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Charleston township, Swain County, NC

11,820 Population
269.4 square miles 43.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Swain County: 42.6 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,605 ±$2,058 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Swain County: $31,803 ±$2,502
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,716 ±$3,568 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Swain County: $52,349 † ±$5,811
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.8% ±3.7% (2,374  ±435) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 19.1% † 2,600 (±3.4% / ±456)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.6 minutes ±0.7 (81,795  ±8,323) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Swain County: 20.6 † 114,090 (±2.4 / ±15,869)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,961 ±283 Number of households
  • Swain County: 6,013 ±250
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (11,488  ±423) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Swain County: 2.3 13,681 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.4% ±3.3% (175  ±90) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 5.5% † 175 (±2.8% / ±90)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,760 ±214 Number of housing units
  • Swain County: 8,629 ±31
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$201,800 ±$19,876 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Swain County: $207,000 ±$19,733
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±3.4% (1,417  ±401.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 10.8% † 1,502 (±2.9% / ±398.3)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.8% ±5.2% (6,901  ±515.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Swain County: 86.7% 8,594 (±5.6% / ±569)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.7% ±3% (1,668  ±253.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Swain County: 21.4% † 2,126 (±2.9% / ±284.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.3% ±1.2% (391  ±145) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Swain County: 2.8% 391
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1.9% (612  ±173) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Swain County: 7.2% † 798 (±1.7% / ±188)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
612 Total veterans ±173 562 Male ±166 50 Female ±38

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