Mount Airy, NC Demographic Data
Mount Airy, NC Summary
Mount Airy is located in Surry County in North Carolina
- Population: 10,449
- Area: 11.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 886.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,074.15 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Airy, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,612
54%
50.8
Male
4,752
46%
49.2
Total Population
10,364
323,128,000
Mount Airy, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
665
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
547
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
664
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
673
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
529
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
948
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,087
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,193
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
811
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
814
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,063
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
860
8.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
510
4.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,034
77.5%
77.2
Female
4,451
55.4%
51.3
Male
3,583
44.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,704
74.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,929
28.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,433
23.5%
15.2
Female
1,507
61.9%
55.8
Male
926
38.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Mount Airy, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,023
96.7%
96.8
White
8,845
85.3%
72.6
Black or African American
961
9.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
77
0.7%
0.8
Asian
40
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
24
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
16
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
24
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
24
0.2%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
76
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
341
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,001
9.7%
17.8
Mexican
625
6.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
68
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
308
3.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,363
90.3%
82.2
Mount Airy, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
731
10.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
887
12.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,686
23.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,531
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
715
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,155
15.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
581
8.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,618
22.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,668
77.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,736
23.9%
31.2
Mount Airy, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,890
22.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,145
48.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,202
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
189
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,062
12.5
5.8%
Mount Airy, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,872
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
827
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
712
7.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
95
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mount Airy, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
525
12.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
363
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
526
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
707
16.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
724
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
618
14.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
388
8.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
264
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
66
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
162
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
35,831
57,617
Per capita income
24,734
31,128
Mount Airy, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
71
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
415
11.3%
9.8
Construction
303
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
836
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
183
5.0%
6.6
Information
46
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
512
13.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
180
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
269
7.3%
11.4
Public administration
82
2.2%
4.6
Retail trade
640
17.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
115
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
28
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
361
9.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,192
32.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
574
15.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
947
25.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
606
16.5%
18.1%
Mount Airy, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,647
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,094
84.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
447
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
18
0.5%
5.1
Walked
12
0.3%
2.7
Other means
31
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
45
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.5
26.6
Mount Airy, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
490
11.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,475
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,511
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
867
20.0%
21.0
Mount Airy, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,343
85.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,493
57.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,850
42.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
746
14.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Mount Airy, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,089
1 room
82
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
70
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
338
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,117
21.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,235
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
920
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
471
9.3%
12.0
8 rooms
289
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
567
11.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mount Airy, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,089
1-unit, detached
3,420
67.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
174
3.4%
5.9
2-units
244
4.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
328
6.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
342
6.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
103
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
222
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
256
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mount Airy, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
997
19.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
459
9.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
617
12.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
688
13.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
661
13.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
666
13.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
580
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
384
7.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
37
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mount Airy, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
88
2.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
228
5.2%
4.7
Electricity
3,145
72.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
733
16.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
62
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
47
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
40
0.9%
1.1
Mount Airy, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,387
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
17
1.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
24
1.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
81
5.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
96
6.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
233
16.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
388
28.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
548
39.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
565
42.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
251
18.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
255
19.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
219
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Airy, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,726
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
0.6%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
1.1%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
238
13.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
556
32.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
897
52.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
124
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
613
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
194
11.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
222
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
231
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
310
19.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
156
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
515
31.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
222
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Airy, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,493
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
261
10.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
635
25.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
454
18.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
474
19.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
468
18.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
189
7.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
12
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,600
205,000
