Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety33#10,445/15,637
Economy16#13,157/15,631
Housing64#5,325/14,977
Health4#14,950/15,609
Healthcare13#13,653/15,650
Environment91#1,353/15,453
Education33#10,427/15,649
Infrastructure17#13,011/15,650
Community90#1,550/15,651
Leisure & amenities46#8,386/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Andrews, North Carolina ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Cherokee County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Access to exercise opportunities · high98.3%
94/100North Carolina 78.0%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCherokee County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100North Carolina 6.9 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataCherokee County value
Restaurants and bars · high13.6 /10k
92/100North Carolina 8.8 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsCherokee County value
Hot days · low3 days
90/100North Carolina 32 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationCherokee County value
Preventable hospital stays · low1,936 /100k
87/100North Carolina 2,742 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCherokee County value
Job growth · high1.8%
87/100North Carolina 0.8%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataCherokee County value

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high31.9%
3/100North Carolina 10.2%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Median household income · low$37,061
4/100North Carolina $74,055United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Injury deaths · high141 /100k
5/100North Carolina 97 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCherokee County value
Average weekly wage · low$910
6/100North Carolina $1,376United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsCherokee County value
Premature death · high13,768 /100k
7/100North Carolina 9,400 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteCherokee County value
Depression · high30.4%
7/100North Carolina 24.8%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
1,837 (2015-2019) → 1,998 (2020-2024)
+8.8%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Unemployment rateImproving
21.9% (2015-2019) → 5.5% (2020-2024)
−16 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Poverty rateImproving
35.2% (2015-2019) → 21.4% (2020-2024)
−14 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Median household incomeImproving
$22,206 (2015-2019) → $37,061 (2020-2024)
+67%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
High school diploma or higherImproving
72.0% (2015-2019) → 84.4% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
20.0% (2015-2019) → 31.9% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Andrews, North Carolina improved on 2 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 12 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Poverty−14 points35.2% → 21.4%
Household income+67%$22,206 → $37,061

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Andrews, North Carolina between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	14.5 min2015-2019	17.7 min2020-2024	+3.2 min	Within the margin of error	18%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%2015-2019	12.6%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Broadband subscriptions	71.0%2015-2019	76.3%2020-2024	+5.3 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Child poverty rate	46.3%2015-2019	39.4%2020-2024	−7 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Effective property tax rate	0.90%2015-2019	0.77%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	43%
High school diploma or higher	72.0%2015-2019	84.4%2020-2024	+12 points	Within the margin of error	97%
Home price to income ratio	4.2×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	−1.5×	Within the margin of error	99%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4772015-2019	0.4012020-2024	−0.076	Within the margin of error	92%
Median household income	$22,2062015-2019	$37,0612020-2024	+67%	Improved	93%
Poverty rate	35.2%2015-2019	21.4%2020-2024	−14 points	Improved	97%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	27.5%2015-2019	28.7%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Rent-burdened households	45.8%2015-2019	47.0%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	51%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	20.0%2015-2019	31.9%2020-2024	+12 points	Within the margin of error	2%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Andrews, North Carolina five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Andrews, North Carolina in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Andrews, North Carolina itself moved +8.4 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,998 residents (±329)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 40–49 men (+7.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,998 residents (±329)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

White82%1,644
Black1.3%†25
Hispanic or Latino13%†261
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%†13
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.8%†55

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: American Indian and Alaska Native (−3.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,463 residents (±222)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

No high school diploma16%†228
High school or GED36%527
Some college24%†352
Associate degree12%†172
Bachelor's degree9.6%†141
Graduate degree2.9%†43

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−12.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

953 households (±147)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Under $25k27%†254
$25k–50k30%†289
$50k–75k24%†231
$75k–100k10%†97
$100k–150k5.8%†55
$150k–200k0.4%†4
$200k or more2.4%†23

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−30.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

953 households (±147)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Own58%549
Rent42%404

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

332 households (±93)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Under $75060%†200
$750–1,0004.8%†16
$1,000–1,50031%†

Home values

549 homes (±149)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Under $150k68%†372
$150k–250k17%†96
$250k–400k14%†

Age of homes

1,084 homes (±164)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

2010 or later1.8%†19
2000–20097.0%†76
1980–199950%†538

Size of homes

1,084 homes (±164)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Studio3.0%†32
1 bedroom3.0%†33
2 bedrooms54%585

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

869 workers (±198)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Drive alone81%707
Carpool12%†108
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.5%†4
Bike0.0%0
Work from home2.0%†17
Other3.8%†33

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Walk (−7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

852 workers (±202)

Andrews, North Carolina
North Carolina share

Under 15 min49%†421
15–29 min27%†234
30–44 min18%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Cherokee County, the county holding most of Andrews's residents.

Cherokee County has 649 employer establishments, 216 for every 10,000 residents (0.87× the US rate of 248; 0.91× North Carolina's), with 7,678 paid employees at an average annual pay of $39,458. The Census Bureau also counts 2,682 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 649; 2,682 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 216; US 248 · North Carolina 237
Paid employees: 7,678
Average annual pay: $39,458; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Cherokee County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	57	19	1.03×About typical	854	$20,850	7
Ambulatory health care services	53	17.6	0.85×About typical	381	$48,617	100
Specialty trade contractors	47	15.6	1.01×About typical	255	$53,616	328
Lessors of real estate	33	11	0.89×About typical	76	$32,053	219
Construction of buildings	32	10.7	1.41×More than typical	74	$44,486	223
Full-service restaurants	32	10.7	1.39×More than typical	387	$22,680	—
Religious organizations	32	10.7	1.92×More than typical	90	$22,267	—
Building equipment contractors	26	8.7	1.44×More than typical	167	$52,611	57
Offices of other health practitioners	22	7.3	1.21×About typical	77	$53,026	47
Real estate agents and brokers	20	6.7	1.37×More than typical	47	$34,702	73
Automotive repair and maintenance	19	6.3	1.26×More than typical	27	$30,074	78
Limited-service restaurants	19	6.3	0.79×Fewer than typical	391	$20,578	5

Rank places for an industry Open Cherokee County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 30,035 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated -$614 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Andrews, North Carolina: -$0.31 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: -$614; −104% vs FY2025
Per resident: -$0.31; US $1,995
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

DYNAMIC AVIATION GROUP, INC.-$6140.0%

Spending by fiscal year

33.4FY2017
11.1FY2018
86FY2019
0FY2020
420.4FY2023
16.3KFY2025
-614.3FY2026

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Andrews, North Carolina, so they do not add up across cities.

Andrews, North Carolina's figures are part of those of Cherokee County, NC ($10.6M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Andrews is mostly in Cherokee County.

See federal money in Cherokee County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Andrews, North Carolina is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Chuck EdwardsR-NC-11 · 100% of residentsWith party 96%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Cherokee County47100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Cherokee County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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