Sylva, NC Demographic Data
Sylva, NC Summary
Sylva is located in Jackson County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,627
- Area: 3.19 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 823.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,091.54 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sylva, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,281
49%
50.8
Male
1,318
51%
49.2
Total Population
2,599
323,128,000
Sylva, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
198
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
197
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
173
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
96
3.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
265
10.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
450
17.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
377
14.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
283
10.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
81
3.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
123
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
185
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
114
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
57
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,968
75.7%
77.2
Female
939
47.7%
51.3
Male
1,029
52.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,854
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
408
15.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
356
13.7%
15.2
Female
230
64.6%
55.8
Male
126
35.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Sylva, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,433
93.6%
96.8
White
2,070
79.6%
72.6
Black or African American
115
4.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
145
5.6%
0.8
Asian
102
3.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
97
3.7%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
166
6.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
149
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
149
5.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,450
94.3%
82.2
Sylva, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
121
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
143
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
375
22.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
400
24.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
148
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
285
17.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
198
11.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
264
15.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,406
84.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
483
29.0%
31.2
Sylva, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
680
33.5%
33.7%
Now Married
791
38.9%
47.5
Divorced
257
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
97
4.8%
2.0
Widowed
206
10.1
5.8%
Sylva, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,161
90.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
240
10.0%
21.6%
Spanish
87
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
113
4.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
31
1.3%
1.1%
Sylva, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
118
11.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
88
8.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
156
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
127
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
108
10.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
245
24.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
90
8.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
79
7.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
37,434
57,617
Per capita income
19,255
31,128
Sylva, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
54
4.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
350
28.7%
9.8
Construction
34
2.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
300
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
48
3.9%
6.6
Information
5
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
44
3.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
48
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
125
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
58
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
123
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
27
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
0.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
102
8.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
399
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
105
8.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
227
18.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
386
31.7%
18.1%
Sylva, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,225
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
972
79.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
107
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
63
5.1%
2.7
Other means
36
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
47
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.0
26.6
Sylva, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
97
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
369
36.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
332
32.7%
37.1
3 or more
217
21.4%
21.0
Sylva, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,015
83.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
436
43.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
579
57.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
203
16.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Sylva, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,218
1 room
27
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
36
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
66
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
365
30.0%
16.5
5 rooms
262
21.5%
19.8
6 rooms
163
13.4%
17.8
7 rooms
163
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
95
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
41
3.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sylva, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,218
1-unit, detached
660
54.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
31
2.5%
5.9
2-units
60
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
66
5.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
88
7.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
5
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
301
24.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sylva, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
133
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
104
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
146
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
97
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
145
11.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
227
18.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
229
18.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
137
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sylva, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
37
3.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
104
10.2%
4.7
Electricity
736
72.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
113
11.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
22
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sylva, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
226
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
5.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
83
36.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
111
49.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
104
46.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
43
19.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
27
11.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sylva, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
567
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
2.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
74
13.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
83
14.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
394
69.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
12
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
777
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
86
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
62
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
87
15.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
80
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
188
33.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Sylva, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
436
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
34
7.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
78
17.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
155
35.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
83
19.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
49
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
18
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
14
3.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,900
205,000
