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Avery County Schools, NC

17,643 Population
247.3 square miles 71.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Avery County: 46.5 ±0.7
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$33,899 ±$3,147 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Avery County: $33,899 ±$3,147
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$57,657 ±$4,054 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Avery County: $57,657 ±$4,054
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

11% ±3% (1,641  ±448) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 11% † 1,641 (±3% / ±448)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

21.9 minutes ±1.9 (127,780  ±14,380) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Avery County: 21.9 127,780 (±1.9 / ±14,380)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

6,559 ±344 Number of households
  • Avery County: 6,559 ±344
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.3 ±0.1 (14,874  ±92) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Avery County: 2.3 14,874 (±0.1 / ±92)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

3.6% ±2% (114  ±65) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 3.6% † 114 (±2% / ±65)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

14,051 ±46 Number of housing units
  • Avery County: 14,051 ±46
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$233,200 ±$17,392 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Avery County: $233,200 ±$17,392
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

13.6% ±2.6% (2,384  ±451.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 13.6% † 2,384 (±2.6% / ±451.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

86.4% ±5.3% (11,665  ±724.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 86.4% 11,665 (±5.3% / ±724.5)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
21.9% ±2.8% (2,954  ±374.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 21.9% † 2,954 (±2.8% / ±374.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

4.1% (723  ±135) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 4.1% 723
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

7.2% ±1.5% (1,084  ±222) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Avery County: 7.2% † 1,084 (±1.5% / ±222)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
1,084 Total veterans ±222 1,068 Male ±222 16 Female ±15

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