Ashe County Demographics
The following table provides demographical information on Ashe County, North Carolina taken from the most recent Census. For additional Ashe County Demographic information click here.
| ASHE | ASHE | NC | |
| POPULATION | Number | Number | |
| Total Population | 27,097 | 9,752,073 | |
| Square Miles (Land) | 426.14 | 48,617.91 | |
| Population per square mile | 64.0 | 196.1 | |
| GENDER | Number | Pct | Pct |
| Male | 13,332 | 49.2 | 48.7 |
| Female | 13,765 | 50.8 | 51.3 |
| AGE | Number | Pct | Pct |
| 5 or younger | 1,355 | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| 6-18 | 5,040 | 18.6 | 23.4 |
| 19-64 | 14,741 | 54.4 | 56.4 |
| 65+ | 5,961 | 22.0 | 13.8 |
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | Number | Pct | Pct |
| White | 26,393 | 97.4 | 71.9 |
| Black or African American | 244 | 0.9 | 22.0 |
| American Indian / Alaska | 81 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Asian | 108 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Hawaiian / Pacific islander | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Two or more races | 244 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,301 | 4.8 | 8.7 |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino | 25,227 | 93.1 | 64.7 |
| Foreign born persons | 1,111 | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| Language other than English | 1,274 | 4.7 | 10.8 |
| Housing | Number | Pct | Number/Pct |
| Living in same house 1 year & over | 25,173 | 92.9 | 84.4 |
| Housing units | 17,403 | 4,375,234 | |
| Homeownership rate | 13,574 | 78.0 | 67.1 |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures | 922 | 5.3 | 17.1 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $152,900 | $153,600 | |
| Households | 11,937 | 3,693,221 | |
| Persons per household | 2.24 | 2.51 | |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | Number | Pct | Pct |
| HS graduates (or higher) age 25+ | 80.1 | 84.5 | |
| Bachelor's degree (or higher) age 25+ | 18.8 | 26.8 | |
| Veterans | 2,364 | 11.5 | 13.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Number | Pct | Number/Pct |
| Median household income | $35,670 | $46,450 | |
| Persons below poverty level | 5,230 | 19.3 | 16.8 |
| Business | Number | Pct | Number/Pct |
| Private nonfarm establishments | 520 | 215,113 | |
| Private nonfarm employment | 6,095 | 3,284,592 | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 26.2 | 23.5 | |
| Data obtained from 2010-2012 U.S. Census | |||