Pickett
County
Demographics
Time Zone:
Central Standard Time
Land Area:
Elevation: 965' above sea level
159 square miles
Climate:
Average Temperatures:
Annual 56.3 degrees
January 25.2 degrees
July 85.7 degrees
Annual Average Precipitation: 56.4"
Annual Average Snowfall: 11.3"
Prevailing Winds: South-Southwest
Mean Length of Freeze-Free Period (days): 180-220
Population:
| |
1980 |
1990 |
1998 |
%
Non white 1990
|
| County |
4,358 |
4,548 |
4,700 |
0.28
|
| Town |
884
|
998
|
1,000 |
0.50
|
Education:
| |
Schools
|
Number
|
Enrolled
|
Pupil/
Teacher Ration
|
 |
Elementary
(K-8)
|
1
|
536
|
16:1
|
 |
Senior
High
(9-12)
|
1
|
223
|
23:1
|
Banks/Deposits:
 |
|
$63,153,000
|
| |
|
$20,500,000
|
*A
branch of Regions Bank is a multi-state corporation with assets
in excess of $35,000,000,000.
Income
|
2001
Estimated Average Household Income
|
$35,443
|
|
2001
Estimated Median Household Income
|
$24,186
|
|
2001
Estimated Per Capita Income
|
$15,882
|
Commuting Patterns:
|
Work
outside county
|
34
%
|
|
Work at home
|
3
%
|
|
Drive
alone to work
|
73
%
|
|
Drive in carpools
|
22
%
|
|
Use
public transportation
|
0
%
|
Population by Travel
Time to Work
|
Under
10 minutes/Work at home
|
24
%
|
|
10-29
minutes
|
48
%
|
|
30-44
minutes
|
16
%
|
|
45+
minutes
|
12
%
|
Banks/Deposits
Two banks with total bank deposits: $81,653,000*
Retail Sales by Major Category:
| Building
Materials |
$1,625,000.00
|
| General
Merchandise |
$
** |
| Food
Stores |
$11,536,000.00
|
| Autos,
Boats & Aircraft |
$858,000.00
|
| Service
Stations |
$
** |
| Apparel
& Accessory |
$
** |
| Furniture
& Home Furnishings |
$
** |
| Eating
& Drinking |
$3,128,000.00
|
| Other
Retail |
$5,660,000.00 |
| Total
Retail |
$24,078,000.00 |
*
Regions Bank is a branch of the
Regions Bank Corporation,
a multi-state corporation with assets in excess of $35,000,000,000.
** Numbers not available due to the relatively small size of
the market.
|
