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Sylva, NC Urban Area

5,048 Population
7.2 square miles 699.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.7 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,513 ±$2,881 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,765 ±$12,422 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.4% ±5.7% (900  ±303) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.4 minutes ±3 (48,430  ±12,818) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,205 ±369 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.5 (4,895  ±654) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±1.8% (21  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,458 ±378 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$205,300 ±$27,748 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13% ±4.4% (650  ±238.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87% ±19.9% (2,733  ±434.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29.3% ±5.5% (920  ±228.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent 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

6.5% ±3.7% (326  ±193) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±2.7% (258  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
258 Total veterans ±103 253 Male ±103 5 Female ±8

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