Transylvania County, North Carolina

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Transylvania County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median age (152nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	33,691	10,730,404	334,922,499	1374th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,184	$72,388	$80,734	1513th of 3,221
Median Age	51.6	39.1	38.9	152nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	40.0%	35.7%	35.7%	281st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$373,600	$288,900	$332,700	358th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$967	$1,228	$1,413	1113th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	13.0%	12.5%	1646th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	4.7%	5.2%	2647th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	89.0	220.7	n/a	1071st of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	9.1%	14.1%	1134th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	369th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	66.6%	65.2%	1580th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.9	25.1	26.4	2157th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	16.3%	15.1%	711th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.7%	n/a	n/a	914th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.3%	47.2%	46.9%	1414th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.0%	n/a	n/a	1040th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.8	58.4	61.4

Age in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	51.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	15.7%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	14,584	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.0%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.9%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.9%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,147	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.9%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	19,266	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.2%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,674	$1,896	n/a

Education in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.1%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.5%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.2%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Statistic	Transylvania County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.7%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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