Avery County, NC Population

Overview

17,747

Total Population

45.5

Median age

44.75%

Female population %

123.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

922

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Avery County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Avery County is 45.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Avery County's population under 18 was 14.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Avery County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Avery County, 11.71% were under the age of 15, 18.10% aged 15 to 29, 48.41% aged 30 to 64, 19.84% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,865 less females than males in Avery County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.75% females and 55.25% males in Avery County, NC.
The Avery County, NC gender ratio is 123.5:100 i.e. 123.5 men to 100 women (1.235).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 845.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 785.

Avery County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Avery County population: 90.17% are White, 4.11% are Black or African American, 1.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.53% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.06% are some other race and 2.85% are multiracial.
Avery County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 922 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,825 (94.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Avery County is White with a population of 16,002 (90.17% of the total population).

Avery County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,143 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Avery County's population increased by 487 (2.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Avery County's population increased by 51 (0.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Avery County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 17,310.