Demographics & People — Avery County, North Carolina

Population & Households

Population (official)17,679
Median Age46.50
Veterans1,053
Housing Units13,915
Uninsured267

Migration

Inflow14,744
Outflow14,417
Net327
GrowingYes
Year2022-2023

Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2022. Official numbers: Census ACS 5-Year 2022 — county-level query.

Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.558684+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.682771+00:00.