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Alexander County, North Carolina

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Population:

  • Total Population: 33,603
  • Males: 16,754
  • Females: 16,849

Ethnicity:

  • White: 30,643
  • Black/African American: 1,583
  • Hispanic: 715
  • Native American/Eskimo: 25
  • Asian: 345
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 8
  • 2 or more: 284

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (30,055)
  2. Spanish (835)
  3. Miao, Hmong (165)
  4. French (55)
  5. German (40)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 813

  1. Mexico (414)
  2. Laos (108)
  3. Canada (48)
  4. Germany (43)
  5. El Salvador (32)
  6. Philippines (21)
  7. Thailand (21)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (14,604)
  2. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (2,610)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (2,076)
  4. Assemblies of God (814)
  5. Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (497)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 12,845
    • Sensory: 1,228
    • Physical: 2,952
    • Mental: 1,437
    • Self-care: 1,086
    • Go outside home: 2,854
    • Employment: 3,320

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 355

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 13,137
    • Utility gas: 136
    • Bottled or LP gas: 1,512
    • Electricity: 7,642
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 3,130
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 590
    • Solar Energy: 6
    • Other fuel: 69
    • No fuel used: 52

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 25,589
    • No vehicle: 1,376
    • 1 or more vehicle: 24,213

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 243
    • No High School: 2,541
    • Some High School: 4,339
    • High School: 8,075
    • Some College: 4,018
    • Associate's Degree: 1,400
    • College Degree: 1,511
    • Master's Degree: 406
    • Professional Degree: 174
    • Doctoral Degree: 22

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 13,137
    • Owners with phone: 10,370
    • Owners without phone: 207
    • Renters with phone: 2,187
    • Renters without phone: 373

    10 closest counties:

    1. Catawba County, North Carolina
    2. Wilkes County, North Carolina
    3. Caldwell County, North Carolina
    4. Iredell County, North Carolina
    5. Lincoln County, North Carolina
    6. Burke County, North Carolina
    7. Yadkin County, North Carolina
    8. Alleghany County, North Carolina
    9. Ashe County, North Carolina
    10. Watauga County, North Carolina

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    28636, 28678, 28681

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WACB (860 AM) TAYLORSVILLE, NC
    • WTLK (1570 AM) TAYLORSVILLE, NC
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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