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County:

Henderson County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37089

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

17,295

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

150,874

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.35

Pisgah NF

17,295

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

38

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

42,804

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

58,580

36.9%

33.3%

3.6%

1990:

69,285

18.3%

17.2%

1.1%

2000:

89,173

28.7%

30.1%

-1.4%

2005:

97,217

9.0%

9.2%

-0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

80,118

89.8%

0-to-19:

20,215

22.7%

Black:

2,686

3.0%

20-to-39:

20,932

23.5%

Hispanic:

4,880

5.5%

40-to-59:

23,880

26.8%

American Indian:

188

0.2%

60-plus:

24,146

27.1%

Other:

1,301

1.5%

Median Age:

42.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

238.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

24.1%

Median Family Income:

$44,974

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.8%

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