Yancey County

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Yancey County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 17,774
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 183 / 202 / 0
Land Area (2000): 809.252 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.692 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 39,000.000 acres (157.794 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 622
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 66.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 0.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $10,225,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 56.40%
Physicians (2004): 26
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,022
Federal Spending (2004): $115,178

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	1,959	5.41%
Rural, Non-farm	34,242	94.59%

Yancey County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Employment Information Back to top
Yancey County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,760	6,231	529	7.83%	78
1991	6,577	5,995	581	8.84%	88
1992	6,624	5,977	647	9.77%	98
1993	6,316	5,812	504	7.98%	80
1994	6,617	6,123	494	7.47%	75
1995	6,230	5,855	374	6.01%	60
1996	6,285	5,901	384	6.11%	61
1997	6,497	6,152	345	5.31%	53
1998	6,613	6,215	398	6.02%	61
1999	6,795	6,451	344	5.06%	51
2000	8,508	8,194	314	3.69%	37
2001	8,183	7,371	811	9.91%	99
2002	8,032	7,288	744	9.26%	93
2003	8,074	7,502	571	7.08%	71
2004	7,916	7,399	516	6.52%	65
2005	7,918	7,349	570	7.19%	72
2006	7,973	7,529	444	5.57%	56
2007	8,271	7,805	466	5.64%	56
2008	8,297	7,709	588	7.09%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,663	5,638	1,025	15.38%	154
Feb 1990	6,971	6,560	411	5.90%	59
Mar 1990	7,126	6,676	450	6.31%	63
Apr 1990	7,591	6,692	899	11.84%	118
May 1990	7,120	6,862	258	3.62%	36
Jun 1990	7,101	6,853	248	3.49%	35
Jul 1990	6,950	5,947	1,003	14.43%	144
Aug 1990	6,385	6,010	375	5.87%	59
Sep 1990	6,488	6,101	387	5.96%	60
Oct 1990	6,325	5,912	413	6.53%	65
Nov 1990	6,242	5,810	432	6.92%	69
Dec 1990	6,156	5,707	449	7.29%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,300	5,700	600	9.52%	95
Feb 1991	6,374	5,831	543	8.52%	85
Mar 1991	6,419	5,880	539	8.40%	84
Apr 1991	6,910	5,859	1,051	15.21%	152
May 1991	6,864	6,344	520	7.58%	76
Jun 1991	6,562	6,041	521	7.94%	79
Jul 1991	6,472	5,971	501	7.74%	77
Aug 1991	6,502	6,000	502	7.72%	77
Sep 1991	6,715	6,278	437	6.51%	65
Oct 1991	6,594	6,112	482	7.31%	73
Nov 1991	6,644	6,007	637	9.59%	96
Dec 1991	6,565	5,921	644	9.81%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,620	5,822	798	12.05%	121
Feb 1992	6,736	5,869	867	12.87%	129
Mar 1992	6,659	5,898	761	11.43%	114
Apr 1992	6,706	6,056	650	9.69%	97
May 1992	6,712	6,182	530	7.90%	79
Jun 1992	6,916	6,294	622	8.99%	90
Jul 1992	6,447	5,885	562	8.72%	87
Aug 1992	6,811	6,181	630	9.25%	92
Sep 1992	6,618	6,040	578	8.73%	87
Oct 1992	6,413	5,929	484	7.55%	75
Nov 1992	6,455	5,832	623	9.65%	97
Dec 1992	6,396	5,736	660	10.32%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,348	5,678	670	10.55%	106
Feb 1993	6,418	5,796	622	9.69%	97
Mar 1993	6,344	5,800	544	8.58%	86
Apr 1993	6,390	5,875	515	8.06%	81
May 1993	6,481	6,006	475	7.33%	73
Jun 1993	6,559	6,066	493	7.52%	75
Jul 1993	5,845	5,302	543	9.29%	93
Aug 1993	6,507	6,085	422	6.49%	65
Sep 1993	6,271	5,894	377	6.01%	60
Oct 1993	6,251	5,829	422	6.75%	68
Nov 1993	6,147	5,696	451	7.34%	73
Dec 1993	6,228	5,716	512	8.22%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,412	5,725	687	10.71%	107
Feb 1994	6,485	5,814	671	10.35%	103
Mar 1994	6,398	5,841	557	8.71%	87
Apr 1994	6,541	6,035	506	7.74%	77
May 1994	6,598	6,109	489	7.41%	74
Jun 1994	6,631	6,188	443	6.68%	67
Jul 1994	6,961	6,380	581	8.35%	83
Aug 1994	6,879	6,398	481	6.99%	70
Sep 1994	6,654	6,256	398	5.98%	60
Oct 1994	6,573	6,194	379	5.77%	58
Nov 1994	6,641	6,272	369	5.56%	56
Dec 1994	6,628	6,258	370	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,168	5,637	531	8.61%	86
Feb 1995	6,202	5,682	520	8.38%	84
Mar 1995	6,181	5,799	382	6.18%	62
Apr 1995	6,184	5,829	355	5.74%	57
May 1995	6,278	5,969	309	4.92%	49
Jun 1995	6,286	5,972	314	5.00%	50
Jul 1995	6,566	6,026	540	8.22%	82
Aug 1995	6,374	6,038	336	5.27%	53
Sep 1995	6,232	5,912	320	5.13%	51
Oct 1995	6,157	5,884	273	4.43%	44
Nov 1995	6,114	5,811	303	4.96%	50
Dec 1995	6,015	5,705	310	5.15%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	6,166	5,345	821	13.31%	133
Feb 1996	6,091	5,461	630	10.34%	103
Mar 1996	6,061	5,671	390	6.43%	64
Apr 1996	6,024	5,640	384	6.37%	64
May 1996	6,187	5,870	317	5.12%	51
Jun 1996	6,228	5,939	289	4.64%	46
Jul 1996	6,703	6,325	378	5.64%	56
Aug 1996	6,677	6,361	316	4.73%	47
Sep 1996	6,406	6,168	238	3.72%	37
Oct 1996	6,398	6,142	256	4.00%	40
Nov 1996	6,332	6,008	324	5.12%	51
Dec 1996	6,151	5,886	265	4.31%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	6,276	5,754	522	8.32%	83
Feb 1997	6,251	5,814	437	6.99%	70
Mar 1997	6,384	6,035	349	5.47%	55
Apr 1997	6,517	6,175	342	5.25%	52
May 1997	6,561	6,302	259	3.95%	39
Jun 1997	6,637	6,346	291	4.38%	44
Jul 1997	6,919	6,330	589	8.51%	85
Aug 1997	6,554	6,269	285	4.35%	43
Sep 1997	6,470	6,262	208	3.21%	32
Oct 1997	6,418	6,213	205	3.19%	32
Nov 1997	6,474	6,172	302	4.66%	47
Dec 1997	6,507	6,155	352	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,489	5,828	661	10.19%	102
Feb 1998	6,531	5,841	690	10.56%	106
Mar 1998	6,448	5,961	487	7.55%	76
Apr 1998	6,499	6,193	306	4.71%	47
May 1998	6,537	6,206	331	5.06%	51
Jun 1998	6,686	6,328	358	5.35%	54
Jul 1998	6,767	6,427	340	5.02%	50
Aug 1998	6,906	6,549	357	5.17%	52
Sep 1998	6,751	6,474	277	4.10%	41
Oct 1998	6,606	6,312	294	4.45%	45
Nov 1998	6,660	6,298	362	5.44%	54
Dec 1998	6,470	6,158	312	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,617	6,159	458	6.92%	69
Feb 1999	6,627	6,170	457	6.90%	69
Mar 1999	6,989	6,145	844	12.08%	121
Apr 1999	6,678	6,365	313	4.69%	47
May 1999	6,716	6,406	310	4.62%	46
Jun 1999	6,645	6,365	280	4.21%	42
Jul 1999	7,008	6,685	323	4.61%	46
Aug 1999	6,994	6,719	275	3.93%	39
Sep 1999	6,873	6,656	217	3.16%	32
Oct 1999	6,827	6,627	200	2.93%	29
Nov 1999	6,809	6,572	237	3.48%	35
Dec 1999	6,751	6,543	208	3.08%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,341	7,984	357	4.28%	43
Feb 2000	8,258	7,869	389	4.71%	47
Mar 2000	8,344	8,027	317	3.80%	38
Apr 2000	8,369	8,095	274	3.27%	33
May 2000	8,501	8,225	276	3.25%	32
Jun 2000	8,670	8,374	296	3.41%	34
Jul 2000	8,608	8,305	303	3.52%	35
Aug 2000	8,736	8,430	306	3.50%	35
Sep 2000	8,683	8,415	268	3.09%	31
Oct 2000	8,612	8,334	278	3.23%	32
Nov 2000	8,547	8,196	351	4.11%	41
Dec 2000	8,428	8,078	350	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,459	7,426	1,033	12.21%	122
Feb 2001	8,285	7,370	915	11.04%	110
Mar 2001	8,252	7,412	840	10.18%	102
Apr 2001	8,027	7,227	800	9.97%	100
May 2001	8,116	7,402	714	8.80%	88
Jun 2001	8,437	7,439	998	11.83%	118
Jul 2001	8,110	7,249	861	10.62%	106
Aug 2001	8,291	7,551	740	8.93%	89
Sep 2001	8,252	7,516	736	8.92%	89
Oct 2001	8,086	7,437	649	8.03%	80
Nov 2001	8,018	7,321	697	8.69%	87
Dec 2001	7,858	7,106	752	9.57%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	7,988	6,992	996	12.47%	125
Feb 2002	8,043	7,026	1,017	12.64%	126
Mar 2002	7,984	7,054	930	11.65%	116
Apr 2002	8,007	7,164	843	10.53%	105
May 2002	8,046	7,357	689	8.56%	86
Jun 2002	7,971	7,298	673	8.44%	84
Jul 2002	8,259	7,468	791	9.58%	96
Aug 2002	8,170	7,553	617	7.55%	76
Sep 2002	8,149	7,562	587	7.20%	72
Oct 2002	7,992	7,473	519	6.49%	65
Nov 2002	7,975	7,348	627	7.86%	79
Dec 2002	7,796	7,157	639	8.20%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,958	7,268	690	8.67%	87
Feb 2003	7,866	7,218	648	8.24%	82
Mar 2003	7,923	7,314	609	7.69%	77
Apr 2003	8,020	7,457	563	7.02%	70
May 2003	8,182	7,616	566	6.92%	69
Jun 2003	8,178	7,579	599	7.32%	73
Jul 2003	8,173	7,601	572	7.00%	70
Aug 2003	8,269	7,623	646	7.81%	78
Sep 2003	8,059	7,566	493	6.12%	61
Oct 2003	8,142	7,672	470	5.77%	58
Nov 2003	8,140	7,629	511	6.28%	63
Dec 2003	7,972	7,483	489	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,895	7,312	583	7.38%	74
Feb 2004	7,846	7,257	589	7.51%	75
Mar 2004	7,837	7,304	533	6.80%	68
Apr 2004	7,981	7,483	498	6.24%	62
May 2004	8,021	7,494	527	6.57%	66
Jun 2004	7,836	7,290	546	6.97%	70
Jul 2004	7,953	7,414	539	6.78%	68
Aug 2004	7,954	7,490	464	5.83%	58
Sep 2004	7,894	7,462	432	5.47%	55
Oct 2004	7,947	7,512	435	5.47%	55
Nov 2004	7,927	7,423	504	6.36%	64
Dec 2004	7,896	7,349	547	6.93%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,874	7,281	593	7.53%	75
Feb 2005	7,887	7,142	745	9.45%	94
Mar 2005	7,914	7,296	618	7.81%	78
Apr 2005	7,921	7,390	531	6.70%	67
May 2005	7,952	7,417	535	6.73%	67
Jun 2005	7,924	7,354	570	7.19%	72
Jul 2005	8,070	7,437	633	7.84%	78
Aug 2005	8,057	7,463	594	7.37%	74
Sep 2005	7,966	7,447	519	6.52%	65
Oct 2005	7,888	7,385	503	6.38%	64
Nov 2005	7,850	7,343	507	6.46%	65
Dec 2005	7,716	7,230	486	6.30%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,774	7,267	507	6.52%	65
Feb 2006	7,754	7,218	536	6.91%	69
Mar 2006	7,748	7,294	454	5.86%	59
Apr 2006	7,973	7,561	412	5.17%	52
May 2006	8,096	7,666	430	5.31%	53
Jun 2006	8,057	7,617	440	5.46%	55
Jul 2006	8,178	7,728	450	5.50%	55
Aug 2006	8,124	7,718	406	5.00%	50
Sep 2006	8,072	7,688	384	4.76%	48
Oct 2006	7,977	7,566	411	5.15%	52
Nov 2006	7,996	7,567	429	5.37%	54
Dec 2006	7,923	7,457	466	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	8,301	7,747	554	6.67%	67
Feb 2007	8,257	7,648	609	7.38%	74
Mar 2007	8,193	7,726	467	5.70%	57
Apr 2007	8,265	7,815	450	5.44%	54
May 2007	8,440	7,994	446	5.28%	53
Jun 2007	8,296	7,840	456	5.50%	55
Jul 2007	8,244	7,789	455	5.52%	55
Aug 2007	8,290	7,870	420	5.07%	51
Sep 2007	8,245	7,859	386	4.68%	47
Oct 2007	8,227	7,830	397	4.83%	48
Nov 2007	8,304	7,853	451	5.43%	54
Dec 2007	8,193	7,689	504	6.15%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,337	7,762	575	6.90%	69
Feb 2008	8,215	7,628	587	7.15%	71
Mar 2008	8,271	7,714	557	6.73%	67
Apr 2008	8,192	7,661	531	6.48%	65
May 2008	8,307	7,746	561	6.75%	68
Jun 2008	8,257	7,689	568	6.88%	69
Jul 2008	8,404	7,723	681	8.10%	81
Aug 2008	8,375	7,741	634	7.57%	76
Sep 2008	8,314	7,716	598	7.19%	72
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Yancey County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,448	16.58%
2.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	702	8.04%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	544	6.23%
4.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	544	6.23%
5.	Machinery Manufacturing	522	5.98%
6.	Public Administration	344	3.94%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	274	3.14%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	256	2.93%
9.	Truck Transportation	244	2.79%
10.	Educational Services	232	2.66%
11.	Health Care	216	2.47%
12.	Accommodation and Food Services	196	2.24%
13.	Wood Manufacturing	190	2.18%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	188	2.15%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	174	1.99%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	172	1.97%
17.	Mining	142	1.63%
18.	Chemical Manufacturing	140	1.60%
19.	Utilities	140	1.60%
20.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	132	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,114	16.31%
2.	Educational Services	948	13.88%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	474	6.94%
4.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	370	5.42%
5.	Social Assistance	340	4.98%
6.	Apparel Manufacturing	276	4.04%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	262	3.84%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	262	3.84%
9.	Public Administration	258	3.78%
10.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	240	3.51%
11.	Finance and Insurance	230	3.37%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	184	2.69%
13.	Chemical Manufacturing	178	2.61%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	166	2.43%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	116	1.70%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	92	1.35%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	86	1.26%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	86	1.26%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	84	1.23%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	78	1.14%

Yancey County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	694	7.95%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	570	6.53%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	566	6.48%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	484	5.54%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	360	4.12%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	350	4.01%
7.	Carpenters	342	3.92%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	324	3.71%
9.	Other Construction Trades	316	3.62%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	270	3.09%
11.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	254	2.91%
12.	Other Management Occupations	248	2.84%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	220	2.52%
14.	Assemblers and Fabricators	216	2.47%
15.	Woodworkers	210	2.40%
16.	Construction Laborers	188	2.15%
17.	Agricultural Workers	180	2.06%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	180	2.06%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	154	1.76%
20.	Drafters / Engineering / Mappers	152	1.74%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	606	8.87%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	446	6.53%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	376	5.51%
4.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	342	5.01%
5.	Other Management Occupations	286	4.19%
6.	Secretaries and Admins	284	4.16%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	256	3.75%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	224	3.28%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	216	3.16%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	182	2.66%
11.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	174	2.55%
12.	Cashiers	172	2.52%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	168	2.46%
14.	Registered Nurses	162	2.37%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	158	2.31%
16.	Personal Appearance Workers	146	2.14%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	144	2.11%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	132	1.93%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	128	1.87%
20.	Child Care Workers	126	1.84%

Yancey County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	14,486	49.20%
15-35 hours	2,877	9.77%
1-14 hours	580	1.97%
No regular hours	11,500	39.06%

Yancey County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	350	2.31%
5 AM-5:29 AM	384	2.53%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	788	5.19%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,913	12.61%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,615	10.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,142	14.12%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,456	16.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,422	9.37%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	611	4.03%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	508	3.35%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	233	1.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	70	0.46%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,095	7.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,586	10.45%

Yancey County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	557	3.67%
5-9	1,624	10.70%
10-14	2,112	13.92%
15-19	2,115	13.94%
20-24	1,915	12.62%
25-29	924	6.09%
30-34	2,328	15.34%
35-39	336	2.21%
40-44	476	3.14%
45-59	1,237	8.15%
60-89	1,114	7.34%
At least 90	435	2.87%

Yancey County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	10	0.07%	9,237	60.88%
30-44	14	0.09%	3,126	20.60%
45-59	10	0.07%	1,227	8.09%
At least 60	34	0.22%	1,515	9.98%

Yancey County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,235	20.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	11,426	73.09%
Motorcycle	8	0.05%
Other	114	0.73%
Public transportation	68	0.43%
Walked	322	2.06%
Worked at home	460	2.94%

Yancey County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Family Information Back to top
: 14,954 (35,240 people)
: 10,738 (30,148 people)
: 3,895
: 22,876
Yancey County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,258	14.84%
$10,000-$14,999	1,268	8.34%
$15,000-$19,999	1,369	9.00%
$20,000-$24,999	1,493	9.82%
$25,000-$29,999	1,271	8.36%
$30,000-$34,999	1,147	7.54%
$35,000-$39,999	1,039	6.83%
$40,000-$44,999	937	6.16%
$45,000-$49,999	759	4.99%
$50,000-$59,999	1,290	8.48%
$60,000-$74,999	1,127	7.41%
$75,000-$99,999	691	4.54%
$100,000-$124,999	264	1.74%
$125,000-$149,999	70	0.46%
$150,000-$199,999	100	0.66%
$200,000 or more	128	0.84%

Yancey County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,901	25.44%
Family, 2 people	2,783	37.25%
Nonfamily, 2 people	172	2.30%
Family, 3 people	1,270	17.00%
Nonfamily, 3 people	15	0.20%
Family, 4 people	910	12.18%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.05%
Family, 5 people	294	3.93%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.01%
Family, 6 people	74	0.99%
Nonfamily, 6 people	4	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	42	0.56%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.03%

Yancey County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,700	27.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,254	10.97%
Public Assistance	424	1.09%
Retirement	2,874	7.41%
Self Employment	2,279	5.88%
Social Security	5,355	13.81%
Supplemental Security	927	2.39%
Wage / Salary	9,991	25.77%
Other	1,968	5.08%

Yancey County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,876	63.64%
With children under 18	3,357	36.36%

Yancey County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,250	8.69%
Married	9,932	69.02%
Never Married	2,786	19.36%
Widowed	422	2.93%

Yancey County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,309	8.47%
Married	10,044	64.98%
Never Married	2,014	13.03%
Widowed	2,091	13.53%

Yancey County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Education Information Back to top
Yancey County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,227	11.32%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,057	17.74%
High school diploma or equivalent	10,597	37.17%
Some college, no degree	4,747	16.65%
Associate degree	1,410	4.95%
Bachelors degree	2,375	8.33%
Graduate or professional degree	1,096	3.84%

Yancey County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	152	0.86%	46	0.26%	198	1.11%
Kindergarten	362	2.04%	54	0.30%	416	2.34%
Grades 1-4	1,658	9.33%	134	0.75%	1,792	10.08%
Grades 5-8	1,854	10.43%	48	0.27%	1,902	10.70%
Grades 9-12	1,495	8.41%	42	0.24%	1,537	8.65%
Undergrad college	574	3.23%	265	1.49%	839	4.72%
Graduate or professional school	64	0.36%	8	0.05%	72	0.41%
Total	6,159	34.65%	597	3.36%	6,756	38.01%

Yancey County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Business Information Back to top
: $2,420,000
: $119,911,000
: $8,293,000
: $155,065
: 2,960
Yancey County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	6	1	2
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	3	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	3
1999 - Construction	9	2	12	10	9
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	3	1	9
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	7	8	8
1999 - Information	1	0	1	2	6
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	2	4	11	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	3	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	3	5	8	16
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	6	3	13
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	4	6
1999 - Retail Trade	5	1	16	16	28
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	1	1	1	9
1999 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	2	0	2
1999 - Total	32	13	70	70	118
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	3	4	3
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	2	1	3
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	0	2
2000 - Construction	5	4	17	7	12
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	0	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	8	0	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	4	9	4	6
2000 - Information	0	1	5	0	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	1	8	5	4
2000 - Mining	0	1	1	1	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	7	6	16
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	6	6	10
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	3	1	7
2000 - Retail Trade	4	5	19	13	29
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	7	1	7
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	2	1	1
2000 - Total	26	27	100	51	112
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	5	3	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	1	3
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	0	1
2001 - Construction	4	5	13	12	12
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	0	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	5	5	6
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	6	6	8
2001 - Information	0	0	0	6	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	8	6	4
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	1	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	1	11	5	14
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	5	5	13
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	2	9
2001 - Retail Trade	8	11	19	13	23
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	5	4	5
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	0	3	3
2001 - Total	29	25	83	74	108
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	3	1	6	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	0	0	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	0	0
2002 - Construction	4	5	16	10	11
2002 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	3	6	2	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	7	7	8
2002 - Information	0	0	2	0	6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	0	7	7	4
2002 - Mining	1	0	0	1	2
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	3	10	18
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	8	1	13
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	1	3	7
2002 - Retail Trade	4	6	16	16	23
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	2	5	9
2002 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	3	1	1
2002 - Total	30	33	75	69	117
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	4	2	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	2	1	4
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	0	2	0
2003 - Construction	4	5	7	15	14
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	3	3	11
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	6	10	6
2003 - Information	1	1	4	2	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	3	3	6	6
2003 - Mining	0	0	2	2	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	12	5	14
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	5	9	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	2	2	7
2003 - Retail Trade	5	5	15	15	24
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	4	5	3	3
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	2	1
2003 - Total	22	30	73	79	106
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	6	4	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	3	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	0	2
2004 - Construction	8	4	13	14	9
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	3	5	9
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	8	6	8
2004 - Information	0	0	3	3	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	1	3	7	4
2004 - Mining	0	1	1	1	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	6	7	17
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	4	6	13
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	0	8
2004 - Retail Trade	6	1	20	22	15
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	3	3	5
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	1	2	2
2004 - Total	26	18	78	83	101
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	6	2	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	3	1	3	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	0	2	1
2005 - Construction	8	3	10	14	17
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	5	2	9
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	2	5	6	9
2005 - Information	1	0	1	7	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	2	6	3	4
2005 - Mining	0	0	2	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	9	4	18
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	2	5	11
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	3	0	5
2005 - Retail Trade	6	10	14	17	21
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	4	4	3
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	1	4
2005 - Total	39	35	70	72	110

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Yancey County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	30,353	84.49%
Below Poverty Level	5,570	15.51%

Yancey County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$340	$110	$2,187	$0	$0	$258	$2,785	$1,136	$478	$373
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$702	$234	$4,116	$0	$0	$233	$5,051	$3,173	$1,693	$207
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$883	$292	$4,797	$0	$0	$560	$6,240	$3,808	$1,571	$662
1980	$960	$312	$5,280	$0	$0	$600	$6,840	$4,042	$1,520	$581
1981	$1,010	$315	$5,439	$0	$0	$343	$6,792	$4,324	$1,470	$603
1982	$1,034	$339	$5,970	$0	$0	$502	$7,506	$4,389	$1,447	$684
1983	$1,075	$378	$5,981	$0	$0	$503	$7,559	$4,419	$1,350	$771
1984	$1,143	$598	$8,202	$0	$0	$921	$10,266	$4,912	$11,305	$726
1985	$1,135	$843	$7,984	$0	$0	$1,431	$10,550	$5,572	$11,259	$627
1986	$1,798	$908	$8,749	$53	$0	$1,559	$12,159	$6,223	$11,211	$797
1987	$1,933	$1,071	$9,457	$45	$0	$1,754	$13,189	$6,856	$11,166	$618
1988	$1,947	$1,361	$10,289	$0	$0	$1,488	$13,724	$7,182	$11,114	$10,655
1989	$2,271	$1,374	$9,353	$42	$0	$1,537	$13,203	$7,954	$10,735	$10,753
1990	$2,422	$1,701	$11,670	$46	$0	$1,676	$15,814	$9,227	$10,709	$11,148
1991	$2,491	$1,623	$15,204	$53	$0	$2,644	$20,392	$10,772	$10,681	$11,026
1992	$2,761	$1,817	$13,855	$38	$0	$3,580	$20,234	$10,663	$10,650	$11,055
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$4,158	$2,246	$15,747	$79	$0	$3,441	$23,425	$13,868	$2,050	$4,037
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$6,756	$2,984	$21,126	$69	$0	$6,790	$34,741	$23,567	$599	$2,874

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$1,568	$42	$18	$36	$0	$0	$2,541
1972	$27	$768	$20	$0	$0	$62	$2,541
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$3,807	$132	$27	$44	$0	$4	$5,427
1977	$89	$428	$86	$0	$0	$810	$5,427
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$4,348	$151	$40	$39	$2	$72	$6,859
1979	$119	$591	$80	$0	$0	$1,417	$6,859
1980	$4,776	$290	$57	$0	$11	$97	$7,033
1980	$116	$485	$129	$0	$0	$1,072	$7,033
1981	$5,344	$259	$125	$69	$0	$45	$7,282
1981	$167	$662	$75	$0	$0	$536	$7,282
1982	$5,452	$276	$91	$77	$0	$62	$7,209
1982	$168	$463	$72	$0	$0	$548	$7,209
1983	$5,574	$375	$105	$80	$0	$66	$8,704
1983	$169	$1,549	$70	$0	$0	$716	$8,704
1984	$6,139	$443	$141	$79	$0	$93	$10,869
1984	$176	$2,133	$470	$0	$0	$1,195	$10,869
1985	$6,976	$347	$122	$82	$0	$45	$11,671
1985	$196	$2,086	$869	$0	$0	$948	$11,671
1986	$8,041	$352	$173	$171	$0	$115	$13,168
1986	$236	$2,231	$865	$142	$0	$842	$13,168
1987	$8,468	$441	$284	$239	$0	$123	$14,264
1987	$271	$2,466	$912	$124	$0	$936	$14,264
1988	$9,009	$352	$204	$373	$0	$116	$14,879
1988	$267	$2,853	$866	$0	$0	$839	$14,879
1989	$10,124	$453	$211	$497	$0	$78	$14,412
1989	$283	$701	$918	$146	$0	$1,001	$14,412
1990	$11,901	$528	$208	$952	$0	$87	$17,485
1990	$258	$839	$885	$153	$0	$1,674	$17,485
1991	$14,326	$558	$215	$2,777	$0	$89	$22,140
1991	$329	$1,028	$875	$151	$0	$1,792	$22,140
1992	$14,291	$469	$610	$3,195	$0	$86	$23,186
1992	$226	$1,155	$873	$148	$0	$2,133	$23,186
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$14,493	$759	$283	$3,982	$20	$122	$25,281
1997	$325	$1,894	$307	$182	$0	$2,914	$25,281
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$19,154	$908	$286	$7,884	$0	$235	$37,571
2002	$945	$3,605	$40	$232	$0	$4,282	$37,571

Yancey County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Criminal Information Back to top
: 9

Yancey County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Yancey County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,052	11.54%
10-19 Years	2,098	11.80%
20-29 Years	1,905	10.72%
30-39 Years	2,347	13.20%
40-49 Years	2,696	15.17%
50-59 Years	2,465	13.87%
60-69 Years	1,911	10.75%
70-79 Years	1,460	8.21%
80-89 Years	713	4.01%
90+ Years	127	0.71%

Yancey County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,694	48.91%
Female	9,080	51.09%

Yancey County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	17,033	95.83%
Hispanic/Latino	478	2.69%
African-American	101	0.57%
Multiracial	95	0.53%
Amerindian	38	0.21%
Asian	22	0.12%
Other Race	7	0.04%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Yancey County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,303	36.26%
2.	English	3,334	14.56%
3.	Irish	2,804	12.24%
4.	German	2,303	10.06%
5.	Scotch Irish	2,190	9.56%
6.	Scottish	961	4.20%
7.	European	700	3.06%
8.	Italian	342	1.49%
9.	Dutch	320	1.40%
10.	French Non-Basque	282	1.23%

Yancey County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	32,919	96.14%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,063	3.10%
3.	German	88	0.26%
4.	French	56	0.16%
5.	Japanese	28	0.08%
6.	Korean	18	0.05%
7.	Other Indo European	16	0.05%
8.	Italian	14	0.04%
9.	Hungarian	14	0.04%
10.	Greek	12	0.04%

Yancey County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	35,216	97.28%
Naturalized immigrant	200	0.55%
Not a citizen	785	2.17%

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Yancey County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Yancey County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Brush Creek	Egypt	Pensacola
Burnsville	Green Mountain	Price Creek
Cane River	Jacks Creek	Ramseytown
Crabtree	Micaville	South Toe

Yancey County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28714

28740

28755

Burnsville (6,012)	Cane River (1,670)	Green Mountain (637)
Crabtree (4,541)	Price Creek (1,334)	Ramseytown (555)
South Toe (2,419)	Pensacola (707)	Brush Creek (531)
Jacks Creek (1,688)	Egypt (677)	Micaville