Caldwell County vs. Avery County
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Caldwell County (NC) Avery County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 82,029 17,505
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.2% -1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 83,060 17,812
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 83,029 17,797
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 3.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.1% 15.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.9% 22.2%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 45.6%
White alone, percent 91.7% 93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.0% 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.7% 5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 87.1% 88.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,031 971
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 38,073 14,275
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.3% 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, 2009-2013 10.0% 16.5%
Building permits, 2018 212 118
Households, 2014-2018 32,594 6,587
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.48 2.15
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.6% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.7% 5.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.9% 79.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.7% 67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 79.7% 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 15.3% 20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.4% 12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.9% 20.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.0% 46.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.6% 48.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 234,404 72,225
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,158,139 20,461
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 700,961 195,454
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,556 $11,083
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.1 21.5
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, percent 15.9% 16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,337 494
Total employment, 2017 21,119 4,761
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 735,515 136,769
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 10.6% 4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,960 1,681
All firms, 2012 6,250 1,481
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,805 918
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,633 414
Minority-owned firms, 2012 580 49
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,521 1,379
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 475 149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,388 1,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.5% 18.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 176.1 72.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 471.57 247.09
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.