Avery County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 15,56386.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9585.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6423.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5483.1%Two or more races
  • 1460.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 860.5%Asian alone
  • 90.05%Some other race alone
  • 60.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $425,464

Here:	$425,464
State:	$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $420,238

Here:	$420,238
State:	$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $263,779

Here:	$263,779
State:	$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $322,299

Here:	$322,299
State:	$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $205,605

Here:	$205,605
State:	$329,290

Mobile homes: $86,559

Here:	$86,559
State:	$124,933

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 72
• Auto thefts: 21

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 82
• Auto thefts: 8

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,106 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $843 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Avery 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: Banner Elk, Newland, Elk Park, Beech Mountain, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Grandfather.

2023 air pollution in Avery County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, Arkansas , Burke County , Marion County, Arkansas , Macon County, Tennessee , Unicoi County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 1,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 688 (31.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2602010 or later
• 2032000 to 2009
• 821990 to 1999
• 1131980 to 1989
• 451970 to 1979
• 61Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,772
• One, attached: 144
• Two: 413
• 3 or 4: 736
• 5 to 9: 438
• 10 to 19: 226
• 20 to 49: 454
• 50 or more: 598
• Mobile homes: 1,584

Housing units in Avery County with a mortgage: 2,432 (232 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 235 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 109

Religion statistics for Avery County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Avery County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 27, 2013 to July 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4153: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4153, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10.31% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($82,960 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.60% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($36,833 average AGI)
4.70% relocated from other states ($46,127 average AGI)

Avery County:	4.70%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Watauga County, NC	1.40% ($52,697 average AGI)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.43% ($151,407)
from Mitchell County, NC	0.36% ($38,174)

7.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,736 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($34,376 average AGI)
3.03% relocated to other states ($24,360 average AGI)

Avery County:	3.03%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Watauga County, NC	0.98% ($63,250 average AGI)
to Carter County, TN	0.41% ($37,280)
to Mitchell County, NC	0.37% ($28,870)
to Burke County, NC	0.33% ($35,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Avery County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,323 (866 living alone), Female householders: 3,460 (1,032 living alone)

• 3,812 spouses (3,806 opposite-sex spouses), 239 unmarried partners, (239 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,301 children (3,080 natural, 112 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 307 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 107 parents, 6 foster children, 310 other relatives, 183 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,083

Size of family households: 2,734 2-persons, 737 3-persons, 682 4-persons, 329 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,899 1-person, 295 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

1,813 married couples with children.
385 single-parent households (131 men, 254 women).

94.7% of residents of Avery speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $104,976,000 ($5,902 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,671,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,447,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,503,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $111,000
Federal grants: $26,125,000
Federal procurement contracts: $990,000 ($295,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,799,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $690,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,056,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,148,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Avery County, North Carolina
• 132020 or later
• 8432010 to 2019
• 2,3442000 to 2009
• 1,8721990 to 1999
• 3,6521980 to 1989
• 2,3021970 to 1979
• 7961960 to 1969
• 5711950 to 1959
• 5791940 to 1949
• 7281939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Avery County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Avery County, North Carolina
• 71 room
• 502 rooms
• 1973 rooms
• 9244 rooms
• 1,0775 rooms
• 1,1486 rooms
• 7847 rooms
• 4068 rooms
• 7709+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avery County, North Carolina
• 21 room
• 402 rooms
• 2963 rooms
• 3564 rooms
• 2635 rooms
• 1926 rooms
• 1537 rooms
• 758 rooms
• 589+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Avery County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Avery County, North Carolina
• 7no bedroom
• 1461 bedroom
• 1,1872 bedrooms
• 2,8583 bedrooms
• 9874 bedrooms
• 1635+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avery County, North Carolina
• 2no bedroom
• 2231 bedroom
• 6682 bedrooms
• 4283 bedrooms
• 954 bedrooms
• 145+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Avery County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 108no vehicle
• 1,2991 vehicle
• 2,2782 vehicles
• 1,0303 vehicles
• 4234 vehicles
• 2375+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Avery County in renter-occupied apartments
• 174no vehicle
• 6421 vehicle
• 4362 vehicles
• 1293 vehicles
• 444 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

88.6% of Avery 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, 59% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 11,828
• Other state: 5,339
• Northeast: 974
• Midwest: 923
• South: 2,959
• West: 479

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 392
• Number of aged recipients: 80
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 312
• Number of recipients under 18: 29
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 217
• Number of recipients older than 64: 146
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 186
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 139

Avery County on our top lists:

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