W Jefferson's Livability
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About W Jefferson, NC
W Jefferson, NC is located in Ashe County in the state of North Carolina.
The total City Population for W Jefferson is about 7,744 with about 117 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $146,400, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Home Value of $182,702 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 33% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,586, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,244 for the state of North Carolina, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.28Male Population Estimate: 49.2%
Female Population Estimate: 50.8%
Median Age: 45.2
Male Median Age: 42.7
Female Median Age: 47.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.85%
Other:2.71%
Black:1.12%
Indian:0.74%
Asian:0.5%
Hawaiian:0.06%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 26.33%
Libertarian: 0.8%
Other: 0.32%
Green: 0.15%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Jefferson specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ashe County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ashe County: About 81.2468 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ashe County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 72% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Jefferson is about 17.5%.
North Carolina is ranked #52 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 6.19 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 5.06The average living wage for the state of North Carolina is $31.26/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives North Carolina a minimum wage score of 6.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives North Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for North Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 5.29 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X North Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ North Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X North Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X North Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X North Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X North Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X North Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X North Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X North Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X North Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ North Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X North Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X North Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X North Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X North Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X North Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X North Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 28694Latitude: 36.360784
Longitude: -81.473539
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 3368.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 336