Valle Crucis, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

243

77.4% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.7

297% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

155

198% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Valle Crucis, NC had a population of 243 people with a median age of 35.7 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Valle Crucis, NC grew from 137 to 243, a 77.4% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Valle Crucis, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Valle Crucis, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Valle Crucis, NC was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Valle Crucis, NC employs 155 people. The largest industries in Valle Crucis, NC are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (66 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (29 people), and Construction (27 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,611), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($133,611), and Total ($67,074).

Employment

Occupations

155

2023 Value

± 124

198%

1 Year growth

± 72.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Valle Crucis, NC grew at a rate of 198%, from 52 employees to 155 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Valle Crucis, NC, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (52 people), Management Occupations (43 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (27 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Valle Crucis, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

155

2023 Value

± 124

198%

1 Year growth

± 72.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Valle Crucis, NC grew at a rate of 198%, from 52 employees to 155 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Valle Crucis, NC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (66 people), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (29 people), and Construction (27 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Valle Crucis, NC, though some of these residents may live in Valle Crucis, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Valle Crucis, NC have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Valle Crucis, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

68.4%

Homeownership

2023

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.4% of the housing units in Valle Crucis, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Valle Crucis, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Valle Crucis, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 80

In N/A, the median household income of the 79 households in Valle Crucis, NC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Valle Crucis, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Valle Crucis, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (66.5%)
Worked At Home (33.5%)
Carpooled (0%)

In 2023, 66.5% of workers in Valle Crucis, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.5%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Valle Crucis, NC have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Valle Crucis, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Valle Crucis, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Valle Crucis, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Valle Crucis, NC have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Valle Crucis, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Valle Crucis, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Valle Crucis, NC has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 6.17% on Medicare, 44.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Watauga County, NC see 1227 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.07% increase from the previous year (1146 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1323 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 207 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,227 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Watauga County, NC

Primary care physicians in Watauga County, NC see an average of 1,227 patients per year. This represents a 7.07% increase from the previous year (1,146 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Watauga County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 13.2% between 18 and 34 years, 50.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 67.2% were men and 32.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.76%

Uninsured

43.2%

Employer Coverage

Medicaid

6.17%

Medicare

44.9%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Valle Crucis, NC declined by 34.2% from 8.76% to 5.76%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Valle Crucis, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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