Population 14,058
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 528.00 mi²
Per capita income $20,904

Cities in Swain County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 65.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 22.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$112,322
Total number of firms, 2007 1,648
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 4.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 14,058
Households, 2008-2012 5,476
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,273
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,904
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -37.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 3,305
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 528.00 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 13,981
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $123,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 362
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $43,426
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.9 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$561,555
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,311
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.50
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 18.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 18.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.9 %
Population, 2010 13,981
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 26.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 63.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 78.1 %
Housing units, 2013 8,732
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,417
Building permits, 2012 38
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 27.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,303
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %