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Hiawassee township, Clay County, NC

1,762 Population
12.4 square miles 141.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.4 ±7.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Clay County: 55 ±0.6
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,089 ±$10,527 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Clay County: $40,205 † ±$4,233
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,991 ±$26,018 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Clay County: $56,971 † ±$8,915
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.3% ±4.4% (146  ±82) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Clay County: 12.9% † 1,452 (±3.5% / ±390)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±4.7 (17,355  ±5,798) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Clay County: 23.2 † 94,090 (±3.4 / ±17,469)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

835 ±178 Number of households
  • Clay County: 5,081 ±321
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.6 (1,762  ±322) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Clay County: 2.3 11,492 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,492 ±192 Number of housing units
  • Clay County: 7,497 ±18
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$354,500 ±$192,506 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Clay County: $278,400 † ±$32,756
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

21.4% ±10.2% (377  ±192.3) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Clay County: 10.9% † 1,248 (±3.5% / ±400.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.7% ±25% (1,392  ±255.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Clay County: 92.5% 8,348 (±7.1% / ±670.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
40.4% ±7.1% (606  ±160.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Clay County: 31.8% † 2,869 (±4.1% / ±376.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than 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% ±3.6% (58  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Clay County: 3.4% 394
  • 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

10.4% ±4.5% (162  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Clay County: 6.6% † 644 (±1.5% / ±146)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
162 Total veterans ±76 154 Male ±72 8 Female ±13

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