Mitchell County, North Carolina QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Mitchell County North Carolina
?  Population, 2000 15,6878,049,313
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 8.7%21.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.1%6.7%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 21.2%24.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 18.6%12.0%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.9%72.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%21.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%1.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.4%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.0%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.7%2.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.6%1.3%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.1%51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.0%4.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.0%70.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5,5422,975,747
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 925739,049
?  Housing units, 2000 7,9193,523,944
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 80.8%69.4%
?  Households, 2000 6,5513,132,013
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.372.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 29.7%35.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $29,238$35,320
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 13.4%12.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 19.2%18.6%

Business QuickFacts Mitchell County North Carolina
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 358198,690
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 4,3063,223,178
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 0.3%20.3%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 864419,458
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 151,377161,900,477
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 97,30472,356,763
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,595$9,740
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA37,670
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 323142,516
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 6684,754
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 77,82037,227,647
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 629293,505

Geography QuickFacts Mitchell County North Carolina
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 22148,711
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 71.0165.2
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown