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Stokes County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina; Haywood County, North Carolina; Macon County, North Carolina; Ashe County, North Carolina

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Table

Stokes County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Haywood County, North Carolina
Macon County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
45,532
54,748
62,969
38,412
27,063
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
45,532
54,748
62,969
38,412
27,063
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
45,136
55,013
62,615
37,969
27,062
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
44,524
54,077
62,088
37,019
26,582
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
44,524
54,077
62,088
37,019
26,582
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2.3%
1.2%
1.4%
3.8%
1.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.4%
1.7%
0.8%
2.6%
1.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 44,520 54,086 62,089 37,014 26,577
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 47,401 51,079 59,036 33,922 27,281
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.6%
2.8%
4.3%
4.5%
3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.4%
11.8%
17.4%
18.0%
16.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.0%
17.4%
25.6%
29.2%
27.5%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
50.2%
51.1%
51.2%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
93.0%
94.3%
95.1%
94.6%
96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.5%
2.1%
1.5%
1.7%
1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.4%
0.8%
0.9%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.4%
1.3%
0.8%
1.1%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.6%
1.7%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.1%
4.1%
4.9%
8.4%
5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
89.6%
90.9%
91.0%
87.3%
91.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 3,114 2,492 5,082 3,044 1,597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.5% 3.2% 2.4% 5.1% 3.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 21,471 33,236 35,658 27,177 17,195
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 77.8% 61.0% 74.8% 73.8% 79.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $168,600 $283,000 $227,500 $210,900 $199,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,196 $1,502 $1,337 $1,135 $1,176
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $384 $411 $433 $324 $370
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $784 $1,067 $954 $818 $730
Building permits, 2022 172 540 301 182 171
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 18,993 21,194 26,481 17,386 11,823
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.32 2.30 2.33 2.11 2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.4% 73.2% 88.3% 85.3% 93.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 2.6% 5.1% 3.7% 7.1% 5.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 88.1% 93.3% 90.1% 86.6% 87.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 81.1% 89.1% 79.9% 79.2% 79.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 87.5% 92.5% 90.4% 89.5% 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 16.1% 44.5% 28.7% 24.5% 20.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 15.6% 8.0% 11.8% 10.9% 11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.8%
12.6%
13.4%
16.5%
13.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.3% 59.7% 55.4% 52.0% 53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 50.1% 55.2% 52.3% 46.7% 50.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 41,143 190,355 129,599 122,463 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 107,833 1,073,305 303,117 165,781 84,092
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 12,426 17,960 14,799 12,674 4,989
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 285,518 931,848 929,443 474,931 291,025
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $6,246 $16,866 $15,195 $13,722 $10,861
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.9 20.0 23.1 22.3 25.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $57,539 $50,034 $56,596 $51,042 $49,176
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $32,601 $30,807 $34,609 $32,623 $29,683
Persons in poverty, percent
10.5%
21.0%
11.6%
12.4%
14.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 654 1,679 1,451 1,213 547
Total employment, 2021 5,980 18,965 14,509 9,556 5,984
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 189,967 750,684 605,051 391,973 238,204
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.3% Z -5.2% 1.7% -1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,999 5,235 5,644 3,463 2,616
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 565 1,445 1,113 909 396
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 295 722 587 530 226
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 97 S S 106 50
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 47 S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 493 1,183 887 756 321
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 143 26 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 423 1,071 862 715 297
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 99.1 173.1 112.2 71.8 62.3
Population per square mile, 2010 105.6 163.4 106.6 65.8 64.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 449.35 312.44 553.56 515.58 426.26
Land area in square miles, 2010 448.86 312.56 553.69 515.56 426.14
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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.

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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.

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