Yancey County, North Carolina

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,676
Median household income: $54,961
Median home value: $222,300

Yancey County, North Carolina counts 18,676 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,961 is below the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Yancey County's population grew 5.2% from 17,760 to 18,676, while its median household income rose 30.2% from $42,222 to $54,961.

23.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,676
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,961
Median home value: $222,300
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 11,317
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,76018,676

Median household income

$42,222$54,961

Median home value

$157,100$222,300

Median gross rent

$634$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,760	$42,222	$157,100	$634
2020	17,870	$44,554	$166,900	$642
2021	18,357	$45,324	$175,200	$672
2022	18,538	$53,103	$206,100	$757
2023	18,676	$54,961	$222,300	$807

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	953	5.1%
5 to 17	2,491	13.3%
18 to 24	1,182	6.3%
25 to 34	2,022	10.8%
35 to 44	1,951	10.4%
45 to 54	2,399	12.8%
55 to 64	2,732	14.6%
65 to 74	2,885	15.4%
75 and over	2,061	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,052	91.3%
Black or African American	104	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	77	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	364	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,051	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,670	11.9%
High school graduate	4,936	35.1%
Some college or associate's	4,213	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,125	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,106	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,020	80.4%
Carpooled	545	7.3%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	103	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	648	8.7%
Other means	160	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,163	31.6%
15 to 29 min	2,044	29.9%
30 to 44 min	1,069	15.6%
45 to 59 min	838	12.3%
60+ min	723	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 14.9% (2,763 of 18,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,580	68.1%
Nonfamily households	2,608	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,188	72.4%
Vacant	3,129	27.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,324	77.2%
Renter-occupied	1,864	22.8%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other20.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,144	72.0%
1-unit, attached	89	0.8%
2 to 4 units	370	3.3%
5 to 19 units	292	2.6%
20 or more units	160	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2,262	20.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 37199
State: North Carolina
Land area: 313 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 35.8893, -82.3040