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Mitchell County, North Carolina
Population Facts & Figures
Here are population projections and distributions for Mitchell County, North Carolina.
Data Sources:
Bureau of the Census and the North Carolina State Data Center
Projected Population By Age & Sex for 2002
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| Age | Percent of Total | Total | Males | Females |
| 0-4 | 5.0% | 804 | 419 | 385 |
| 5-9 | 5.6% | 888 | 488 | 400 |
| 10-14 | 5.9% | 947 | 472 | 475 |
| 15-19 | 6.2% | 984 | 527 | 457 |
| 20-24 | 4.9% | 781 | 425 | 356 |
| 25-29 | 5.2% | 836 | 437 | 399 |
| 30-34 | 6.3% | 997 | 513 | 484 |
| 35-39 | 7.0% | 1,112 | 553 | 559 |
| 40-44 | 7.2% | 1,154 | 560 | 594 |
| 45-49 | 7.5% | 1,196 | 581 | 615 |
| 50-54 | 7.4% | 1,183 | 606 | 577 |
| 55-59 | 7.2% | 1,152 | 564 | 588 |
| 60-64 | 5.9% | 948 | 473 | 475 |
| 65-69 | 5.1% | 819 | 375 | 444 |
| 70-74 | 4.9% | 784 | 358 | 426 |
| 75-79 | 3.7% | 590 | 239 | 351 |
| 80-84 | 2.7% | 424 | 145 | 279 |
| 85+ | 2.2% | 351 | 101 | 250 |
| Total | 100% | 15,950 | 7,836 | 8,114 |
Distribution of Population by Race
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| Race | Mitchell County |
North Carolina |
| White | 97.9% | 72.1% |
| Black or African American | 0.2% | 21.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
0.4% | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0.0% | 0.0% |
| Some Other Race | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Two or More Races | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 2.0% | 4.7% |
Annual Population Growth, 2000 to 2010 |
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Net Migration | ||||||||
| County | Population 2000 |
Population 2010 | Number | Percent | Births | Deaths | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Alexander | 33,603 | 39,786 | 6,183 | 18.4% | 4,642 | 3,024 | 1,618 | 4.8% | 4,565 | 13.6% |
| Alleghany | 10,677 | 11,786 | 1,058 | 9.9% | 1,095 | 1,372 | -277 | -2.6% | 1,335 | 12.5% |
| Ashe | 24,384 | 26,297 | 1,913 | 7.8% | 2,520 | 2,990 | -470 | -1.9% | 2,383 | 9.8% |
| Avery | 17,167 | 18,906 | 1,739 | 10.1% | 1,667 | 1,961 | -294 | -1.7% | 2,033 | 11.8% |
| Buncombe | 206,330 | 238,793 | 32,463 | 15.7% | 26,665 | 22,756 | 3,909 | 1.9% | 28,554 | 13.8% |
| Burke | 89,148 | 101,781 | 12,633 | 14.2% | 11,928 | 8,723 | 3,205 | 3.6% | 9,428 | 10.6% |
| Caldwell | 77,415 | 83,035 | 5,620 | 7.3% | 9,995 | 7,595 | 2,400 | 3.1% | 3,220 | 4.2% |
| Catawba | 141,685 | 165,424 | 23,739 | 16.8% | 20,658 | 13,385 | 7,273 | 5.1% | 16,466 | 11.6% |
| Cherokee | 24,298 | 28,012 | 3,714 | 15.3% | 2,719 | 3,139 | -420 | -1.7% | 4,134 | 17.0% |
| Clay | 8,775 | 10,043 | 1,268 | 14.5% | 707 | 1,195 | -488 | -5.6% | 1,756 | 20.0% |
| Cleveland | 96,287 | 106,530 | 10,243 | 10.6% | 13,369 | 10,167 | 3,202 | 3.3% | 7,041 | 7.3% |
| Gaston | 190,365 | 204,156 | 13,791 | 7.2% | 26,310 | 19,197 | 7,113 | 3.7% | 6,678 | 3.5% |
| Graham | 7,993 | 8,679 | 686 | 8.6% | 982 | 1,047 | -65 | -0.8% | 751 | 9.4% |
| Haywood | 54,033 | 60,247 | 6,214 | 11.5% | 5,604 | 6,621 | -1,017 | 1.9% | 7,231 | 13.4% |
| Henderson | 89,173 | 108,029 | 18,856 | 21.1% | 10,849 | 11,907 | -1,058 | -1.2% | 19,914 | 22.3% |
| Jackson | 33,121 | 38,332 | 5,211 | 15.7% | 3,599 | 3,170 | 429 | 1.3% | 4,782 | 14.4% |
| Lincoln | 63,780 | 77,592 | 13,812 | 21.7% | 9,156 | 5,732 | 3,424 | 5.4% | 10,388 | 16.3% |
| McDowell | 42,151 | 48,664 | 6,513 | 15.5% | 5,447 | 4,338 | 1,109 | 2.6% | 5,404 | 12.6% |
| Macon | 29,811 | 35,909 | 6,098 | 20.5% | 3,342 | 3,951 | -609 | -2.0% | 6,707 | 22.5% |
| Madison | 19,635 | 22,129 | 2,494 | 12.7% | 2,283 | 2,228 | 55 | 0.3% | 2,439 | 12.4% |
| Mitchell | 15,687 | 16,557 | 870 | 5.5% | 1,557 | 1,963 | -406 | -2.6% | 1,276 | 8.1% |
| Polk | 18,324 | 21,939 | 3,615 | 19.7% | 1,942 | 2,807 | -865 | -4.7% | 4,480 | 24.4% |
| Rutherford | 62,899 | 68,277 | 5,378 | 8.6% | 8,248 | 7,378 | 870 | 1.4% | 4,508 | 7.2% |
| Swain | 12,968 | 14,640 | 1,672 | 12.9% | 1,890 | 1,583 | 307 | 2.4% | 1,365 | 10.5% |
| Transylvania | 29,334 | 32,419 | 3,085 | 10.5% | 2,917 | 3,698 | -781 | -2.7% | 3,866 | 13.2% |
| Watauga | 42,695 | 46,810 | 4,115 | 9.6% | 3,693 | 2,977 | 716 | 1.7% | 3,399 | 8.0% |
| Wilkes | 65,635 | 71,488 | 5,856 | 8.9% | 8,434 | 6,624 | 1,810 | 2.8% | 4,046 | 6.2% |
| Yancey | 17,774 | 19,819 | 2,045 | 11.5% | 1,952 | 1,934 | 18 | 0.1% | 2,027 | 11.4% |
| Total 28, Counties | 1,525,144 | 1,726,028 | 200,884 | 13.2% | 194,170 | 163,462 | 30,708 | 2.0% | 170,176 | 11.2% |
| North Carolina | 8,049,313 | 9,491,374 | 1,442,061 | 17.9% | 1,209,195 | 747,919 | 461,276 | 5.7% | 980,785 | 12.2% |