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Waynesville, NC Urban Area

24,396 Population
27.6 square miles 883.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,290 ±$2,127 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,227 ±$4,590 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.8% ±3.2% (2,833  ±769) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±2 (226,190  ±26,943) 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

11,124 ±595 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (23,960  ±1,138) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±1% (81  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

15,025 ±584 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$289,700 ±$15,632 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.7% ±3.3% (3,562  ±829.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.4% ±2.5% (16,550  ±898.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.2% ±2.4% (5,962  ±528.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 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

4.1% ±1.2% (1,009  ±297) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±1.3% (1,866  ±274) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,866 Total veterans ±274 1,678 Male ±260 188 Female ±95

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