Yancey County

Yancey County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	18,470
County Seat	Yancey County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	199
Num Towns	1
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	1,614
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	18,538
Median Age	48.0
Veterans	939
Housing Units	11,266
Uninsured	72
Net Migration (recent)	792
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	361
Total Employees	3,474
Avg Annual Pay	$47,951
Median Household Income	$53,103
Poverty Rate	15.3%
Unemployment Rate	7.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$62,054
Federal Spending FY2024	$140,255,172
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,594

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$206,100
Median Rent	$757
FMR Studio	$704
FMR 1BR	$709
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,228
FMR 4BR	$1,233

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	3
Fire Stations	3
Police Stations	3
Adult Smoking	18.7%
Adult Obesity	35.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	47.3
Air Quality Good Days	167

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	1
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	1

Community

Churches	6
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	8
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	7
SNAP Stores	14
Bank Branches	5

Agriculture

Total Farms	252
Land in Farms (acres)	18,643
Avg Farm Size (acres)	74.0
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	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2020-05-08
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03

Detailed Topics

Communities in Yancey County

Burnsville — pop 1,614

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.