Population 17,566
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 312.60 mi²
Per capita income $19,404

Cities in Yancey County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 96.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$149,078
Total number of firms, 2007 1,686
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 17,566
Households, 2008-2012 7,142
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,538
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,404
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 3,319
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 25.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 312.60 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,818
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $128,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$127,399
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 334
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $38,766
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 19.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$10,518
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,364
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.47
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 16.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.6 %
Population, 2010 17,818
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 57.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 92.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 78.1 %
Housing units, 2013 10,979
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,103
Building permits, 2012 35
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,082
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %