Mitchell 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: 15,687
- Males: 7,628
- Females: 8,059
Ethnicity:
- White: 15,220
- Black/African American: 54
- Hispanic: 273
- Native American/Eskimo: 27
- Asian: 30
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 8
- 2 or more: 75
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,335)
- Spanish (400)
- French (55)
- German (25)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 236
- Mexico (125)
- Canada (26)
- Brazil (17)
- Korea (16)
- United Kingdom (13)
- Germany (10)
- India (6)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (8,938)
- United Methodist Church, The (544)
- Independent Free Will Baptists Associations (367)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (288)
- Catholic Church (198)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 8,252
- Sensory: 809
- Physical: 2,299
- Mental: 1,052
- Self-care: 750
- Go outside home: 1,513
- Employment: 1,556
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 93
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,551
- Utility gas: 30
- Bottled or LP gas: 585
- Electricity: 1,016
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 4,380
- Coal or Coke: 2
- Wood: 500
- Solar Energy: 2
- Other fuel: 34
- No fuel used: 2
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 13,047
- No vehicle: 1,235
- 1 or more vehicle: 11,812
Education Attainment:
- No School: 169
- No High School: 1,490
- Some High School: 1,895
- High School: 3,720
- Some College: 2,043
- Associate's Degree: 617
- College Degree: 898
- Master's Degree: 365
- Professional Degree: 87
- Doctoral Degree: 31
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,551
- Owners with phone: 5,136
- Owners without phone: 161
- Renters with phone: 1,161
- Renters without phone: 93
10 closest counties:
- Yancey County, North Carolina
- Avery County, North Carolina
- McDowell County, North Carolina
- Unicoi County, Tennessee
- Carter County, Tennessee
- Washington County, Tennessee
- Watauga County, North Carolina
- Johnson County, Tennessee
- Madison County, North Carolina
- Buncombe County, North Carolina
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
28705, 28765, 28777
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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