Alleghany County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,733
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,627
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,202 (it was 966 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 235 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 48 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.9%), Retail trade (12.3%), Manufacturing (11.6%), Construction (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 9,53885.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,16910.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 2011.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1801.6%Two or more races
- 340.3%Asian alone
- 320.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 50.7 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 5,442 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 5,787 |  (51.5%) |
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| Alleghany County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $42,939 ($29,244 in 1999)
| This county: | $42,939 |
| North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $503 (lower quartile is $336, upper quartile is $594)
| This county: | $503 |
| State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $205,224 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
| Alleghany: | $205,224 |
| North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,109Detached houses: $302,225
Here: $302,225 State: $375,326 Mobile homes: $88,243
Here: $88,243 State: $124,933
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $331
Institutionalized population: 99
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 6
- Thefts: 10
- Auto thefts: 2
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 22
- Thefts: 37
- Auto thefts: 7
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 68 buildings, average cost: $296,700
- 2021: 89 buildings, average cost: $299,100
- 2020: 49 buildings, average cost: $264,900
- 2019: 49 buildings, average cost: $215,800
- 2018: 39 buildings, average cost: $255,000
- 2017: 18 buildings, average cost: $263,500
- 2016: 29 buildings, average cost: $238,600
- 2015: 17 buildings, average cost: $517,900
- 2014: 17 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2013: 35 buildings, average cost: $269,200
- 2012: 20 buildings, average cost: $220,700
- 2011: 34 buildings, average cost: $128,200
- 2010: 39 buildings, average cost: $201,400
- 2009: 46 buildings, average cost: $263,200
- 2008: 80 buildings, average cost: $225,300
- 2007: 122 buildings, average cost: $205,900
- 2006: 144 buildings, average cost: $206,700
- 2005: 113 buildings, average cost: $177,700
- 2004: 107 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2003: 82 buildings, average cost: $142,800
- 2002: 95 buildings, average cost: $121,200
- 2001: 95 buildings, average cost: $118,200
- 2000: 151 buildings, average cost: $98,100
- 1999: 146 buildings, average cost: $118,300
- 1998: 131 buildings, average cost: $104,700
- 1997: 138 buildings, average cost: $110,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,179 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,037 (0.6%)
| Alleghany County: | 18.7% |
| North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 50.7 years old
(Males: 50.6 years old, Females: 51.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.2 years old, Black residents: 51.9 years old, American Indian residents: 60.2 years old, Asian residents: 28.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.6 years old, Other race residents: 25.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alleghany County is $439 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sparta.
Neighboring counties: Bertie County 
, Claiborne County, Tennessee 
, Logan County, Oklahoma , Washington County, Oklahoma , Smith County, Tennessee .
| Here: | 3.4% |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 392
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 511 (42.9% naturalized citizens)
| Alleghany County: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 792010 or later
- 1722000 to 2009
- 771990 to 1999
- 211980 to 1989
- 341970 to 1979
- 24Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,302
- One, attached: 30
- Two: 91
- 3 or 4: 17
- 5 to 9: 166
- 10 to 19: 101
- 20 or more: 11
- Mobile homes: 1,158
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22
Housing units in Alleghany County with a mortgage: 2,182 (169 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 146 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 198
| Here: | 1.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Alleghany County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,433 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 910 | 7 |
| Catholic | 197 | 1 |
| Other | 74 | 2 |
| None | 6,618 | - |
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: 2
| Alleghany County: | 1.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
| Alleghany County: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
| This county: | 8.28 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Alleghany County: | 10.7% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Alleghany County: | 25.9% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 24.1% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Alleghany County:
Average size of farms: 134 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43,819
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $616.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28,700
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.86%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50,273
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.88
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 19.85%
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 25 acres
Earthquake activity:
Alleghany County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 7% 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 2.8 miles away from Alleghany County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 201.6 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 194.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.1 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 65.2 miles away from Alleghany County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 196.9 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 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 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
The number of natural disasters in Alleghany County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,666 (70.7%)
- Carpooled: 505 (13.4%)
- Bus: 10 (0.3%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0.1%)
- Walked: 57 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 497 (13.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (31%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Mexico (46%)
- Cuba (13%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (9%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Spain (3%)
- American (45%)
- English (13%)
- Irish (5%)
- German (4%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Alleghany County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 84 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 15 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 12 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Alleghany County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 42 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 26 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in other group homes
7.46% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($69,606 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.46% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.17% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($50,669 average AGI)
2.30% relocated from other states ($18,937 average AGI)
Alleghany County: 2.30% North Carolina average: 4.18%
5.79% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,465 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.79% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.57% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($38,096 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($23,370 average AGI)
Alleghany County: 2.21% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,598 (2,108 aged, 490 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 341 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Alleghany County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (114)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (68)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (67)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (34)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (21)
- Congestive heart failure (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,365
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 425
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52,035
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 817
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,275
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,229- Male householders: 2,634 (676 living alone), Female householders: 2,531 (841 living alone)
2,841 spouses (2,806 opposite-sex spouses), 190 unmarried partners, (190 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,248 children (2,131 natural, 15 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 0 foster children, 154 other relatives, 265 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 187
Size of family households: 2,094 2-persons, 630 3-persons, 390 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,518 1-person, 228 2-persons, 57 3-persons.
1,232 married couples with children.
385 single-parent households (28 men, 357 women).
92.7% of residents of Alleghany speak English at home.
7.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,910,000 ($6,821 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,852,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,427,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,195,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $392,000
Federal grants: $20,824,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,711,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,361,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $812,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,112,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,442,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 491| Here: | 45 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 690
| Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +254
| Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +179
| Here: | +16 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 1062020 or later
- 3732010 to 2019
- 1,1572000 to 2009
- 1,4331990 to 1999
- 1,2111980 to 1989
- 1,1971970 to 1979
- 9581960 to 1969
- 3431950 to 1959
- 3891940 to 1949
- 4041939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 441 room
- 282 rooms
- 2213 rooms
- 8134 rooms
- 7735 rooms
- 1,0106 rooms
- 5307 rooms
- 2798 rooms
- 4899+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 202 rooms
- 2163 rooms
- 2524 rooms
- 2975 rooms
- 1396 rooms
- 207 rooms
- 128 rooms
- 249+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 45no bedroom
- 1241 bedroom
- 1,0162 bedrooms
- 2,2573 bedrooms
- 4954 bedrooms
- 2375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 0no bedroom
- 1001 bedroom
- 5112 bedrooms
- 3303 bedrooms
- 264 bedrooms
- 185+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Alleghany County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 176no vehicle
- 9031 vehicle
- 1,6302 vehicles
- 9013 vehicles
- 4164 vehicles
- 1655+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Alleghany County in renter-occupied apartments
- 101no vehicle
- 4731 vehicle
- 1792 vehicles
- 753 vehicles
- 1684 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
92.6% of Alleghany County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in North Carolina.
| Alleghany County: | 92.6% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,615
- Other state: 4,036
- Northeast: 469
- Midwest: 454
- South: 2,977
- West: 124
- 46.0%Electricity
- 21.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.5%Wood
- 4.3%Utility gas
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 53.5%Electricity
- 25.5%Wood
- 11.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Other fuel
- 1.4%No fuel used
- 0.4%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 154
| Here: | 19.5% |
| North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
| Here: | 6.7% |
| North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 6.0% |
| North Carolina: | 19.3% |
Alleghany County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $797,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $911,000
Hospital Public: $436,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $225,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $80,000
Other: $54,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $16,517,000
General - Other: $2,213,000
Police Protection: $1,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,267,000
Health - Other: $1,173,000
Correctional Institutions: $861,000
Financial Administration: $539,000
Parks and Recreation: $468,000
Local Fire Protection: $414,000
General Public Buildings: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $208,000
Housing and Community Development: $207,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
Libraries: $167,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $71,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $355,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $287,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,158,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $836,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $988,000
Sale of Property: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Royalties: $46,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $717,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $295,000
Transit Utilities: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,176,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $13,463,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,262,000
General Local Government Support: $392,000
Public Welfare: $328,000
Transit Utilities: $255,000
Other: $238,000
Highways: $130,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
Housing and Community Development: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $8,793,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,165,000
Other License: $156,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $82,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,096,000
Alleghany County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $797,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $911,000
Hospital Public: $436,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $225,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $80,000
Other: $54,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $16,517,000
General - Other: $2,213,000
Police Protection: $1,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,267,000
Health - Other: $1,173,000
Correctional Institutions: $861,000
Financial Administration: $539,000
Parks and Recreation: $468,000
Local Fire Protection: $414,000
General Public Buildings: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $208,000
Housing and Community Development: $207,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
Libraries: $167,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $71,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $355,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $287,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,158,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $836,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $988,000
Sale of Property: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Royalties: $46,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $717,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $295,000
Transit Utilities: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,176,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $13,463,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,262,000
General Local Government Support: $392,000
Public Welfare: $328,000
Transit Utilities: $255,000
Other: $238,000
Highways: $130,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
Housing and Community Development: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $8,793,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,165,000
Other License: $156,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $82,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,096,000
Alleghany County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $797,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $911,000
Hospital Public: $436,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $225,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $80,000
Other: $54,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $16,517,000
General - Other: $2,213,000
Police Protection: $1,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,267,000
Health - Other: $1,173,000
Correctional Institutions: $861,000
Financial Administration: $539,000
Parks and Recreation: $468,000
Local Fire Protection: $414,000
General Public Buildings: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $208,000
Housing and Community Development: $207,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
Libraries: $167,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $71,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $355,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $287,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,158,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $836,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $988,000
Sale of Property: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Royalties: $46,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $717,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $295,000
Transit Utilities: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,176,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $13,463,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,262,000
General Local Government Support: $392,000
Public Welfare: $328,000
Transit Utilities: $255,000
Other: $238,000
Highways: $130,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
Housing and Community Development: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $8,793,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,165,000
Other License: $156,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $82,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,096,000
Alleghany County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $797,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $911,000
Hospital Public: $436,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $225,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $80,000
Other: $54,000
Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $224,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $16,517,000
General - Other: $2,213,000
Police Protection: $1,553,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,267,000
Health - Other: $1,173,000
Correctional Institutions: $861,000
Financial Administration: $539,000
Parks and Recreation: $468,000
Local Fire Protection: $414,000
General Public Buildings: $282,000
Natural Resources - Other: $242,000
Central Staff Services: $208,000
Housing and Community Development: $207,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
Libraries: $167,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $71,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $355,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $287,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $3,158,000
Other: $1,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $836,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $307,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $988,000
Sale of Property: $252,000
Fines and Forfeits: $75,000
Royalties: $46,000
Donations From Private Sources: $36,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $717,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $295,000
Transit Utilities: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $12,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
Health - Other: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,176,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $13,463,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,262,000
General Local Government Support: $392,000
Public Welfare: $328,000
Transit Utilities: $255,000
Other: $238,000
Highways: $130,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
Housing and Community Development: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $8,793,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,165,000
Other License: $156,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $99,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $82,000
Other Selective Sales: $72,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,096,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 334
- Number of aged recipients: 60
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 274
- Number of recipients under 18: 44
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 180
- Number of recipients older than 64: 110
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 160
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 129
| Most common first names in Alleghany County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 74 | 75.1 years |
| Robert | 61 | 73.5 years |
| James | 52 | 69.1 years |
| William | 45 | 75.7 years |
| Charles | 29 | 70.7 years |
| Mary | 28 | 77.0 years |
| George | 28 | 79.1 years |
| Bessie | 27 | 84.7 years |
| Dorothy | 23 | 69.0 years |
| Ruby | 21 | 77.3 years |
| Most common last names in Alleghany County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 89 | 80.2 years |
| Crouse | 62 | 78.4 years |
| Joines | 51 | 76.5 years |
| Caudill | 43 | 76.5 years |
| Reeves | 37 | 80.4 years |
| Andrews | 37 | 75.9 years |
| Brown | 33 | 78.9 years |
| Richardson | 28 | 82.6 years |
| Choate | 28 | 76.3 years |
| Wagoner | 27 | 73.5 years |
| Businesses in Alleghany County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| FedEx | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| RadioShack | 1 | |||