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Charleston township, Swain County, NC

11,802 Population
269.4 square miles 43.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Swain County: 42.6 ±0.9
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,406 ±$2,616 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Swain County: $31,040 ±$2,352
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$51,982 ±$7,102 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Swain County: $55,429 † ±$6,686
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

23.7% ±4.2% (2,713  ±490) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 21.1% † 2,890 (±3.6% / ±491)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

19 minutes ±1.1 (84,375  ±10,362) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Swain County: 20.6 110,165 (±1.2 / ±10,675)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

4,831 ±345 Number of households
  • Swain County: 5,837 ±316
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.4 ±0.2 (11,471  ±451) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Swain County: 2.4 13,734 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

8% ±3.9% (217  ±105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 6.8% † 217 (±3.3% / ±105)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

6,738 ±246 Number of housing units
  • Swain County: 8,529 ±25
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$203,500 ±$21,934 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Swain County: $209,800 ±$19,954
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

14.1% ±3.5% (1,639  ±412.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 12.8% † 1,781 (±3% / ±421.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

85.9% ±4.5% (6,814  ±509.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Swain County: 87.2% 8,488 (±5.8% / ±586.3)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
20.4% ±3.3% (1,617  ±271.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Swain County: 21.3% † 2,072 (±3.1% / ±307.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% ±0.8% (227  ±93) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 1.6% 227
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

5% ±1.5% (451  ±133) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Swain County: 5.7% † 627 (±1.2% / ±134)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
451 Total veterans ±133 403 Male ±133 48 Female ±39

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