Gates County, North Carolina
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services: 1915 Mail Service Center, Raleigh
Population:
- Total Population: 10,516
- Males: 5,184
- Females: 5,332
Ethnicity:
- White: 6,167
- Black/African American: 4,024
- Hispanic: 21
- Native American/Eskimo: 81
- Asian: 99
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 21
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 103
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (9,660)
- Spanish (90)
- French (75)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 117
- Vietnam (36)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (20)
- Honduras (16)
- Germany (14)
- Canada (13)
- Philippines (10)
- France (6)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (2,911)
- United Methodist Church, The (651)
- United Church of Christ (566)
- Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body) (215)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (87)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,808
- Sensory: 480
- Physical: 1,242
- Mental: 553
- Self-care: 365
- Go outside home: 1,013
- Employment: 1,056
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 109
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 3,901
- Utility gas: 57
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,250
- Electricity: 1,588
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 728
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 255
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 11
- No fuel used: 12
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 6,301
- No vehicle: 468
- 1 or more vehicle: 5,833
Education Attainment:
- No School: 117
- No High School: 625
- Some High School: 1,288
- High School: 2,506
- Some College: 1,369
- Associate's Degree: 447
- College Degree: 585
- Master's Degree: 117
- Professional Degree: 22
- Doctoral Degree: 19
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 3,901
- Owners with phone: 3,069
- Owners without phone: 131
- Renters with phone: 613
- Renters without phone: 88
10 closest counties:
- Hertford County, North Carolina
- Franklin city, Virginia
- Suffolk city, Virginia
- Chowan County, North Carolina
- Perquimans County, North Carolina
- Bertie County, North Carolina
- Southampton County, Virginia
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia
- Pasquotank County, North Carolina
- Portsmouth city, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
27926, 27935, 27937, 27938, 27946, 27969, 27979
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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