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Halifax County, North Carolina; Alleghany County, North Carolina; Yancey County, North Carolina; Jackson County, North Carolina

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	Halifax County, North Carolina	Alleghany County, North Carolina	Yancey County, North Carolina	Jackson County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 22.1%	 28.9%	 26.8%	 21.0%

People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 47,298	 11,342	 18,938	 44,574
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 47,711	 11,193	 18,768	 43,922
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)	 48,625	 10,883	 18,474	 43,108
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 48,625	 10,883	 18,474	 43,108
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 -2.7%	 4.2%	 2.5%	 3.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 -1.9%	 2.8%	 1.6%	 1.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	48,622	10,888	18,470	43,109
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	54,691	11,155	17,818	40,271
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 5.6%	 4.4%	 4.9%	 3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 21.4%	 16.4%	 17.7%	 16.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 22.1%	 28.9%	 26.8%	 21.0%
Female persons, percent	 51.4%	 50.6%	 50.7%	 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 39.9%	 94.8%	 96.2%	 85.1%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 53.3%	 2.1%	 1.1%	 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 4.0%	 0.7%	 0.8%	 8.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 0.9%	 0.8%	 0.4%	 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.1%	 Z	 0.3%	 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	 1.7%	 1.6%	 1.2%	 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 3.5%	 10.1%	 5.6%	 6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 37.9%	 86.2%	 91.7%	 80.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022	2,190	767	939	2,886
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022	2.4%	4.4%	2.7%	4.3%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	24,859	7,802	11,368	27,949
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022	63.5%	80.5%	78.4%	62.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022	$98,700	$171,800	$206,100	$240,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022	$1,161	$1,149	$1,179	$1,236
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022	$460	$341	$365	$313
Median gross rent, 2018-2022	$760	$708	$757	$804
Building permits, 2022	68	68	99	278
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022	20,139	4,937	7,859	17,737
Persons per household, 2018-2022	2.36	2.19	2.34	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022	90.5%	91.4%	91.7%	80.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022	3.9%	7.4%	4.9%	8.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022	84.8%	86.7%	85.7%	93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022	66.7%	79.2%	79.4%	75.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	81.1%	82.3%	88.5%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	15.7%	20.7%	22.4%	29.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022	14.9%	13.5%	12.8%	9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 12.8%	 18.4%	 14.3%	 18.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	50.7%	49.4%	53.7%	56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	47.6%	46.6%	51.5%	53.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	D	15,787	13,597	715,081
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	222,933	26,951	33,756	219,240
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	18,337	18,016	D	15,965
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	627,778	85,789	134,868	449,346
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$12,230	$7,796	$7,616	$10,397
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022	23.7	26.1	27.1	19.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$41,629	$42,115	$53,103	$51,482
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$25,504	$32,330	$31,037	$31,384
Persons in poverty, percent	 19.6%	 15.6%	 14.8%	 17.6%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021	930	258	342	1,036
Total employment, 2021	11,985	2,162	3,663	12,013
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)	450,691	80,668	149,063	460,053
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021	-1.4%	-4.4%	-2.4%	-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021	2,582	1,011	1,774	3,237
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	723	215	357	941
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	427	128	206	536
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	129	S	S	129
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	92	S	S	S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	506	164	299	793
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	S	S	41
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	518	163	286	755

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	67.2	46.4	59.1	87.8
Population per square mile, 2010	75.5	47.5	57.0	82.1
Land area in square miles, 2020	723.74	234.84	312.59	491.11
Land area in square miles, 2010	724.09	235.06	312.60	490.76
FIPS Code	37083	37005	37199	37099

About datasets used in this table

Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info  icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.