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Graham County

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Graham county is located in west North Carolina. Graham county has 292.08 square miles of land area and 9.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Graham county population is 8,743, which has grown 9.38% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.13% and is lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Graham county median household income is $37,161 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 39.47% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Graham county median house value is $122,300 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 60.71% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.83% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Graham county is better than the state average in quality. The Graham county area code is 828.

Population	8,743 (2010-2014), rank #98
Population Growth	9.38% since 2000, rank #53
Population Density:	28.98/sq mi, rank #93
Median Household Income:	$37,161 at 2010-2014—39.47% increase since 2000, rank #67
Median House Price:	$122,300 at 2010-2014—60.71% increase since 2000, rank #59
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	292.08 sq mi, rank #83
Water Area:	9.59 sq mi (3.18%), rank #39
State:	North Carolina
School District:
Area Code:	828