Surry County is located in north-central North Carolina. The County Seat is Dobson and the largest city is Mount Airy . The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.surry.nc.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 72,968 and the 2010 census population was 73,673. The land area is 532.17 square miles and there are 138.4 persons per square mile.
93.5% of the population is White, 4.1% is Black or African American, 9.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.1% is two or more races. 75.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 15% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $109,900, there are 29,967 households, an average of 2.42 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,219, the median household income is $35,641, and 19.9% of the persons in Surry County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,398. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,054,073, and sales per capita were $14,614. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 24.3%.
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Surry County Recorded Documents Surry County Register of Deeds consolidated land index of deeds, mortgages, amendments, assignments, lis pendens, and other recorded documents. |
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