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Haywood, Madison, Swain, Graham & Jackson (North) Counties PUMA, NC

108,885 Population
1,822.9 square miles 59.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,605 ±$2,425 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,639 ±$4,032 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.9% ±3% (14,818  ±3,262) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.3 minutes ±1.1 (1,068,960  ±53,316) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,439 ±2,222 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (106,672  ±3,078) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±1.7% (755  ±377) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

63,256 ±1,646 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$301,700 ±$17,876 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.4% ±2% (7,955  ±2,195.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.2% ±4.5% (73,477  ±4,149.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.8% ±2.6% (23,458  ±2,227.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

4.1% ±0.6% (4,152  ±559.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.6% ±0.7% (2,773  ±783) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.4% ±1.1% (6,537  ±1,017) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,537 Total veterans ±1,017 6,359 Male ±993 178 Female ±177

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