount Airy, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,742 (All urban)

Mount Airy, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,101 (3,642 occupied: 2,040 owner occupied, 1,602 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	31%

Housing density: 489 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $367 (lower quartile is $274, upper quartile is $481)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $415

Median gross rent in Mount Airy, NC in 2007: $466

Housing units in Mount Airy with a mortgage: 1,019 (129 second mortgage, 240 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 751

Mount Airy,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,352 (it was $76,100 in 2000)

Mount Airy:	$94,352
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,222 - $151,650

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,902

In family households: 6,290 (1,576 male householders, 588 female householders)
1,614 spouses, 2,183 children (1,917 natural, 110 adopted, 156 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 89 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,612 (530 male householders (457 living alone)), 946 female householders (904 living alone)), 136 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 558 (476 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,106 2-persons, 526 3-persons, 286 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,361 1-person, 102 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

1,080 married couples with children.
569 single-parent households (79 men, 490 women).

90.8% of residents of Mount Airy speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 519 (6.1%)
(7.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Airy, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 54 4 rooms: 315 5 rooms: 590 6 rooms: 359 7 rooms: 281 8 rooms: 171 9 or more rooms: 257

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Airy, North Carolina:
	1 room: 39 2 rooms: 82 3 rooms: 344 4 rooms: 653 5 rooms: 282 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 21 9 or more rooms: 47

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 54
1995 to 1998: 175
1990 to 1994: 280
1980 to 1989: 469
1970 to 1979: 381
1960 to 1969: 641
1950 to 1959: 853
1940 to 1949: 469
1939 or earlier: 779

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Airy:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 659 3 bedrooms: 965 4 bedrooms: 293 5 or more bedrooms: 72

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Airy:
	no bedroom: 45 1 bedroom: 453 2 bedrooms: 784 3 bedrooms: 238 4 bedrooms: 82 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Airy in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 121 1 vehicle: 611 2 vehicles: 931 3 vehicles: 299 4 vehicles: 69 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Airy in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 444 1 vehicle: 800 2 vehicles: 293 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Mount Airy, NC:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 35
$25,000 to $29,999: 30
$30,000 to $34,999: 67
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $49,999: 171
$50,000 to $59,999: 223
$60,000 to $69,999: 187
$70,000 to $79,999: 141
$80,000 to $89,999: 112
$90,000 to $99,999: 121
$100,000 to $124,999: 178
$125,000 to $149,999: 137
$150,000 to $174,999: 111
$175,000 to $199,999: 56
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 16
$400,000 to $499,999: 17
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 15

Mount Airy rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Airy:

Less than $100: 99 people
$100 to $149: 83
$150 to $199: 127
$200 to $249: 85
$250 to $299: 148
$300 to $349: 174
$350 to $399: 171
$400 to $449: 123
$450 to $499: 157
$500 to $549: 133
$550 to $599: 92
$600 to $649: 41
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 19
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 10
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 33
No cash rent: 91

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 135 1990 to 1994: 183 1985 to 1989: 158 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 8

Mount Airy, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.9%
Number of people working at home: 66 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 214
5 to 9 minutes: 800
10 to 14 minutes: 855
15 to 19 minutes: 401
20 to 24 minutes: 264
25 to 29 minutes: 52
30 to 34 minutes: 177
35 to 39 minutes: 72
40 to 44 minutes: 21
45 to 59 minutes: 203
60 to 89 minutes: 151
90 or more minutes: 180

Mount Airy mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,554 (74%)
Carpooled: 633 (18%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Walked: 87 (3%)
Other means: 101 (3%)
Worked at home: 66 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 803
$10,000 to $14,999: 352
$15,000 to $19,999: 321
$20,000 to $24,999: 263
$25,000 to $29,999: 308
$30,000 to $34,999: 320
$35,000 to $39,999: 197
$40,000 to $44,999: 130
$45,000 to $49,999: 79
$50,000 to $59,999: 208
$60,000 to $74,999: 272
$75,000 to $99,999: 186
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 64
$200,000 or more: 56

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1789

United States or American: 1754

English: 795

German: 344

Irish: 320

Scotch-Irish: 210

Scottish: 184

French (except Basque): 61

Subsaharan African:: 50

African: 50

Italian: 42

Slovak: 41

Dutch: 37

European: 37

Welsh: 33

Polish: 29

British: 21

Lithuanian: 17

Swedish: 14

French Canadian: 12

Russian: 11

Belgian: 10

Estonian: 9

Danish: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (59%)
Laos (16%)
Thailand (8%)
India (6%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
Yugoslavia (3%)
Other Northern Europe (1%)

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

This state: 5522
Northeast: 351
Midwest: 301
South: 1520
West: 218

56% of Mount Airy residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 162
7th and 8th grade: 183
9th grade: 101
10th grade: 127
11th grade: 87
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 588
Less than 1 year of college: 114
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 343
Associate degree: 129
Bachelor's degree: 430
Master's degree: 103
Professional school degree: 64
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 91
Nursery to 4th grade: 58
5th and 6th grade: 87
7th and 8th grade: 391
9th grade: 273
10th grade: 190
11th grade: 147
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 804
Less than 1 year of college: 239
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 382
Associate degree: 185
Bachelor's degree: 490
Master's degree: 104
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 31.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $30,797
Black householders: $23,452
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,475
Asian householders: $38,459
Some other race householders: $24,449
Two or more races householders: $27,256
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,520

Mount Airy household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mount Airy household income for Black householders

Mount Airy household income for Some other race householders

Mount Airy household income for Two or more races householders

Mount Airy household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Mount Airy marital status for males

Mount Airy marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,476
Black or African American householders: $100,799
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $40,295
Two or more races householders: $125,968
Hispanic or Latino householders: $46,494

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,560
One, attached: 118
Two: 314
3 or 4: 457
5 to 9: 274
10 to 19: 112
20 to 49: 110
50 or more: 32
Mobile homes: 124

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,474

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Airy:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Solar energy (1%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	0.9%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54

Here:	13.7%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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