Surry County, NC Demographic Data
Surry County, NC Summary
Surry County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 73,561
- Area: 536.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 532.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 137.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,106.30 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Surry County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
36,358
50%
50.8
Male
35,755
50%
49.2
Total Population
72,113
323,128,000
Surry County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,398
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,689
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,285
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,836
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,861
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,098
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
8,590
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
11,139
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,322
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,329
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,524
11.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,844
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,198
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
56,712
78.6%
77.2
Female
29,227
51.5%
51.3
Male
27,485
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
53,826
74.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
17,039
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
14,566
20.2%
15.2
Female
8,220
56.4%
55.8
Male
6,346
43.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Surry County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
71,067
98.5%
96.8
White
65,066
90.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,708
3.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
153
0.2%
0.8
Asian
406
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
173
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,561
3.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,046
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,428
10.3%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
64,685
89.7%
82.2
Surry County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,781
11.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,387
12.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,174
29.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
10,669
20.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,398
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,034
9.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,601
5.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,168
23.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
38,876
76.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,635
15.0%
31.2
Surry County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,507
20.9%
33.7%
Now Married
33,688
56.4%
47.5
Divorced
7,334
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
1,629
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
4,583
7.7
5.8%
Surry County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
61,592
89.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,123
10.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Surry County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,408
12.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,800
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,033
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,269
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,740
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,528
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,670
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,499
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
536
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
778
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
36,802
57,617
Per capita income
23,657
31,128
Surry County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
927
3.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,781
9.7%
9.8
Construction
3,266
11.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,788
20.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,295
4.5%
6.6
Information
210
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,586
15.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,568
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,793
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
1,106
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
3,502
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,187
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
795
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,897
13.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,564
29.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,593
15.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,654
23.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,096
17.7%
18.1%
Surry County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
28,454
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
24,677
86.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,600
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
163
0.6%
5.1
Walked
204
0.7%
2.7
Other means
136
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
674
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.6
26.6
Surry County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,401
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,653
27.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
9,999
35.4%
37.1
3 or more
8,208
29.0%
21.0
Surry County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
28,261
83.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
19,410
68.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,851
31.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,449
16.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Surry County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
33,710
1 room
363
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
511
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,527
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
6,212
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
9,916
29.4%
19.8
6 rooms
7,158
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
4,162
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,599
4.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,262
6.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Surry County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
33,710
1-unit, detached
20,862
61.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
812
2.4%
5.9
2-units
640
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
857
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
644
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
752
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
367
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
8,776
26.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Surry County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,109
9.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,018
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,112
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,170
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,280
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6,002
17.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,708
16.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,126
15.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
900
2.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
285
0.8%
1.4%
Surry County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
870
3.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,306
8.2%
4.7
Electricity
19,055
67.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3,820
13.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,786
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
88
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
336
1.2%
1.1
Surry County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,408
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
164
1.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
206
2.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
259
2.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
669
6.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,162
11.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,956
28.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
4,992
48.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,403
52.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,468
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,040
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
484
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,898
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
115
0.0%
0.0%
Surry County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,693
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
0.3%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
40
0.5%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
117
1.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
369
4.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,379
30.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
4,767
62.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,158
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
610
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
957
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
968
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
956
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
386
5.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
917
13.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,761
39.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,906
0.0%
0.0%
Surry County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
19,410
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,921
15.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,020
25.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,182
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,234
16.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,281
11.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,283
6.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
278
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
211
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
118,100
205,000
