Foscoe, NC Demographic Data
Foscoe, NC Summary
Foscoe is located in Watauga County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,196
- Area: 5.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 206.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,298.88 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Foscoe, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
723
53%
50.8
Male
651
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,374
323,128,000
Foscoe, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
37
2.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
65
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
57
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
82
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
51
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
192
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
254
18.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
149
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
89
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
117
8.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
176
12.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
80
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,153
83.9%
77.2
Female
638
55.3%
51.3
Male
515
44.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,126
82.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
357
26.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
281
20.5%
15.2
Female
172
61.2%
55.8
Male
109
38.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Foscoe, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,351
98.3%
96.8
White
1,317
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3
0.2%
0.8
Asian
26
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
26
1.9%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
23
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
88
6.4%
17.8
Mexican
88
6.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,286
93.6%
82.2
Foscoe, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
44
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
63
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
165
15.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
256
23.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
139
12.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
183
16.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
232
21.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
107
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
975
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
415
38.3%
31.2
Foscoe, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
328
27.0%
33.7%
Now Married
581
47.8%
47.5
Divorced
194
16.0%
11.0%
Separated
10
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
102
8.4
5.8%
Foscoe, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,232
92.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
105
7.9%
21.6%
Spanish
88
6.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Foscoe, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
45
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
75
11.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
57
8.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
93
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
118
17.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
119
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
81
12.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
27
4.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
21
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
28
4.2%
6.4
Median household income
37,183
57,617
Per capita income
27,535
31,128
Foscoe, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
104
15.6%
9.8
Construction
76
11.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
246
37.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
47
7.1%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
11
1.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8
1.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
58
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
20
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
64
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
91
13.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
264
39.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
22
3.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
88
13.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
200
30.1%
18.1%
Foscoe, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
643
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
475
73.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
43
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
14
2.2%
2.7
Other means
6
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
105
16.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.4
26.6
Foscoe, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
83
12.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
230
34.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
257
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
94
14.2%
21.0
Foscoe, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
664
44.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
401
60.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
263
39.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
833
55.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Foscoe, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,497
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
24
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
299
20.0%
9.1
4 rooms
367
24.5%
16.5
5 rooms
361
24.1%
19.8
6 rooms
194
13.0%
17.8
7 rooms
98
6.5%
12.0
8 rooms
91
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
63
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Foscoe, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,497
1-unit, detached
905
60.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
55
3.7%
5.9
2-units
16
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
110
7.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
267
17.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
20
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
124
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Foscoe, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
27
1.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
82
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
93
6.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
306
20.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
251
16.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
363
24.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
367
24.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Foscoe, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14
2.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
142
21.4%
4.7
Electricity
303
45.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
138
20.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
58
8.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Foscoe, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
232
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
8
3.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
3.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
11
4.7%
10.3%
$500 to $999
17
7.3%
20.4%
Less than $500
22
9.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
46
19.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
119
51.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
94
40.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
3.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
10.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
86
37.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Foscoe, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
254
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
29
11.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
12.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
71
28.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
123
48.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
877
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
17
6.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
15
5.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
54
21.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
27
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
45
17.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
96
37.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Foscoe, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
401
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
17
4.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
22
5.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
45
11.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
85
21.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
119
29.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
93
23.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
5.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
215,000
205,000