Unicoi County vs. Yancey County

	Unicoi County (TN)	Yancey County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,761	17,903
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	18,311	17,818
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	18,313	17,818
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.2%	25.7%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.8%
White alone, percent	97.4%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.8%	92.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,781	931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,910	11,259
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.2%	74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$131,000	$149,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$926	$973
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$344	$321
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$616	$620
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	7.5%
Building permits, 2018	7	39
Households, 2014-2018	7,521	7,402
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.29	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.1%	4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	74.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.9%	64.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.8%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.8%	12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	52.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.1%	47.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,936	11,639
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	440,662	145,004
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	129,509	144,943
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,102	$8,221
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	28.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,851	$39,888
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,700	$23,264
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	17.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	242	330
Total employment, 2017	3,776	3,382
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	157,162	124,528
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	853	1,642
All firms, 2012	832	1,715
Men-owned firms, 2012	333	1,022
Women-owned firms, 2012	323	495
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32	38
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	755	1,606
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	233
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	652	1,331
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	98.4	57.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	186.17	312.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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