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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ashe County Schools is $21,149, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ashe County Schools median household income is $36,244. On average Ashe County Schools residents spend 27.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #66

Ashe County Schools	21,149 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashe County Schools	20,980 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashe County Schools	22,136 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ashe County Schools	19,671 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #83

Ashe County Schools	36,244 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ashe County Schools	48,831 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ashe County Schools	2.64%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ashe County Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ashe County Schools		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.39%	$10,245, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.52%	$17,213, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.12%	$2,889, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.65%	$20,153, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ashe County Schools	45,716 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ashe County Schools	57,766 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ashe County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$36,561, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$9,531, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$25,452, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$130,250, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$21,484, see rank	$32,177	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ashe County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$10,729, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,190, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,620, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$29,103, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ashe County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,633, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	11,113, 49.10%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,233, 65.09%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,233, 65.09%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,555, 90.63%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	678, 9.37%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,880, 34.91%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	11,520, 50.90%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,892, 51.15%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.12%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,878, 51.02%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,349, 91.00%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	529, 9.00%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,628, 48.85%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ashe County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,487, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,999, 78.34%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,905, 16.58%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	28, 0.24%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	103, 0.90%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 0.14%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	436, 3.80%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ashe County Schools	27.7 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ashe County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,904	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	6,555, 55.07%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,396, 21.30%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,001, 15.27%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	921, 14.05%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	401, 6.12%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	880, 13.42%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,437, 21.92%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	5,349, 44.93%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,966, 36.75%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,236, 23.11%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,585, 29.63%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 0.41%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	516, 9.65%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ashe County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,904, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	626, 5.26%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	1,290, 10.84%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,346, 11.31%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	179, 1.50%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,295, 10.88%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	582, 4.89%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	336, 2.82%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	693, 5.82%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	764, 6.42%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,539, 21.33%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,043, 8.76%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	347, 2.91%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	864, 7.26%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ashe County Schools	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,489	20.51%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,205	14.48%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.