Hurricane Helene in North Carolina
Western North Carolina was heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene. The data below are baselines for areas considered in damage needs assessments going forward. These are small examples of detailed datasets available from state and federal agencies that will be helpful in recovery planning.
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2024 Projected Population
- Map data © | POPULATION AND HOUSING | |
| 2024 Projected Population: | 21,957,062 |
| 2022 Population 5 and Over Speaking English Less than Very Well: | 451,823 |
| 2024 Total Housing Units: | 4,945,646 |
| 2024 Total Group Quarters: | 7,372 |
| 2022 Households Without Internet: | 428,715 |
| 2022 Households With No Vehicles Available: | 220,103 |
| 2022 Occupied Housing Units Overcrowded/Incomplete Plumbing: | 768 |
| 2020 Urban Population: | 6,964,727 |
| 2020 Rural Population: | 3,474,661 |
| 2020 Urban Housing Units: | 3,095,162 |
| 2020 Rural Housing Units: | 1,613,548 |
| 2022 Renter Occupied Units with High Rent-to-Income Ratio: | 486,807 |
| 2022 Owner Occupied Units with High Monthly Cost-to-Income Ratio: | 484,595 |
| 2022 Median Value of Owner Occupied Units: | 227,094 |
| 2022 Occupied Housing Units over 10 Years Old: | 4,073,899 |
| 2022 Occupied Housing Units over 20 Years Old | 3,565,276 |
| 2022 Occupied Housing Units over 30 Years Old: | 2,776,172 |
| 2020 Total Group Quarters Population | 285,522 |
| 2020 Other Noninstition GQ Pop. (Homeless Proxy) | 27,428 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - Total Housing Units | 4,739,881 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 1 Unit, Detached | 3,095,491 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 1 Unit, Attached | 211,076 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 2 Units | 94,645 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 3 or 4 Units | 128,419 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 5 to 9 Units | 193,870 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 10 to 19 Units | 202,584 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 20 to 49 Units | 133,285 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - 50 or More Units | 129,296 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - Mobile Homes | 547,736 |
| 2022 Units in Structure - Boat, RV, Van, etc. | 3,479 |
| ECONOMY | |
| 2022 Census Civilian Labor Force: | 5,188,874 |
| 2022 Census Employed: | 4,925,500 |
| 2022 Census Unemployed: | 263,374 |
| 2022 Census Unemployment Rate: | 4.80 |
| 2022 Persons Below Poverty: | 1,357,418 |
| 2022 Total Employment (Number of Jobs): | 6,602,041 |
| 2022 Accommodation and Food Services Employment: | 458,887 |
| 2022 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Employment: | 133,430 |
| 2022 Educational Services Employment: | 143,738 |
| 2022 Government and Gov. Enterprises Empl. (Fed., Military, State, and Local): | 833,516 |
| 2022 Health Care and Social Assistance Employment: | 595,011 |
| 2022 Reatil Employment: | 639,971 |
| 2022 Utilities Employment: | 13,472 |
| 2021 Total Nonemployer Establishments: | 864,841 |
| AGRICULTURE | |
| 2022 Total Farms: | 42,817 |
| 2022 Land in Farms (Acres): | 8,053,311 |
| 2022 Market Value of Crops (000): | $4,266,495 |
| 2022 Market Value of Livestock (000): | $13,890,980 |
| 2022 Value of Farm Land and Buildings (Avg. per Acre): | $6,507.94 |
| TRANSPORTATION | |
| 2022 Paved Highway Mileage: | 76,423.96 |
| 2022 Primary Highway Mileage: | 15,187.22 |
| 2022 Secondary Highway Mileage: | 65,197.15 |
| 2023 Auto and Truck Registrations: | 9,002,494 |
| EDUCATION | |
| 2023 Public School Final Enrollment: | 1,568,086 |
| 2023 Public School Expenditure (000): | $17,267,944 |
| 2023 Nonpublic School Enrollment: | 281,310 |
| 2023 Community College Enrollment: | 369,002 |
| 2023 Public College Enrollment: | 198,720 |
| 2021 Private College Enrollment: | 29,435 |
| 2022 Population 25+ with High School Degree or Higher: | 6,413,973 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | |
| 2024 General Hospital Beds: | 22,012 |
| 2024 Nursing Facility Beds: | 49,139 |
| 2023 Active Primary Care Physicians: | 8,096 |
| 2023 Total Active Physicians: | 27,410 |
| 2022 Population with a Disability: | 1,367,517 |
| 2022 Persons without Health Insurance: | 1,077,458 |
| 2022 Female Householder, No Spouse with Own Children Present: | 329,822 |