Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $690 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $544 (0.7%)
Area name: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burke County is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.
Cities in this county include: Morganton
, Valdese
, Salem
, Icard
, Drexel
, Connelly Springs
, Hildebran
, Rutherford College
, Glen Alpine
.
Neighboring
counties: Avery County
, Caldwell County
, Catawba County
, Cleveland County
, Lincoln County
, McDowell County
, Rutherford County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Burke County: Brown
Mountain Overlook Scenic View
(A),
Table Rock Picnic Area
(B),
Tablerock State Fish Hatchery
(C),
Joy
(D),
Barkhouse Picnic Area
(E),
Arneys Store
(F),
Abee
(G),
Burke Chapel
(H)
Churches in Burke County include: Abees
Chapel
(A),
Abees Grove Church
(B),
Warlicks Chapel
(C),
Amherst Baptist Church
(D),
High Peak Church
(E),
Mull Grove Church
(F),
Hildebran View Church
(G),
Antioch Church
(H),
Walker Top Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Erwin
Cemetery
(1),
Obeth Cemetery
(2),
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3),
Parks Cemetery
(4),
Advent Cemetery
(5),
Burke Memorial Cemetery
(6),
Liberty Church Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Goodmans
Lake
(A),
Waters Lake
(B),
Henry River Lake
(C),
Henry Harris Lake
(D),
Henredon Lake
(E),
McCorkle Lake
(F),
Leonhart Lake
(G),
Leibhart Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulf
Branch
(A),
Griffith Branch
(B),
Old Catawba River
(C),
Gingercake Creek
(D),
Paddy Creek
(E),
Garrison Creek
(F),
Parks Creek
(G),
Pearcey Creek
(H),
Lower Creek
(I)
Parks in Burke County include: Shadow
Line Park
(1),
Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Bethel Road Park
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.6% | | North
Carolina: |
4.5% |
Current college students: 3,109
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,292 (26% naturalized citizens)
| Burke
County: |
4.8% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 1,433
- 1990
to 1994: 1,033
- 1985
to 1989: 851
- 1980
to 1984: 509
- 1975
to 1979: 172
- 1970
to 1974: 85
- 1970
to 1974: 42
- 1965
to 1969: 167
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Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 23,963
- One,
attached: 377
- Two:
734
- 3
or 4: 988
- 5
to 9: 901
- 10
to 19: 254
- 20
or more: 380
- Mobile
homes: 9,801
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Burke County with a mortgage: 9,875 (1,100 second mortgage, 1,972 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,320 Agriculture
in Burke County
Average size of farms: 73 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70404
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1533.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56996
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44166
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.46
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.53%
Corn for grain: 1009 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 251 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 987 harvested acres
Vegetables: 40 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 53 acresBurke
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Furniture
and related products (13%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Furniture
and related products (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Apparel
(6%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Laos
(28%)
- Guatemala
(25%)
- Mexico
(14%)
- Thailand
(8%)
- Honduras
(5%)
- Philippines
(2%)
- Canada
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Burke County:
|
- United
States or American (29%)
- German
(13%)
- English
(10%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 34,548 (82%)
- Carpooled:
5,792 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 16 (0%)
- Taxi:
47 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
79 (0%)
- Bicycle:
52 (0%)
- Walked:
497 (1%)
- Other
means: 425 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 727 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Burke County, North Carolina
- 1348
people in state prisons
- 689
people in nursing homes
- 478
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 445
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 359
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 88
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 61
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 49
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 29
people in other group homes
- 23
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 8
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 6
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6
people in other workers' dormitories
- 4
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,993.
5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,096 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.33% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($106 average AGI)
| Burke
County: |
0.04% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.17% |
3.61% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($20,487 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($12,502 average AGI)
| Burke
County: |
1.69% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Catawba County, NC
|
1.12% ($27,954 average AGI) |
| from
Caldwell County, NC
|
0.75% ($26,138) |
| from
McDowell County, NC
|
0.33% ($31,806) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.12% ($41,459) |
| from
Buncombe County, NC
|
0.11% ($25,286) |
| from
Alexander County, NC
|
0.09% ($24,815) |
| from
Cleveland County, NC
|
0.08% ($27,769) |
5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,730 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.36% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.86% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($21,655 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($8,075 average AGI)
| Burke
County: |
1.50% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Catawba County, NC
|
1.30% ($31,433 average AGI) |
| to
Caldwell County, NC
|
0.83% ($27,234) |
| to
McDowell County, NC
|
0.25% ($26,154) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.15% ($19,043) |
| to
Buncombe County, NC
|
0.14% ($43,767) |
| to
Lincoln County, NC
|
0.11% ($22,543) |
| to
Wake County, NC
|
0.10% ($29,613) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Births
per 1000 population in Burke County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Burke County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Burke County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,132 (11,144 aged, 2,988 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 85,523
- In
family households: 73,652 (19,175 male householders, 5,297 female householders)
19,130
spouses, 24,271 children (21,957 natural, 519 adopted, 1,795 stepchildren), 1,736 grandchildren, 637 brothers or sisters, 655 parents, 1,046 other relatives, 1,705 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 11,871 (4,407 male householders (3,625 living alone)), 5,687 female householders (5,178 living alone)), 1,777 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,625 (3,237 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 11,093 2-persons, 6,233 3-persons, 4,500 4-persons, 1,691 5-persons, 472 6-persons, 483 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,803 1-person, 1,041 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 13 6-persons.
14,248 married couples with children.
4,653 single-parent households (1,314 men, 3,339 women).
91.9% of residents of Burke County speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $437,390,000 ($4889 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $55,808,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $201,859,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $86,850,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,156,000
Federal grants: $84,713,000
Federal procurement contracts: $54,525,000 ($48,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,288,000 ($143,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,445,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,126,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,605,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,358
| Here: |
60 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,424
| Here: |
49 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,158
| Here: |
+13 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,748
| Here: |
-20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Burke County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.89 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 749
- 1995
to 1998: 3,358
- 1990
to 1994: 3,565
- 1980
to 1989: 6,328
- 1970
to 1979: 7,497
- 1960
to 1969: 5,519
- 1950
to 1959: 4,368
- 1940
to 1949: 2,532
- 1939
or earlier: 3,511
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Burke County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 184
- 3
rooms: 897
- 4
rooms: 4,162
- 5
rooms: 8,433
- 6
rooms: 6,199
- 7
rooms: 2,845
- 8
rooms: 1,438
- 9
or more rooms: 1,420
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Burke County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 35
- 2
rooms: 582
- 3
rooms: 1,163
- 4
rooms: 3,407
- 5
rooms: 2,276
- 6
rooms: 835
- 7
rooms: 354
- 8
rooms: 144
- 9
or more rooms: 135
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Burke County: |
- no
bedroom: 70
- 1
bedroom: 680
- 2
bedrooms: 7,786
- 3
bedrooms: 14,083
- 4
bedrooms: 2,429
- 5
or more bedrooms: 549
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Burke County: |
- no
bedroom: 80
- 1
bedroom: 1,392
- 2
bedrooms: 4,833
- 3
bedrooms: 2,296
- 4
bedrooms: 241
- 5
or more bedrooms: 89
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Burke County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,085
- 1
vehicle: 6,241
- 2
vehicles: 10,927
- 3
vehicles: 5,171
- 4
vehicles: 1,659
- 5
or more vehicles: 514
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Burke County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,265
- 1
vehicle: 4,349
- 2
vehicles: 2,669
- 3
vehicles: 484
- 4
vehicles: 134
- 5
or more vehicles: 30
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60% of Burke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.
| Burke
County: |
60.5% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 65865
- Northeast:
3597
- Midwest:
3601
- South:
9684
- West:
1656
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(46%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Utility
gas (11%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood
(4%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(54%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Utility
gas (13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 389
| Here: |
3.8% | | North
Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 171
| Here: |
3.3% | | North
Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 391
| Here: |
14.2% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Burke
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $19,238,000
Higher Education - Other: $3,780,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,096,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,690,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $1,412,000
Sewerage: $860,000
Parks & Recreation: $80,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $31,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $3,516,000
General: $3,379,000
Higher Education - Other: $44,000
Health - Other: $7,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $92,231,000
Health Services - Other: $17,638,000
Other Higher Education: $16,476,000
Welfare - Other: $8,029,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $5,151,000
General - Other: $4,810,000
Police Protection: $3,720,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,179,000
Fire Protection: $2,521,000
Corrections - Other: $1,639,000
Central Staff Services: $1,092,000
Financial Administration: $1,030,000
General Public Buildings: $879,000
Libraries: $860,000
Sewerage: $461,000
Parks & Recreation: $375,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $266,000
Water Utilities: $197,000
Natural Resources - Other: $134,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $757,000
Education: $382,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,202,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $4,622,000
Health: $144,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $5,022,000
Health: $56,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $659,000
All Other: $15,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $10,855,000
Water Utilities: $7,100,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $12,520,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,472,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,645,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $6,800,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $410,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,555,000
Other, NEC: $9,118,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $300,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,875,000
Other, NEC: $944,000
Water Utilities: $300,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $5,692,000
Interest Earnings: $1,131,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,505,000
Other Higher Education: $889,000
Health - Other: $494,000
Parks & Recreation: $199,000
Police Protection: $149,000
General - Other: $17,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
Welfare - Other: $4,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $26,638,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $368,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,947,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $90,542,000
Health & Hospitals: $10,202,000
Public Welfare: $7,841,000
All Other: $2,278,000
Housing & Community Development: $624,000
General Support: $368,000
- Tax
- Property: $38,210,000
Total General Sales: $7,601,000
NEC: $1,070,000
Other Selective Sales: $140,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $99,436,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $426,000
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