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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $375 (0.4%)
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: Altamahaw-Ossipee
, Banner Elk
, Newland
, Elk Park
, Beech Mountain
, Crossnore
, Sugar Mountain
, Seven Devils
, Grandfather
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2005 air pollution in Avery County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Carter County, Tennessee
, Burke County
, Caldwell County
, Johnson County, Tennessee
, McDowell County
, Mitchell County
, Watauga County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Avery County: Elk
Falls Point of Interest
(A),
Camp Carolina
(B),
Grandfather Home for Children
(C),
Camp Linn-Haven
(D),
Camp Yonahnoka
(E),
Holston Camp
(F),
United States Weather Station
(G)
Churches in Avery County include: Aaron
Church
(A),
New Cross Church
(B),
Henson Creek Church
(C),
Long Ridge Church
(D),
Walnut Grove Church
(E),
Arbor Dale Church
(F),
Ivy Heights Church
(G),
Ashley Chapel
(H),
Mount Zion Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Burleson
Cemetery
(1),
Johnson Cemetery
(2),
Ashley Cemetery
(3),
Greene Cemetery
(4),
Cuthbertson Cemetery
(5),
Crawford Cemetery
(6),
Calloway Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Gusher
Knob Lake
(A),
Grandmother Lake
(B),
Grandfather Mountain Lake
(C),
Land Harbors Lake
(D),
Lake Kawahna
(E),
Coffey Trout Lake
(F),
Cranberry Lake
(G),
Wildcat Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: North
Harper Creek
(A),
Greenbrier Creek
(B),
Grandmother Creek
(C),
Gragg Prong
(D),
Gooseneck Branch
(E),
Leroy Creek
(F),
Little Elk Creek
(G),
Pancake Branch
(H),
Peavine Branch
(I)
Park in Avery County: Pisgah
Game Lands
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.1% | | North
Carolina: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 1,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 438 (26% naturalized citizens)
| Avery
County: |
2.6% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 153
- 1990
to 1994: 66
- 1985
to 1989: 33
- 1980
to 1984: 80
- 1975
to 1979: 34
- 1970
to 1974: 11
- 1970
to 1974: 22
- 1965
to 1969: 39
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Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,857
- One,
attached: 142
- Two:
211
- 3
or 4: 441
- 5
to 9: 285
- 10
to 19: 335
- 20
or more: 739
- Mobile
homes: 1,857
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 44
Housing units in Avery County with a mortgage: 1,531 (141 second mortgage, 166 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,683 Agriculture
in Avery County
Average size of farms: 62 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56318
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2763.36
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.20%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31312
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.54%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.44%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32853
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.63
Vegetables: 43 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 56 acresAvery
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(21%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Chemicals
(5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(54%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Canada
(5%)
- Cambodia
(4%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- India
(3%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Avery County:
|
- United
States or American (30%)
- English
(16%)
- German
(10%)
- Scotch-Irish
(8%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Scottish
(6%)
- European
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,126 (73%)
- Carpooled:
1,376 (20%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
230 (3%)
- Other
means: 33 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 266 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Avery County, North Carolina
- 1237
people in state prisons
- 339
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 149
people in nursing homes
- 94
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 31
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 5
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,846.
6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,841 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.93% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.43% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($19,099 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($18,740 average AGI)
| Avery
County: |
3.50% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Watauga County, NC
|
0.94% ($28,538 average AGI) |
| from
Burke County, NC
|
0.34% ($29,263) |
| from
Mitchell County, NC
|
0.29% ($14,750) |
| from
Carter County, TN
|
0.27% ($18,600) |
| from
Guilford County, NC
|
0.18% ($74,400) |
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,410 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.20% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.27% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,170 average AGI)
2.93% relocated to other states ($16,240 average AGI)
| Avery
County: |
2.93% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Watauga County, NC
|
1.28% ($30,113 average AGI) |
| to
Carter County, TN
|
0.52% ($20,310) |
| to
Burke County, NC
|
0.40% ($38,500) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.36% ($66,250) |
| to
Mitchell County, NC
|
0.36% ($34,350) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Avery County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Avery County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Avery County
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Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,577 (3,007 aged, 570 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 15,304
- In
family households: 13,018 (3,594 male householders, 937 female householders)
3,761
spouses, 4,119 children (3,814 natural, 107 adopted, 198 stepchildren), 169 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 125 other relatives, 171 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,286 (848 male householders (687 living alone)), 1,142 female householders (1,061 living alone)), 296 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,863 (1,431 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,330 2-persons, 1,096 3-persons, 722 4-persons, 268 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,748 1-person, 186 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 14 4-persons.
2,386 married couples with children.
630 single-parent households (175 men, 455 women).
95.3% of residents of Avery County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 47% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 35% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,976,000 ($5902 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:
Births: 939
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,025
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +129
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +455
| Here: |
+26 per 1000 residents | | State: | +27
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Avery County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 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: 427
- 1995
to 1998: 1,085
- 1990
to 1994: 1,002
- 1980
to 1989: 3,636
- 1970
to 1979: 2,324
- 1960
to 1969: 1,045
- 1950
to 1959: 892
- 1940
to 1949: 528
- 1939
or earlier: 972
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Avery County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 54
- 3
rooms: 164
- 4
rooms: 740
- 5
rooms: 1,497
- 6
rooms: 1,265
- 7
rooms: 724
- 8
rooms: 408
- 9
or more rooms: 396
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Avery County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 5
- 2
rooms: 89
- 3
rooms: 225
- 4
rooms: 326
- 5
rooms: 306
- 6
rooms: 207
- 7
rooms: 52
- 8
rooms: 23
- 9
or more rooms: 40
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avery County:
|
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 190
- 2
bedrooms: 1,485
- 3
bedrooms: 2,684
- 4
bedrooms: 713
- 5
or more bedrooms: 176
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Avery County:
|
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 301
- 2
bedrooms: 508
- 3
bedrooms: 353
- 4
bedrooms: 84
- 5
or more bedrooms: 22
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Avery County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 375
- 1
vehicle: 1,378
- 2
vehicles: 1,928
- 3
vehicles: 1,102
- 4
vehicles: 331
- 5
or more vehicles: 145
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Avery County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 155
- 1
vehicle: 478
- 2
vehicles: 525
- 3
vehicles: 107
- 4
vehicles: 5
- 5
or more vehicles: 3
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62% of Avery County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Carolina.
| Avery
County: |
62.4% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 12521
- Northeast:
681
- Midwest:
626
- South:
2601
- West:
222
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Wood
(8%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
- Electricity
(34%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101
| Here: |
6.8% | | North
Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102
| Here: |
10.9% | | North
Carolina: |
6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 460
| Here: |
50.2% | | North
Carolina: |
20.2% |
Avery
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $586,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $352,000
Solid Waste Management: $225,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $134,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $117,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
- Construction
- Central Staff Services: $503,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $133,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,551,000
General - Other: $1,405,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,055,000
Welfare - Other: $969,000
Health Services - Other: $863,000
Police Protection: $695,000
Fire Protection: $676,000
Financial Administration: $585,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $506,000
General Public Buildings: $431,000
Central Staff Services: $398,000
Transit Utilities: $378,000
Corrections - Other: $367,000
Natural Resources - Other: $191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $168,000
Parks & Recreation: $133,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000
Libraries: $56,000
Housing & Community Development: $10,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $137,000
Transit Utilities: $116,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $655,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $461,000
Health: $187,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $1,361,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $36,000
All Other: $33,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $14,421,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,311,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,110,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $4,151,000
Interest Earnings: $382,000
Rents: $14,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,485,000
Central Staff: $132,000
Police Protection: $99,000
Health - Other: $87,000
Solid Waste Management: $73,000
Transit Utilities: $48,000
General Public Building: $23,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Welfare - Other: $14,000
General - Other: $7,000
Natural Resource - Other: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,542,000
- Revenue
- Transit Utilities: $10,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $15,086,000
Public Welfare: $1,367,000
All Other: $518,000
General Support: $421,000
Housing & Community Development: $32,000
- Tax
- Property: $9,629,000
Total General Sales: $3,161,000
NEC: $321,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $17,170,000
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