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Language Spoken At Home in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,047 | 100% |
English only | 15,990 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 1,057 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 414 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 693 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 222 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 90 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 52 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,815 | 100% |
American | 2,069 | 11.6% |
Arab | 72 | 0.4% |
Czech | 16 | 0.1% |
Danish | 16 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 195 | 1.1% |
English | 2,525 | 14.2% |
French (except Basque) | 274 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 101 | 0.6% |
German | 2,680 | 15.0% |
Greek | 108 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 70 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,151 | 12.1% |
Italian | 515 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 90 | 0.5% |
Polish | 91 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 59 | 0.3% |
Russian | 77 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,194 | 6.7% |
Scottish | 1,473 | 8.3% |
Slovak | 45 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 135 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 212 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,201 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,771 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,728 | 24.0% |
Married-couple family | 3,887 | 54.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,204 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 219 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 134 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 665 | 9.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 390 | 5.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,430 | 33.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,947 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 942 | 13.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,935 | 26.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,295 | 31.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,379 | 100% |
Householder | 7,201 | 46.8% |
Spouse | 3,893 | 25.3% |
Child | 3,154 | 20.5% |
Other relatives | 502 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 629 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 450 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,444 | 100% |
Never married | 2,764 | 32.7% |
Now married, except separated | 4,291 | 50.8% |
Separated | 86 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 259 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 1,044 | 12.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,935 | 100% |
Never married | 1,421 | 20.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,995 | 57.6% |
Separated | 114 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 785 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 620 | 8.9% |
Fertility in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 343 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 147 | 42.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 220 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 371 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 208 | 56.1% |
Less than 1 year | 28 | 7.5% |
1 or 2 years | 6 | 1.6% |
3 or 4 years | 26 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 148 | 39.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 208 | 100% |
Who are female | 121 | 58.2% |
Who are married | 190 | 91.3% |
School Enrollment in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,865 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 80 | 2.1% |
Kindergarten | 63 | 1.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,546 | 40.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 821 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,355 | 35.1% |
Educational Attainment in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,981 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 920 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,337 | 10.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,122 | 31.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,680 | 20.6% |
Associate's degree | 1,272 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,798 | 13.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 852 | 6.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.4% |
Veteran Status in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,716 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,499 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,958 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,750 | 17.2% |
Under 18 years | 3,013 | 100% |
With a disability | 65 | 2.2% |
18 to 64 years | 9,923 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,361 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 3,022 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,324 | 43.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,595 | 100% |
Same house | 14,759 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,803 | 15.9% |
Same county | 818 | 4.6% |
Different county | 1,985 | 11.3% |
Same state | 1,069 | 6.1% |
Different state | 916 | 5.2% |
Abroad | 33 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,815 | 100% |
Native | 17,156 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 17,097 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 11,671 | 65.5% |
Different state | 5,426 | 30.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 59 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 659 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 659 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 94 | 14.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 565 | 85.7% |
Year of Entry in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 718 | 100% |
Native | 59 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 59 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 659 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 654 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Avery County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 659 | 100% |
Europe | 75 | 11.4% |
Asia | 103 | 15.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 20 | 3.0% |
Latin America | 425 | 64.5% |
Northern America | 36 | 5.5% |