Population 27,151
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 426.14 mi²
Per capita income $20,679

Cities in Ashe County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 97.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 19.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$292,410
Total number of firms, 2007 3,367
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 27,151
Households, 2008-2012 11,937
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,330
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,679
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -7.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 5,670
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 26.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 426.14 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 27,281
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $152,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$206,294
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 540
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,670
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 18.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$22,621
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.9 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,364
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.24
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 22.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 18.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 92.9 %
Population, 2010 27,281
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 5.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 64.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 92.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 78.0 %
Housing units, 2013 17,346
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,474
Building permits, 2012 86
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$55,866
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %