Transylvania County, NC Demographic Data
Transylvania County, NC Summary
Transylvania County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 32,909
- Area: 380.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 378.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.99 sq. miles
- Population Density: 86.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,122.05 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Transylvania County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,152
52%
50.8
Male
15,910
48%
49.2
Total Population
33,062
323,128,000
Transylvania County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,328
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,467
4.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,719
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,833
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,876
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,070
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,043
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,321
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,354
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,813
8.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,054
15.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,034
9.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,150
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,581
83.4%
77.2
Female
14,496
52.6%
51.3
Male
13,085
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
26,216
79.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,669
32.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,238
27.9%
15.2
Female
5,040
54.6%
55.8
Male
4,198
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
50
0.0%
0.0
Transylvania County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
32,522
98.4%
96.8
White
29,879
90.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,273
3.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
117
0.4%
0.8
Asian
227
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
84
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
33
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
87
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
17
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
17
0.1%
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
1,009
3.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
540
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,024
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
844
2.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
42
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
138
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
32,038
96.9%
82.2
Transylvania County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
979
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,949
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,043
28.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,517
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,985
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,448
17.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,918
11.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,928
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,911
88.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,366
29.6%
31.2
Transylvania County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,477
22.7%
33.7%
Now Married
16,191
56.7%
47.5
Divorced
3,203
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
371
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
2,306
8.1
5.8%
Transylvania County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
30,202
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,532
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
1,073
3.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
288
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
145
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
26
0.1%
1.1%
Transylvania County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
940
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
814
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,643
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,774
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,615
18.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,766
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,761
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
998
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
213
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
317
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
43,918
57,617
Per capita income
25,394
31,128
Transylvania County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
239
1.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,612
12.0%
9.8
Construction
1,519
11.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,296
24.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
596
4.4%
6.6
Information
127
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,166
8.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,051
7.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,248
9.3%
11.4
Public administration
549
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,484
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
397
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
192
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,684
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,014
29.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,497
11.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,037
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,244
24.1%
18.1%
Transylvania County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,088
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,464
80.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,266
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
53
0.4%
5.1
Walked
246
1.9%
2.7
Other means
127
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
932
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.5
26.6
Transylvania County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
575
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,682
33.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,431
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,153
22.8%
21.0
Transylvania County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
13,841
71.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,526
76.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,315
24.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,525
28.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Transylvania County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,366
1 room
47
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
400
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,129
11.0%
9.1
4 rooms
3,368
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
4,488
23.2%
19.8
6 rooms
3,354
17.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,633
13.6%
12.0
8 rooms
1,382
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,565
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Transylvania County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,366
1-unit, detached
14,959
77.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
248
1.3%
5.9
2-units
358
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
652
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
493
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
72
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
133
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
2,434
12.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
17
0.1%
0.1
Transylvania County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
822
4.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
955
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,481
7.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,819
9.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,076
21.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,439
17.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,322
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,131
16.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
279
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
42
0.2%
1.4%
Transylvania County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,086
15.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,744
12.6%
4.7
Electricity
7,973
57.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,101
8.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
835
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
33
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
60
0.4%
1.1
Transylvania County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,957
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
105
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
138
2.8%
7.0%
Less than $500
146
2.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
183
3.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
695
14.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,723
34.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,967
39.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,353
47.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
588
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
561
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
333
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,122
22.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Transylvania County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,735
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
54
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
370
13.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
415
15.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,881
68.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
580
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
670
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
211
7.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
350
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
409
15.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
192
7.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
302
11.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,217
45.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
634
0.0%
0.0%
Transylvania County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,526
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
657
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,232
11.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,218
11.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,047
19.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,714
25.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,794
17.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
616
5.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
248
2.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
203,100
205,000