Swain County, North Carolina

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Swain County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,013	10,730,404	334,922,499	2225th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,349	$72,388	$80,734	2640th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9	1330th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.4%	35.7%	35.7%	1751st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$207,000	$288,900	$332,700	1336th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$742	$1,228	$1,413	2518th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.1%	13.0%	12.5%	645th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.6%	4.7%	5.2%	332nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	26.6	220.7	n/a	2103rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	9.1%	14.1%	1632nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2979th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	66.6%	65.2%	1908th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.5	25.1	26.4	2447th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	16.3%	15.1%	2397th of 3,222
Uninsured	20.4%	n/a	n/a	220th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	47.2%	46.9%	2339th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.2%	n/a	n/a	2775th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.5%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.9	58.4	61.4

Age in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	6,013	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.2%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.4%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,803	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.7%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.7%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	8,629	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$859	$1,896	n/a

Education in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	13.3%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.7%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.5%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.0%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.4%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Swain County, North Carolina

Statistic	Swain County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.4%	10.0%	16.7%

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