Clay County, North Carolina
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services: 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh
Population:
- Total Population: 8,775
- Males: 4,357
- Females: 4,418
Ethnicity:
- White: 8,586
- Black/African American: 11
- Hispanic: 54
- Native American/Eskimo: 53
- Asian: 14
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 14
- 2 or more: 43
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (8,205)
- Spanish (100)
- German (30)
- Italian (30)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 104
- Germany (25)
- Philippines (14)
- Canada (14)
- Netherlands (13)
- United Kingdom (10)
- Russia (9)
- Austria (6)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (3,032)
- United Methodist Church, The (816)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (416)
- Catholic Church (389)
- Episcopal Church (216)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,289
- Sensory: 284
- Physical: 1,243
- Mental: 523
- Self-care: 341
- Go outside home: 805
- Employment: 964
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 70
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 3,847
- Utility gas: 22
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,656
- Electricity: 1,281
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 633
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 214
- Solar Energy: 14
- Other fuel: 6
- No fuel used: 21
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 7,655
- No vehicle: 420
- 1 or more vehicle: 7,235
Education Attainment:
- No School: 83
- No High School: 492
- Some High School: 974
- High School: 2,221
- Some College: 1,342
- Associate's Degree: 453
- College Degree: 607
- Master's Degree: 283
- Professional Degree: 61
- Doctoral Degree: 62
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 3,847
- Owners with phone: 3,209
- Owners without phone: 46
- Renters with phone: 523
- Renters without phone: 69
10 closest counties:
- Towns County, Georgia
- Cherokee County, North Carolina
- Union County, Georgia
- Graham County, North Carolina
- Rabun County, Georgia
- White County, Georgia
- Macon County, North Carolina
- Swain County, North Carolina
- Habersham County, Georgia
- Fannin County, Georgia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
28902, 28904, 28909
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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