Yancey County vs. Madison County

Yancey County (NC)Madison County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,90321,763
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)17,81820,784
Population, Census, April 1, 201017,81820,764
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.3%17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent25.7%22.3%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.7%
White alone, percent96.5%96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.3%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.0%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.5%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.2%93.9%
Veterans, 2014-20189311,519
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.1%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)11,25911,038
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%72.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,800$180,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$973$1,306
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$321$329
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$620$678
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.5%5.2%
Building permits, 201839103
Households, 2014-20187,4028,452
Persons per household, 2014-20182.372.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.6%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.8%81.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.2%70.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.2%85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.0%27.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.8%12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.7%12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.1%52.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,63912,206
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,6706,806
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)144,943111,500
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,221$5,376
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.028.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,888$42,410
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,264$25,326
Persons in poverty, percent17.8%17.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017330334
Total employment, 20173,3823,102
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)124,52885,972
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%14.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,6422,008
All firms, 20121,7151,741
Men-owned firms, 20121,022980
Women-owned firms, 2012495578
Minority-owned firms, 20123865
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,6061,645
Veteran-owned firms, 2012233186
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,3311,482
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201057.046.2
Land area in square miles, 2010312.60449.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Yancey county (NC) and Madison county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.