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BG 1, Tract 9401, Swain, NC

2,580 Population
29.7 square miles 86.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.7 ±4.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cherokee: 33.3 † ±4.3
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Swain County: 42.6 ±0.9

Economics

$24,446 ±$3,991 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Cherokee: $29,514 † ±$4,777
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Swain County: $31,803 ±$2,502
$65,469 ±$18,049 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Cherokee: $55,972 † ±$23,565
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Swain County: $52,349 † ±$5,811

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Families

916 ±168 Number of households
  • Cherokee: 937 † ±224
  • Swain County: 6,013 ±250
2.7 ±0.7 (2,489  ±397) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Cherokee: 2.2 † 2,031 (±0.7 / ±472)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Swain County: 2.3 13,681 (±0.1 / ±11)

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Housing

1,049 ±162 Number of housing units
  • Cherokee: 1,093 † ±224
  • Swain County: 8,629 ±31

$179,800 ±$39,533 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Cherokee: $189,900 † ±$80,745
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Swain County: $207,000 ±$19,733

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Social

83.7% ±6.2% (1,195  ±231.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Cherokee: 87.8% 1,141 (±0.9% / ±268.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Swain County: 86.7% 8,594 (±5.6% / ±569)
17.4% ±7.5% (248  ±116) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cherokee: 24.5% † 318 (±9.6% / ±144.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Swain County: 21.4% † 2,126 (±2.9% / ±284.4)

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

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7.1% ±4.6% (138  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Cherokee: 14.1% † 223 (±8% / ±137)
  • about the same as the rate in Swain County: 7.2% † 798 (±1.7% / ±188)
138 Total veterans ±92 138 Male ±92 N/A Female ±14

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