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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $521 (0.6%)
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
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Neighboring
counties: Ashe County
, Grayson County, Virginia
, Surry County
, Wilkes County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Alleghany County: Camp
Albert Butler
(A),
Camp Cheerio
(B),
Millers Camping
(C),
Rivercamp USA
(D),
High Meadows Golf and Country Club
(E),
Mahogany Rock Overlook
(F),
Devils Garden Overlook
(G),
Bullhead Mountain Overlook
(H),
Rogers Camp
(I),
Beech Mountain
(J),
Bluff Mountain Overlook
(K),
Stone Mountain Overlook
(L),
Air Bellows Overlook
(M),
Miles
(N),
New River Country Club
(O),
New River Canoe and Campground
(P),
Crestview Golf Course
(Q),
Whitehead Community Center
(R)
Churches in Alleghany County include: New
Home Free Will Baptist Church
(A),
New Haven Church of the Brethren
(B),
Antioch Methodist Church
(C),
Antioch Primitive Baptist Church
(D),
Walnut Branch Church
(E),
Mountain View Baptist Church
(F),
Mount Zion Methodist Church
(G),
Bakers Ridge Mission
(H),
Mount Sainai Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Shiloh
Cemetery
(1),
Saddle Mountain Cemetery
(2),
Elk Creek Cemetery
(3),
Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(4),
Cherry Lane Cemetery
(5),
Zion Cemetery
(6),
Pleasant Home Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Little
Glade Millpond
(A),
Noname
(B),
High Meadows Lake
(C),
Camp Cheerio Lake
(D),
Lake Louise
(E),
Temple Lake
(F),
Willis Lake
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Glady
Fork
(A),
Glade Creek
(B),
Pine Swamp Creek
(C),
Piney Fork
(D),
Evans Branch
(E),
Elk Creek
(F),
Dog Branch
(G),
Laurel Branch
(H),
Reeves Branch
(I)
Park in Alleghany County: Blue
Ridge Parkway
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.4% | | North
Carolina: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 392
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 441 (24% naturalized citizens)
| Alleghany
County: |
4.1% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995
to March 2000: 328
- 1990
to 1994: 34
- 1985
to 1989: 12
- 1980
to 1984: 9
- 1975
to 1979: 11
- 1970
to 1974: 23
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 24
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Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,992
- One,
attached: 50
- Two:
63
- 3
or 4: 85
- 5
to 9: 140
- 10
to 19: 49
- 20
or more: 30
- Mobile
homes: 950
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 53
Housing units in Alleghany County with a mortgage: 1,208 (118 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,072 Agriculture
in Alleghany County
Average size of farms: 134 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43819
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: $28700
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: $50273
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 acresAlleghany
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 3.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/27/1973, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(19%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Wood
products (5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Furniture
and related products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Apparel
(6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(78%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- Other
Eastern Asia (4%)
- Germany
(2%)
- Other
South Central Asia (2%)
- Cuba
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Alleghany County:
|
- United
States or American (42%)
- English
(14%)
- German
(8%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Scotch-Irish
(6%)
- Dutch
(1%)
- Italian
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,721 (74%)
- Carpooled:
1,017 (20%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
- Taxi:
9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Walked:
94 (2%)
- Other
means: 25 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 152 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Alleghany County, North Carolina
- 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
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,748.
5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,069 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.88% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.27% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($39,761 average AGI)
2.62% relocated from other states ($19,307 average AGI)
| Alleghany
County: |
2.62% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Ashe County, NC
|
0.51% ($39,263 average AGI) |
| from
Surry County, NC
|
0.35% ($34,615) |
| from
Grayson County, VA
|
0.32% ($24,250) |
| from
Forsyth County, NC
|
0.30% ($75,273) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.30% ($213,455) |
| from
Wilkes County, NC
|
0.30% ($44,455) |
5.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,892 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.30% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($17,533 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($16,359 average AGI)
| Alleghany
County: |
2.04% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Ashe County, NC
|
0.54% ($24,200 average AGI) |
| to
Grayson County, VA
|
0.52% ($36,053) |
| to
Surry County, NC
|
0.46% ($31,706) |
| to
Wilkes County, NC
|
0.38% ($21,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Births
per 1000 population in Alleghany County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Alleghany County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Alleghany County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,512 (2,101 aged, 411 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 10,467
- In
family households: 8,863 (2,622 male householders, 549 female householders)
2,711
spouses, 2,540 children (2,319 natural, 88 adopted, 133 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 122 other relatives, 136 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,604 (539 male householders (447 living alone)), 891 female householders (828 living alone)), 174 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 210 (150 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,708 2-persons, 699 3-persons, 548 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,275 1-person, 140 2-persons, 15 3-persons.
1,540 married couples with children.
366 single-parent households (94 men, 272 women).
93.9% of residents of Alleghany County speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (13% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 57% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,910,000 ($6821 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 |
Population
growth in Alleghany County |
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:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 191
- 1995
to 1998: 598
- 1990
to 1994: 649
- 1980
to 1989: 1,003
- 1970
to 1979: 1,512
- 1960
to 1969: 873
- 1950
to 1959: 624
- 1940
to 1949: 335
- 1939
or earlier: 627
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Alleghany County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 17
- 3
rooms: 98
- 4
rooms: 454
- 5
rooms: 1,239
- 6
rooms: 744
- 7
rooms: 551
- 8
rooms: 248
- 9
or more rooms: 276
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alleghany County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 28
- 3
rooms: 187
- 4
rooms: 259
- 5
rooms: 265
- 6
rooms: 93
- 7
rooms: 73
- 8
rooms: 23
- 9
or more rooms: 38
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alleghany County:
|
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 65
- 2
bedrooms: 830
- 3
bedrooms: 2,229
- 4
bedrooms: 365
- 5
or more bedrooms: 138
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alleghany County:
|
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 176
- 2
bedrooms: 392
- 3
bedrooms: 319
- 4
bedrooms: 53
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Alleghany County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 255
- 1
vehicle: 807
- 2
vehicles: 1,503
- 3
vehicles: 784
- 4
vehicles: 222
- 5
or more vehicles: 56
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Alleghany County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 163
- 1
vehicle: 434
- 2
vehicles: 272
- 3
vehicles: 71
- 4
vehicles: 14
- 5
or more vehicles: 12
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67% of Alleghany County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.
| Alleghany
County: |
66.8% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7005
- Northeast:
406
- Midwest:
205
- South:
2539
- West:
68
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Electricity
(20%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(10%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
- Electricity
(41%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
| Here: |
2.0% | | North
Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: |
0.9% | | North
Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 30
| Here: |
9.3% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Alleghany
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $575,000
All Other: $500,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $343,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $69,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $960,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $12,250,000
General - Other: $1,587,000
Welfare - Other: $757,000
Health Services - Other: $618,000
Police Protection: $615,000
Central Staff Services: $553,000
Corrections - Other: $529,000
Solid Waste Management: $515,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $453,000
Financial Administration: $332,000
Fire Protection: $228,000
General Public Buildings: $201,000
Parks & Recreation: $108,000
Libraries: $108,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $78,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $177,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $337,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $372,000
General: $256,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $728,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $529,000
General Support: $125,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $3,951,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $800,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $700,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,626,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $325,000
Other, NEC: $100,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $213,000
General Revenue, NEC: $83,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $245,000
Central Staff: $193,000
Health - Other: $93,000
Solid Waste Management: $84,000
Corrections - Other: $29,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
General - Other: $8,000
General Public Building: $5,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
Judicial: $1,000
Police Protection: $1,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,835,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $11,037,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,170,000
General Support: $302,000
All Other: $245,000
Highways: $70,000
Housing & Community Development: $31,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,352,000
Total General Sales: $1,507,000
NEC: $214,000
Other Selective Sales: $28,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $11,745,000
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