Graham County, North Carolina

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Graham County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,072	10,730,404	334,922,499	2650th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,684	$72,388	$80,734	2787th of 3,221
Median Age	45.6	39.1	38.9	653rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.6%	35.7%	35.7%	2413th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$170,600	$288,900	$332,700	1798th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$676	$1,228	$1,413	2846th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.7%	13.0%	12.5%	3053rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	4.7%	5.2%	437th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.6	220.7	n/a	2074th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	9.1%	14.1%	2089th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1895th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.7%	66.6%	65.2%	526th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	25.1	26.4	1482nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.2%	16.3%	15.1%	3156th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.8%	n/a	n/a	257th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.7%	47.2%	46.9%	1542nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.9%	n/a	n/a	2843rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.9	58.4	61.4

Age in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	45.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.3%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	3,524	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.0%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.5%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,648	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.7%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.7%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	5,240	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	32.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.3%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$979	$1,896	n/a

Education in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.3%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.3%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.9%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.7%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.5%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.6%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Graham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Graham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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