Bryson City, NC Demographic Data
Bryson City, NC Summary
Bryson City is located in Swain County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,701
- Area: 2.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 741.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,729.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bryson City, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
875
53%
50.8
Male
790
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,665
323,128,000
Bryson City, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
101
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
77
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
119
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
76
4.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
98
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
150
9.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
216
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
265
15.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
107
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
90
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
193
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
111
6.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
62
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,313
78.9%
77.2
Female
694
52.9%
51.3
Male
619
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,282
77.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
429
25.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
366
22.0%
15.2
Female
243
66.4%
55.8
Male
123
33.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Bryson City, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,632
98.0%
96.8
White
1,540
92.5%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
74
4.4%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
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
18
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
33
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
24
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
24
1.4%
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
1,641
98.6%
82.2
Bryson City, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
97
8.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
192
16.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
356
29.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
213
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
105
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
134
11.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
97
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
289
24.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
905
75.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
231
19.3%
31.2
Bryson City, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
324
23.7%
33.7%
Now Married
622
45.5%
47.5
Divorced
247
18.1%
11.0%
Separated
42
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
133
9.7
5.8%
Bryson City, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,508
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
56
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
18
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
38
2.4%
1.1%
Bryson City, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
79
12.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
78
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
126
19.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
94
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
87
13.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
56
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
55
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
32,750
57,617
Per capita income
19,507
31,128
Bryson City, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
2.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
131
21.8%
9.8
Construction
43
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
146
24.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
1.2%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
57
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
51
8.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
76
12.7%
11.4
Public administration
27
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
30
5.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2
0.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
13
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
52
8.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
238
39.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
57
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
86
14.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
167
27.8%
18.1%
Bryson City, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
593
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
471
79.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
58
9.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
31
5.2%
2.7
Other means
27
4.6%
1.8
Worked at home
6
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.2
26.6
Bryson City, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
106
16.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
220
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
218
33.7%
37.1
3 or more
103
15.9%
21.0
Bryson City, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
647
74.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
301
46.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
346
53.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
223
25.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Bryson City, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
870
1 room
46
5.3%
2.4
2 rooms
37
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
140
16.1%
9.1
4 rooms
180
20.7%
16.5
5 rooms
196
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
142
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
82
9.4%
12.0
8 rooms
21
2.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
26
3.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bryson City, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
870
1-unit, detached
422
48.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
37
4.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
61
7.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
76
8.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
6
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
261
30.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bryson City, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
62
7.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
58
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
106
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
85
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
162
18.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
121
13.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
122
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
154
17.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bryson City, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6
0.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
75
11.6%
4.7
Electricity
519
80.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
35
5.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
12
1.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bryson City, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
164
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
5
3.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
3.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
17.7%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
36
22.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
89
54.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
51
31.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
15
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
72
43.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bryson City, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
293
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
1.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
28
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
96
32.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
166
56.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
53
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
47
17.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
45
16.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
7.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
16
5.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
10.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
113
42.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
77
0.0%
0.0%
Bryson City, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
301
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
19
6.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
82
27.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
106
35.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
29
9.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
55
18.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
10
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,000
205,000