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Avery County
Avery County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 17,806 County Seat Avery County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 011 Num Towns 9 Census-Designated Places 1 Total Town Population 4,186 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 17,679 Median Age 46.5 Veterans 1,053 Housing Units 13,915 Uninsured 267 Net Migration (recent) 327 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 531 Total Employees 5,277 Avg Annual Pay $44,456 Median Household Income $53,513 Poverty Rate 11.2% Unemployment Rate 5.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $68,291 Federal Spending FY2024 $113,999,763 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,402
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $215,900 Median Rent $811 FMR Studio $798 FMR 1BR $803 FMR 2BR $1,054 FMR 3BR $1,270 FMR 4BR $1,584
Health & Safety
Hospitals 18 EMS Stations 27 Fire Stations 27 Police Stations 27 Adult Smoking 18.4% Adult Obesity 36.5% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 36.2 Air Quality Good Days 222
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 9 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 9
Community
Churches 21 Libraries 9 Historic Places (NRHP) 14 Homeless Population N/A Schools 60 SNAP Stores 18 Bank Branches 7
Agriculture
Total Farms 4 Land in Farms (acres) 4,047 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,011.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED 2021-09-08 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Avery County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
