Caldwell County vs. Avery County

Caldwell County (NC)Avery County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)82,02917,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.2%-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)83,06017,812
Population, Census, April 1, 201083,02917,797
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%3.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%15.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%22.2%
Female persons, percent50.5%45.6%
White alone, percent91.7%93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent5.0%4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.1%88.5%
Veterans, 2014-20185,031971
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.5%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)38,07314,275
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$115,700$150,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$979$1,068
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$317$284
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$643$765
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.0%16.5%
Building permits, 2018212118
Households, 2014-201832,5946,587
Persons per household, 2014-20182.482.15
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.7%5.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.9%79.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.7%67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.7%82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.3%20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.9%20.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%46.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.6%48.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)234,40472,225
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,158,13920,461
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)700,961195,454
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,556$11,083
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.121.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,072$38,134
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,945$20,253
Persons in poverty, percent15.9%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20171,337494
Total employment, 201721,1194,761
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)735,515136,769
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201710.6%4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,9601,681
All firms, 20126,2501,481
Men-owned firms, 20123,805918
Women-owned firms, 20121,633414
Minority-owned firms, 201258049
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,5211,379
Veteran-owned firms, 2012475149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,3881,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.5%18.5%
Population per square mile, 2010176.172.0
Land area in square miles, 2010471.57247.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Caldwell county (NC) and Avery county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.