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Ashe County Schools, NC

26,759 Population
426.3 square miles 62.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Ashe County: 49.6 ±0.5
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,683 ±$1,886 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Ashe County: $29,683 ±$1,886
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
$49,176 ±$3,543 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Ashe County: $49,176 ±$3,543
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380

14.1% ±2.4% (3,734  ±622) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 14.1% † 3,734 (±2.4% / ±622)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)

25 minutes ±1.9 (262,400  ±24,499) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Ashe County: 25 262,400 (±1.9 / ±24,499)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)

Families

11,823 ±537 Number of households
  • Ashe County: 11,823 ±537
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
2.2 ±0.1 (26,329  ±11) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Ashe County: 2.2 26,329 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060

5.5% ±2.7% (272  ±135) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 5.5% † 272 (±2.7% / ±135)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)

Housing

17,026 ±53 Number of housing units
  • Ashe County: 17,026 ±53
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700

$199,200 ±$17,312 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Ashe County: $199,200 ±$17,312
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736

6.6% ±1.6% (1,758  ±,417.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 6.6% † 1,758 (±1.6% / ±,417.4)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)

Social

87% ±4.5% (17,871  ±,927.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 87% 17,871 (±4.5% / ±,927.9)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
20.8% ±2.2% (4,270  ±,450.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 20.8% † 4,270 (±2.2% / ±,450.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)

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

3.1% (821  ±155) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 3.1% 821
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946

7.2% ±1.1% (1,597  ±242) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Ashe County: 7.2% † 1,597 (±1.1% / ±242)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
1,597 Total veterans ±242 1,498 Male ±233 99 Female ±61

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