| | People QuickFacts | Avery County | North Carolina |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 9,656,401 |
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Population, 2010 | 17,797 | 9,535,483 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 3.7% | 18.5% |
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Population, 2000 | 17,167 | 8,049,313 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 17.2% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.4% | 12.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 45.6% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 91.9% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.0% | 21.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.8% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.5% | 8.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 90.1% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 81.7% | 83.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.9% | 7.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 10.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.3% | 83.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 20.3% | 26.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,573 | 747,052 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 13,890 | 4,327,528 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.8% | 68.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.1% | 16.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $155,100 | $149,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 7,194 | 3,626,179 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.21 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $23,465 | $24,745 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $34,918 | $45,570 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.1% | 15.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Avery County | North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 527 | 218,9872 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 4,693 | 3,353,9312 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -23.7% | -0.9%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,638 | 620,363 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,241 | 798,791 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 10.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.5% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 205,867,299 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 41,596 | 88,795,885 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 197,646 | 114,578,173 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,084 | $12,641 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,556 | 16,126,939 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 50 | 33,889 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 149,842 | 85,843,8962 |
