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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $514 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Anson County is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.
Cities in this county include: Wadesboro
, Polkton
, Ansonville
, Morven
, Peachland
, Lilesville
, McFarlan
.
Neighboring
counties: Chesterfield County, South Carolina
, Marlboro County, South Carolina
, Montgomery County
, Richmond County
, Stanly County
, Union County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Anson County: Old
Leak Ferry
(A),
Old Smith Ferry
(B),
Old Stanback Ferry
(C),
Twin Valley Country Club
(D),
White Store
(E)
Churches in Anson County include: New
Home Church
(A),
New Grove Church
(B),
Mount Zion Church
(C),
Mount Vernon Church
(D),
Hopewell Church
(E),
Mount Pleasant Church
(F),
Union Church
(G),
Mount Olive Church
(H),
Mount Carmel Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Bennett
Cemetery
(1),
Richmond-Sturdivant Cemetery
(2),
Pine View Cemetery
(3)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ingold
Pond
(A),
Gaddys Goose Ponds
(B),
Hogan Lake
(C),
Springer Lake
(D),
W R Bonsal Tailings Reservoir
(E),
Jones Pond
(F),
B V Hedrick Sand and Gravel Lake
(G),
Bonsal Company Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum
Branch
(A),
Grindstone Creek
(B),
Grindstone Branch
(C),
Goulds Fork
(D),
Lick Creek
(E),
Lick Branch
(F),
Leggett Branch
(G),
Permetter Branch
(H),
Flat Fork
(I)
Park in Anson County: Pee
Dee National Wildlife Refuge
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
6.3% | | North
Carolina: |
4.5% |
Current college students: 1,107
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 179 (22% naturalized citizens)
| Anson
County: |
0.7% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 67
- 1990
to 1994: 26
- 1985
to 1989: 28
- 1980
to 1984: 7
- 1975
to 1979: 24
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 25
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Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,054
- One,
attached: 94
- Two:
161
- 3
or 4: 188
- 5
to 9: 166
- 10
to 19: 38
- 20
or more: 10
- Mobile
homes: 2,487
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Housing units in Anson County with a mortgage: 2,313 (237 second mortgage, 320 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,988 Agriculture
in Anson County
Average size of farms: 186 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $199416
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $142.10
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $145192
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.18%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.54%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62903
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.22
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.64%
Corn for grain: 6263 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1713 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1787 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6697 harvested acres
Vegetables: 73 harvested acresAnson
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Metal
and metal products (7%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Food
(4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(38%)
- Poland
(12%)
- Jamaica
(12%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Greece
(5%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- India
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Anson County:
|
- United
States or American (18%)
- English
(6%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Irish
(3%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- African
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,514 (77%)
- Carpooled:
1,839 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Railroad:
3 (0%)
- Taxi:
9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
12 (0%)
- Walked:
97 (1%)
- Other
means: 104 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 211 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Anson County, North Carolina
- 1127
people in state prisons
- 233
people in nursing homes
- 41
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,482.
3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,596 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.97% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.74% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($18,431 average AGI)
1.23% relocated from other states ($9,165 average AGI)
| Anson
County: |
1.23% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Union County, NC
|
0.86% ($27,901 average AGI) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.44% ($32,389) |
| from
Richmond County, NC
|
0.38% ($24,097) |
| from
Stanly County, NC
|
0.28% ($26,609) |
| from
Chesterfield County, SC
|
0.23% ($21,421) |
5.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,759 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.08% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($20,716 average AGI)
1.31% relocated to other states ($7,043 average AGI)
| Anson
County: |
1.31% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Union County, NC
|
1.48% ($30,431 average AGI) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.46% ($22,816) |
| to
Richmond County, NC
|
0.41% ($25,441) |
| to
Stanly County, NC
|
0.31% ($33,654) |
| to
Chesterfield County, SC
|
0.31% ($22,423) |
| to
Guilford County, NC
|
0.16% ($16,692) |
| to
Cabarrus County, NC
|
0.14% ($17,583) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Births
per 1000 population in Anson County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Anson County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Anson County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,319 (3,317 aged, 1,002 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 23,840
- In
family households: 21,122 (4,403 male householders, 2,311 female householders)
4,492
spouses, 7,431 children (6,950 natural, 115 adopted, 366 stepchildren), 1,184 grandchildren, 286 brothers or sisters, 198 parents, 460 other relatives, 357 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,718 (1,062 male householders (947 living alone)), 1,437 female householders (1,349 living alone)), 219 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,435 (1,384 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,809 2-persons, 1,693 3-persons, 1,219 4-persons, 598 5-persons, 265 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,296 1-person, 188 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
3,105 married couples with children.
2,036 single-parent households (370 men, 1,666 women).
97.2% of residents of Anson County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (34% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $162,374,000 ($6467 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,963,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,860,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,694,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,022,000
Federal grants: $45,821,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,016,000 ($7,253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,961,000 ($1,558,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,014,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,332,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,604,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,860
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: |
72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,541
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +51
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -112
| Here: |
-4 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Anson County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.23 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 167
- 1995
to 1998: 820
- 1990
to 1994: 654
- 1980
to 1989: 1,455
- 1970
to 1979: 2,195
- 1960
to 1969: 1,507
- 1950
to 1959: 1,252
- 1940
to 1949: 829
- 1939
or earlier: 1,342
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Anson County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 42
- 3
rooms: 211
- 4
rooms: 957
- 5
rooms: 2,043
- 6
rooms: 1,740
- 7
rooms: 1,053
- 8
rooms: 498
- 9
or more rooms: 447
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Anson County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 110
- 3
rooms: 295
- 4
rooms: 625
- 5
rooms: 690
- 6
rooms: 270
- 7
rooms: 142
- 8
rooms: 54
- 9
or more rooms: 20
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anson County: |
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 148
- 2
bedrooms: 1,712
- 3
bedrooms: 4,140
- 4
bedrooms: 837
- 5
or more bedrooms: 149
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Anson County: |
- no
bedroom: 9
- 1
bedroom: 321
- 2
bedrooms: 960
- 3
bedrooms: 803
- 4
bedrooms: 108
- 5
or more bedrooms: 12
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Anson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 428
- 1
vehicle: 2,166
- 2
vehicles: 2,586
- 3
vehicles: 1,323
- 4
vehicles: 362
- 5
or more vehicles: 126
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Anson County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 619
- 1
vehicle: 878
- 2
vehicles: 508
- 3
vehicles: 134
- 4
vehicles: 58
- 5
or more vehicles: 16
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68% of Anson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in North Carolina.
| Anson
County: |
68.2% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 21121
- Northeast:
804
- Midwest:
419
- South:
2575
- West:
115
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Utility
gas (8%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(32%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility
gas (15%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 118
| Here: |
4.0% | | North
Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
| Here: |
3.7% | | North
Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 94
| Here: |
9.5% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Anson
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $5,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $381,000
- Charges
- Sewerage: $3,248,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,228,000
All Other: $1,096,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $496,000
Solid Waste Management: $481,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $90,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $78,000
Parks & Recreation: $29,000
- Construction
- Water Utilities: $4,223,000
Air Transportation: $1,754,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $657,000
Higher Education - Other: $0
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $31,082,000
Other Higher Education: $15,078,000
Sewerage: $2,362,000
Health Services - Other: $2,117,000
Welfare - Other: $1,858,000
General - Other: $1,593,000
Police Protection: $1,343,000
Water Utilities: $1,012,000
Corrections - Other: $813,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $740,000
Central Staff Services: $615,000
Financial Administration: $488,000
Fire Protection: $458,000
Transit Utilities: $443,000
Parks & Recreation: $302,000
General Public Buildings: $196,000
Natural Resources - Other: $187,000
Libraries: $182,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $137,000
Solid Waste Management: $89,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $81,000
Air Transportation: $66,000
Housing & Community Development: $9,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,678,000
Transit Utilities: $122,000
General Support: $2,000
Education: $0
- General
- Interest on Debt: $761,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $1,205,000
Health: $50,000
Libraries: $6,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $3,417,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $356,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,291,000
Industrial Revenue: $625,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $8,825,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,389,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,584,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $225,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,079,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,040,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $631,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,897,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $625,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $971,000
Other, NEC: $445,000
Water Utilities: $251,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $628,000
Interest Earnings: $181,000
Rents: $34,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $553,000
Police Protection: $203,000
Transit Utilities: $114,000
Health - Other: $83,000
Welfare - Other: $66,000
Libraries: $66,000
Water Utilities: $64,000
General - Other: $46,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
Natural Resource - Other: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $16,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $14,000
Judicial: $5,000
Other Higher Education: $0
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,461,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $1,392,000
Transit Utilities: $232,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $35,402,000
Public Welfare: $3,025,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,639,000
All Other: $1,043,000
Health & Hospitals: $564,000
General Support: $318,000
- Tax
- Property: $9,935,000
Total General Sales: $3,199,000
NEC: $322,000
Other Selective Sales: $25,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $35,100,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $77,000
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