Ashe County, North Carolina Basics:
Ashe County North Carolina - Government Site
Population: 27,160
Area: 426 square miles
County seat: Jefferson
Area code(s) in use: 336
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Median household income: $35,670
Persons in poverty: 19.3%
Home ownership rate: 78.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Alleghany Grayson (VA) Johnson (TN) Washington (VA) Watauga Wilkes