Population 73,050
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 532.17 mi²
Zip Codes 27030
Per capita income $20,352

Cities in Surry County

Mount Airy

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 93.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,054,073
Total number of firms, 2007 6,398
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 73,050
Households, 2008-2012 29,916
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,946
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,352
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 9.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -2.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 25,949
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 25.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 4.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 532.17 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 73,673
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $107,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,038,042
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,673
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 9.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $36,137
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$84,911
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 4,915
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 75.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.42
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.5 %
Population, 2010 73,673
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 138.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 84.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 72.9 %
Housing units, 2013 33,327
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,614
Building permits, 2012 74
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %