CLIMATE
Average Temp - Monthly High	Jan. 41°F July 89°F
Average Temp - Monthly Low	Jan. 27°F July 62°F
Annual	57°
Annual Avg. Precipitation	54"
Annual Avg. Snowfall	16.5"
Elevation	1,530'
Prevailing Winds	Southwest
Mean Length of Freeze Free Period (Days)	182

People QuickFacts	Carter County
Population, 2002 estimate	56,746
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002	Z
Population, 2000	56,742
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	10.20%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.60%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	21.40%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	15.00%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.40%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	97.50%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.20%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.30%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.80%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.90%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	96.90%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000	59.50%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	0.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	2.70%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	69.10%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	12.80%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	13,394
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	24.1
Housing units, 2002	26,402
Homeownership rate, 2000	74.90%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	12.20%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$77,300
Households, 2000	23,486
Persons per household, 2000	2.35
Median household income, 1999	$27,371
Per capita money income, 1999	$14,678
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	16.90%
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments