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Laurel township, Ashe County, NC

296 Population
11.6 square miles 25.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.4 ±28.4 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Ashe County: 49.8 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,693 ±$7,452 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ashe County: $33,675 ±$1,956
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,331 ±$6,728 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ashe County: $56,866 ±$4,577
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.1% ±6.3% (15  ±21) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ashe County: 13.5% † 3,590 (±2.2% / ±572)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

N/A

Families

137 ±69 Number of households
  • Ashe County: 12,201 ±470
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.8 (296  ±187) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Ashe County: 2.2 26,535 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

227 ±100 Number of housing units
  • Ashe County: 17,218 ±32
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$160,400 ±$103,213 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ashe County: $243,100 ±$17,299
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

83.3% ±8.1% (180  ±104) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Ashe County: 88.8% 18,349 (±4.4% / ±922.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
6.9% ±17.9% (15  ±39.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Ashe County: 25.9% 5,363 (±2.6% / ±531.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.2% ±17.9% (51  ±62) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Ashe County: 2.8% 762
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

31% ±16.4% (67  ±52) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Ashe County: 6.6% † 1,482 (±0.9% / ±200)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
67 Total veterans ±52 46 Male ±50 21 Female ±30

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