Bakersville, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	468
Male Share of the Population	48.1%
Female Share of the Population	51.9%
Senior Citizens	28.2%
Employed Population 16+	143
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	42.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.3%
Median Earnings25+	$40,536
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,917

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,563
% Above Poverty Level	62.8%
% Below Poverty Level	37.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.5%
Median Gross Rent	$299
Median House Value	$132,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	24.8%
Irish	24.1%
English	15%
German	11.5%
Scottish	6.6%
Italian	1.1%
Austrian	0.9%
Swedish	0.9%
French Except Basque	0.6%
Polish	0.4%
Dutch	0.2%
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Bakersville Almanac

Category	Value
County	Mitchell County
Standard Zip Codes	28705
Phone Area Codes	828
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	36.01
Approximate Longitude	-82.15

Bakersville Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CELO 2 S
Distance	12.7 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 46 F
Apr Temp	37 to 66 F
Jul Temp	58 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 68 F
Annual Precip	58.8 inches

Station	BANNER ELK
Distance	18.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 41 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	57 to 77 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	49.6 inches

Station	GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
Distance	19.5 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 34 F
Apr Temp	36 to 51 F
Jul Temp	57 to 69 F
Oct Temp	40 to 54 F
Annual Precip	62.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Banner Elk	1,445	$71,528
Burnsville	1,990	$56,417
Crossnore	174	$68,750
Elk Park	725	$32,798
Newland	856	$58,750
Spruce Pine	2,204	$53,750

Bakersville Public Schools

Bowman Middle
410 S Mitchell Avenue
ZIP: 28705
(828) 766-3370
Middle
Total Enrollment 240

Gouge Elementary
134 Laurel Street
ZIP: 28705
(828) 766-2260
Primary
Total Enrollment 278

Mitchell High
416 Ledger School Rd
ZIP: 28705
(828) 766-3400
High
Total Enrollment 551

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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