Gates County, North Carolina

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Gates County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (17th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,376	10,730,404	334,922,499	2460th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,333	$72,388	$80,734	1488th of 3,221
Median Age	47.6	39.1	38.9	395th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.9%	35.7%	35.7%	3156th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$170,800	$288,900	$332,700	1794th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,143	$1,228	$1,413	636th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.4%	13.0%	12.5%	2553rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.7%	5.2%	761st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.5	220.7	n/a	1989th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	9.1%	14.1%	2422nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1767th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.9%	66.6%	65.2%	501st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	41.7	25.1	26.4	17th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.5%	16.3%	15.1%	2797th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1436th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.4%	47.2%	46.9%	967th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.8%	n/a	n/a	2802nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.3	58.4	61.4

Age in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	47.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.2%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	4,192	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.4%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.0%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.6%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,687	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.4%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	4,827	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.1%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,296	$1,896	n/a

Education in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.0%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.1%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.8%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	9.6%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	27.2%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.3%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Gates County, North Carolina

Statistic	Gates County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.8%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	10.0%	16.7%

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