Yancey County North Carolina - Information

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Yancey County Census Data

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	17,774	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	8,694	48.9
Female	9,080	51.1

Under 5 years	977	5.5
5 to 9 years	1,075	6.0
10 to 14 years	1,078	6.1
15 to 19 years	1,020	5.7
20 to 24 years	877	4.9
25 to 34 years	2,174	12.2
35 to 44 years	2,516	14.2
45 to 54 years	2,719	15.3
55 to 59 years	1,127	6.3
60 to 64 years	974	5.5
65 to 74 years	1,731	9.7
75 to 84 years	1,118	6.3
85 years and over	388	2.2

Median age (years)	41.9	(X)

18 years and over	13,998	78.8
Male	6,756	38.0
Female	7,242	40.7
21 years and over	13,442	75.6
62 years and over	3,824	21.5
65 years and over	3,237	18.2
Male	1,396	7.9
Female	1,841	10.4

RACE
One race	17,674	99.4
White	17,417	98.0
Black or African American	101	0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.3
Asian	23	0.1
Asian Indian	2	0.0
Chinese	8	0.0
Filipino	3	0.0
Japanese	5	0.0
Korean	3	0.0
Vietnamese	2	0.0
Other Asian ¹	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	73	0.4
Two or more races	100	0.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	17,508	98.5
Black or African American	122	0.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	115	0.6
Asian	38	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Some other race	95	0.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	17,774	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	478	2.7
Mexican	404	2.3
Puerto Rican	9	0.1
Cuban	14	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	51	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,296	97.3
White alone	17,033	95.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	17,774	100.0
In households	17,623	99.2
Householder	7,472	42.0
Spouse	4,572	25.7
Child	4,560	25.7
Own child under 18 years	3,499	19.7
Other relatives	582	3.3
Under 18 years	214	1.2
Nonrelatives	437	2.5
Unmarried partner	212	1.2
In group quarters	151	0.8
Institutionalized population	119	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	32	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	7,472	100.0
Family households (families)	5,373	71.9
With own children under 18 years	2,041	27.3
Married-couple family	4,572	61.2
With own children under 18 years	1,664	22.3
Female householder, no husband present	583	7.8
With own children under 18 years	275	3.7
Nonfamily households	2,099	28.1
Householder living alone	1,901	25.4
Householder 65 years and over	933	12.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,201	29.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,306	30.9

Average household size	2.36	(X)
Average family size	2.81	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	9,729	100.0
Occupied housing units	7,472	76.8
Vacant housing units	2,257	23.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,230	12.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	7,472	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,996	80.2
Renter-occupied housing units	1,476	19.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.37	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.33	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.