Yadkin County, North Carolina (NC) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 37,668 (14% urban, 86% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 11,641
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,864
% of renters here:   20%
State: 31%
Land area: 336 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 112 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   10.0%
Whole state: 12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   4.1%
Whole state: 5.5%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.3%), Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Yadkin County, North Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Yadkin County, North Carolina:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
  • Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   37.6 years
North Carolina median age:   35.3 years

Males: 17,843   (49.1%)
Females: 18,505   (50.9%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,391
County population in 2003: 37,295
Jobs in 2003: 10,478

Total labor force in 2004: 19,482
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:
Yadkin County:   2.5 people
North Carolina: 2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,105 ($36,660 in 2000)
This county   $38,105
North Carolina: $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,674
Yadkin County   $120,674
North Carolina: $127,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $438
Institutionalized population: 310
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Yadkin County in 2000: $859

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 76
  • Burglaries: 236
  • Thefts: 282
  • Auto thefts: 44

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 32
  • Burglaries: 202
  • Thefts: 305
  • Auto thefts: 35



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 134 buildings, average cost: $133,100
  • 2001: 115 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2002: 149 buildings, average cost: $150,900
  • 2003: 141 buildings, average cost: $155,500
  • 2004: 127 buildings, average cost: $155,500



2004 Presidential Election results in Yadkin County North Carolina:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.5%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $603 (0.7%)

Area name: Winston-Salem, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yadkin County is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $838 a month.

Cities in this county include: Yadkinville , Jonesville , Boonville , Arlington , East Bend .

Neighboring counties: Davie County , Forsyth County , Iredell County , Surry County , Wilkes County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Yadkin County: Martins Store (A), Yadkinville Country Club (B), Prison Unit Number 068 (C), Deep Creek Community Center (D), Highland Orchards (E), Buck Shoals (F)

Churches in Yadkin County include: New Home United Methodist Church (A), New Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church (B), All Faith Mission (C), Island Ford Baptist Church (D), Mountain View Baptist Church (E), Asbury United Methodist Church (F), Mountain Grove Methodist Church (G), Mount Zion Baptist Church (H), Baltimore United Methodist Church (I)

Cemeteries: Island Ford Cemetery (1), Asbury Cemetery (2), Shiloh Cemetery (3), Enon Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Baltimore Cemetery (6), Shady Grove Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Dobbins Pond (A), Gray Casstevens Lake (B), Arnie Shore Lake (C), Deep Creek W/S Structure Number Six B (D), Deep Creek W/S Number Sixteen (E), O J Fleming Lake (F), George Penergrass Lake (G), Leslie Chamberlain Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A), Forbush Creek (B), Flat Rock Branch (C), Fisher Creek (D), Farmers Creek (E), Piney Branch (F), Dutchman Creek (G), Dobbins Creek (H), Deep Creek (I)

Park in Yadkin County: Pilot Mountain State Park (1).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   4.2%
North Carolina: 4.5%

Current college students: 1,149
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,589 (13% naturalized citizens)

Yadkin County:   4.4%
Whole state: 5.3%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 601
  • 1990 to 1994: 483
  • 1985 to 1989: 185
  • 1980 to 1984: 143
  • 1975 to 1979: 92
  • 1970 to 1974: 34
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 51

Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.9%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,593
  • One, attached: 93
  • Two: 126
  • 3 or 4: 122
  • 5 to 9: 100
  • 10 to 19: 49
  • 20 or more: 54
  • Mobile homes: 4,683
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Yadkin County with a mortgage: 3,748 (318 second mortgage, 796 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,896

Agriculture in Yadkin County
Average size of farms: 112 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $62282
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $309.06
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.44%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $51271
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.37%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57831
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.01%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.88%
Corn for grain: 6835 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2851 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13564 harvested acres
Vegetables: 172 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 85 acres

Yadkin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (11%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (88%)
  • Guatemala (3%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • El Salvador (2%)
  • Philippines (1%)
  • Peru (1%)
  • Colombia (1%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Yadkin County:



  • United States or American (39%)
  • English (12%)
  • German (11%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Dutch (2%)
  • European (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,820 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 2,711 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
  • Railroad: 28 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (0%)
  • Walked: 212 (1%)
  • Other means: 92 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 381 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Yadkin County, North Carolina
  • 256 people in nursing homes
  • 99 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 23 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 20 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 19 people in other group homes
  • 15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,775.

5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.49%
North Carolina average: 8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.57% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($27,433 average AGI)
0.92% relocated from other states ($6,436 average AGI)
Yadkin County:   0.92%
North Carolina average: 4.34%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Forsyth County, NC  1.64% ($41,509 average AGI)
from Surry County, NC  0.76% ($25,287)
from Wilkes County, NC  0.53% ($23,944)
from Davie County, NC  0.36% ($34,479)
from Stokes County, NC  0.22% ($24,759)
from Iredell County, NC  0.21% ($24,857)
from Davidson County, NC  0.14% ($31,389)

5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,664 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.35%
North Carolina average: 7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($23,882 average AGI)
1.12% relocated to other states ($5,781 average AGI)
Yadkin County:   1.12%
North Carolina average: 3.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Forsyth County, NC  1.45% ($34,694 average AGI)
to Surry County, NC  0.71% ($26,340)
to Wilkes County, NC  0.40% ($18,698)
to Davie County, NC  0.36% ($36,313)
to Stokes County, NC  0.15% ($26,050)
to Iredell County, NC  0.14% ($31,053)
to Davidson County, NC  0.13% ($42,941)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9


Births per 1000 population in Yadkin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2


Deaths per 1000 population in Yadkin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Yadkin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,414 (5,292 aged, 1,122 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 35,876
  • In family households: 31,533 (8,654 male householders, 1,979 female householders)
    8,860 spouses, 10,225 children (9,221 natural, 255 adopted, 749 stepchildren), 345 grandchildren, 340 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 491 other relatives, 535 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,343 (1,584 male householders (1,334 living alone)), 2,270 female householders (2,162 living alone)), 489 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 472 (288 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,986 2-persons, 2,619 3-persons, 2,067 4-persons, 627 5-persons, 224 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,496 1-person, 293 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

6,369 married couples with children.
1,558 single-parent households (459 men, 1,099 women).

92.7% of residents of Yadkin County speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $170,948,000 ($4584 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,108,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,227,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,958,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,733,000
Federal grants: $39,949,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,889,000 ($862,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,193,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $359,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,466,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,180,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,414
Here:   64 per 1000 residents
State: 72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,938
Here:   51 per 1000 residents
State:   44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +523
Here:   +14 per 1000 residents
State: +18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +370
Here:   +10 per 1000 residents
State: +27 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Yadkin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.70 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.4
State: 5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.6
State:   4.3



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 532
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,776
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,501
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,625
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,645
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,137
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,850
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,195
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,560


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Yadkin County, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 76
  • 3 rooms: 242
  • 4 rooms: 2,051
  • 5 rooms: 3,782
  • 6 rooms: 2,512
  • 7 rooms: 1,425
  • 8 rooms: 823
  • 9 or more rooms: 730


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yadkin County, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 94
  • 3 rooms: 341
  • 4 rooms: 923
  • 5 rooms: 831
  • 6 rooms: 391
  • 7 rooms: 176
  • 8 rooms: 29
  • 9 or more rooms: 65


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yadkin County:
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 245
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,659
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,401
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,166
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 137


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Yadkin County:
  • no bedroom: 37
  • 1 bedroom: 288
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,394
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,000
  • 4 bedrooms: 133
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12


Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 468
  • 1 vehicle: 2,509
  • 2 vehicles: 4,604
  • 3 vehicles: 2,908
  • 4 vehicles: 770
  • 5 or more vehicles: 382


Cars and other vehicles available in Yadkin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 305
  • 1 vehicle: 1,204
  • 2 vehicles: 951
  • 3 vehicles: 228
  • 4 vehicles: 140
  • 5 or more vehicles: 36

66% of Yadkin 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, 70% lived in North Carolina.

Yadkin County:   65.6%
State average:   54.4%

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

  • This state: 29149
  • Northeast: 833
  • Midwest: 790
  • South: 3486
  • West: 414

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (53%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (48%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 243
Here:   6.1%
North Carolina: 8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112
Here:   6.4%
North Carolina: 6.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 199
Here:   19.5%
North Carolina: 20.2%



Yadkin County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,613,000
    Solid Waste Management: $772,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $724,000
    All Other: $650,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $14,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,324,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $36,292,000
    General - Other: $3,799,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,241,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,675,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,203,000
    Police Protection: $2,094,000
    Fire Protection: $1,675,000
    Solid Waste Management: $772,000
    Financial Administration: $710,000
    Central Staff Services: $546,000
    Corrections - Other: $541,000
    Libraries: $366,000
    General Public Buildings: $243,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $202,000
    Parks & Recreation: $167,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $137,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $225,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $178,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $329,000
    Health: $138,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $2,048,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $2,471,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,583,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,085,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $965,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $413,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $386,000
    Other, NEC: $205,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,222,000
    Rents: $482,000
    Interest Earnings: $333,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $289,000
    Police Protection: $207,000
    Health - Other: $133,000
    General - Other: $63,000
    Welfare - Other: $53,000
    Central Staff: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,380,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $28,798,000
    Public Welfare: $3,149,000
    All Other: $1,309,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,070,000
    General Support: $659,000
  • Tax - Property: $15,015,000
    Total General Sales: $4,872,000
    NEC: $600,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $32,816,000

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