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Overview for Surry County, NC Part of: Mount Airy NC, Micropolitan Area Part of: Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point NC, Combined Statistical Area
Surry County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 536.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 135.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 38.5%. On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the population reported only one race, with 4.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.46 persons compared to an average family size of 2.92 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $28,325. Per capita income grew by 5.2% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
72,601
Covered Employment
31,740
Growth (%) since 1990
17.7%
Average wage per job
$26,589
Households (2000)
28,408
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
23.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
34,746
Average wage per job
$28,325
Unemployment Rate (2005)
6.0
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
5.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$25,025
Average wage per job
$29,864
Median Household Income (2003)
$31,669
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
14.3
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
67.0
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.0%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
12.0
Average wage per job
$33,801
1. BRUCE H THARRINGTON ELEMENTARY
Address: Board Of Education, Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: (336) 789-9046
County: Surry County
Enrollment: 370
Grades: PK-2
Surry County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 536.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 135.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 38.5%. On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the population reported only one race, with 4.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.46 persons compared to an average family size of 2.92 persons.
