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Data Report 3
High Country
Income
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Watauga
County
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1990 Census
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2000 Census
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% Change
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| Total
Households |
13,654
|
|
16,552
|
21.22%
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|
% of Total
|
|
% of Total
|
| Income
Less than $25,000 |
8,065
|
59.07%
|
6,416
|
38.76%
|
| Income
$25,000 to $49,999 |
3,622
|
26.53%
|
5,108
|
30.86%
|
| Income
$50,000 to $74,999 |
1,266
|
9.27%
|
2,839
|
17.15%
|
| Income
$75,000 or More |
$701
|
5.13%
|
$2,189
|
13.22%
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|
|
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% Change
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| Median
Household Income |
$20,252
|
|
$32,611
|
61.03%
|
| Average
Household Income |
$27,782
|
|
$42,826
|
64.95%
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|
|
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% Change
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| Aggregate
Household Income |
$373,829,491
|
|
$708,861,200
|
89.62%
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| |
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% of Total
|
|
% of Total
|
| Wage
or Salary Income |
$265,865,724
|
71.12%
|
$475,828,300
|
67.13%
|
| Self-Employment
Income |
$35,034,717
|
9.37%
|
$64,409,200
|
9.09%
|
| Interest-Dividends-Net
Rental Income |
$30,181,030
|
8.07%
|
$61,711,800
|
8.71%
|
| Social
Security Income |
$21,020,103
|
5.62%
|
$39,706,100
|
5.60%
|
| Supplemental
Security Income |
|
|
$2,865,200
|
0.40%
|
| Public
Assistance Income |
$1,834,743
|
0.49%
|
$283,400
|
0.04%
|
| Retirement
Income |
$14,660,846
|
3.92%
|
$44,535,500
|
6.28%
|
| Other
Types of Income |
$5,232,328
|
1.40%
|
$19,521,700
|
2.75%
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| |
|
|
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% Change
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| Total
Families |
8,368
|
|
9,474
|
13.22%
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| |
|
% of Total
|
|
% of Total
|
| Income
Less than $25,000 |
3,703
|
44.25%
|
2,010
|
21.22%
|
| Income
$25,000 to $49,999 |
2,950
|
35.25%
|
3,335
|
35.20%
|
| Income
$50,000 to $74,999 |
1,093
|
13.06%
|
2,313
|
24.41%
|
| Income
$75,000 or More |
622
|
7.43%
|
1,816
|
19.17%
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|
|
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% Change
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| Median
Family Income |
$27,752
|
|
$45,508
|
63.98%
|
| Average
Family Income |
$32,494
|
|
$55,145
|
69.71%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Per
Capita Income |
$10,628
|
|
$17,830 |
67.76% |
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|
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Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
| Median
Earnings 2000 |
$17,201 |
$11,233
|
$14,110 |
| Average
per Job 2000 |
$24,509 |
$15,819
|
$20,333 |
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| Living
Income Standard-2003 |
Adult &
Infant
|
Adult, Infant,
& Preschooler
|
2 Adults,
Infant, & Preschooler
|
| Monthly-Housing |
$584 |
$584 |
$584 |
| Food |
$256 |
$345 |
$497 |
| Misc |
$261 |
$288 |
$335 |
| Child
Care |
$464 |
$1,025 |
$1,025 |
| Transportation |
$211 |
$211 |
$297 |
| Health
Care |
$247 |
$263 |
$300 |
| Taxes |
$282 |
$442 |
$369 |
| Annual
Total |
$27,660 |
$37,896 |
$40,884 |
| Hourly
Wage to Provide LIS |
$ 13.30 |
$18.22
|
$ 19.66 |
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|
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| Poverty
Guideline for Family Size |
$12,207 |
$14,269 |
$17,960 |
| Hourly
Wage to Reach Threshold |
$5.86
|
$6.86
|
$ 8.63 |
Source:
Income figures: 1990, 2000 Census, compiled by High
Country Council of Governments, December, 2003
Living Income Standard developed by the
NC Justice and Community Development Center www.ncjustice.org
:
Housing costs based on HUD Fair Market Values for renting
in county and include utilities
Food costs use USDA Low Cost Plan for meals prepared
at home based on nutritionally sound diet adjusted for
age and gender
Miscellaneous costs include clothing, personal care
items, telephone, household supplies, and other incidentals
Child Care is based on the 2001 NC Childcare Market
Rate Survey for licensed facilities
Transportation is based on ownership and operating costs
of a car: gas, insurance, fees, maintenance. The formula
used considers only non-social trips for the first adult
in the family and only employment-related trips for
a second.
Health Care allows for costs involved in purchasing
both personal and dependent insurance and out-of-pocket
expenses
Taxes are based on family composition and income and
include federal and state income taxes, Social Security,
and Medicaid as well as any Earned Income or Childcare
Credit that may be appropriate
Assumes no periodic debt or savings program
Data Report 3: Narrative
Data for Other Units
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