Haywood County vs. Transylvania County
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Haywood County (NC) Transylvania County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 61,971 34,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.0% 3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 59,031 33,091
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 59,036 33,090
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.8% 4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.2% 15.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 24.6% 30.5%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.7%
White alone, percent 96.1% 93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.3% 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.1% 3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 92.5% 90.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,536 3,316
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.5% 3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 35,567 19,723
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.9% 76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $175,600 $211,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,177 $1,207
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $362 $354
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $748 $720
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 7.0% 6.8%
Building permits, 2018 201 128
Households, 2014-2018 26,336 14,123
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.28 2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.7% 86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.7% 4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.7% 89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 69.1% 78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.1% 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 25.0% 31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.3% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.0% 15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.8% 50.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.7% 47.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 102,702 68,533
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 314,080 148,670
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 811,033 311,288
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,768 $9,476
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.1 25.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,800 $46,629
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,453 $27,050
Persons in poverty, percent 13.1% 12.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,382 832
Total employment, 2017 15,084 7,801
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 521,360 246,840
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% 2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 5,055 3,247
All firms, 2012 5,030 3,488
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,869 1,908
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,619 1,153
Minority-owned firms, 2012 162 215
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,732 3,172
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 444 257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,227 3,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3% 17.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 106.6 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 553.69 378.53
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Haywood county (NC) and Transylvania county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.