Living in Transylvania County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 14,567 households are located in Transylvania County Schools area. Among them, 3,180 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.65 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,478 and 6,094 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (630) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (1,454) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Transylvania County Schools, North Carolina
Household	14,567
Population	32,463
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,180 (22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,478
Total Students	6,094
Pre-Kindergarten	403
Kindergarten	213
Grade 1-8	2,577
Grade 9-12	1,486
College/Graduate School	1,415
Veterans	28,369
Non-citizen	630
Non-English Home Language	1,454
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

28,892 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,944 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,944 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 14,055 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Transylvania County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,556	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,057	81.57%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	883	6.51%
Public transportation	24	0.18%
Walked	358	2.64%
Other method	185	1.36%
Worked from home	1,049	7.74%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,055	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,671	33.23%
Service	2,931	20.85%
Sales and office	3,109	22.12%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,824	12.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,520	10.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,055	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	229	1.63%
Construction	1,499	10.67%
Manufacturing	1,220	8.68%
Wholesale trade	201	1.43%
Retail trade	1,517	10.79%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	376	2.68%
Information	141	1.00%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	723	5.14%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,351	9.61%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,423	24.35%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,924	13.69%
Other services, except public administration	1,046	7.44%
Public administration	405	2.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,055	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,215	72.68%
Government workers	1,747	12.43%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,070	14.73%
Unpaid family workers	23	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,138 for the 14,567 households in Transylvania County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $24,589. 28,794 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.51%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,567	-
Less than $10,000	842	5.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	782	5.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,442	9.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,992	13.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,203	15.12%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,760	18.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,984	13.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,580	10.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	430	2.95%
More than $200,000	552	3.79%
Median Household Income	$50,212	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,138	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,978	-
Less than $10,000	407	4.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	279	2.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	775	7.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,016	10.18%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,533	15.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,176	21.81%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,514	15.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,414	14.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	361	3.62%
More than $200,000	503	5.04%

Median Family Income	$61,739	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,541	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,589	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,707	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,707	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,285	-
With health insurance coverage	28,794	86.51%
Public coverage	15,291	45.94%
Private health insurance	21,182	63.64%
Without health insurance coverage	4,491	13.49%

Housing

There are 19,645 housing units in Transylvania County Schools area, North Carolina with 14,567 units (74.15%) occupied. 11,072 houses (76.01%) are occupied by owner and 3,495 houses (23.99%) are rented. The average housing value is $221,900 and the average rental cost is $756. 188 houses (0.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,165 houses (11.02%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,645	-
Occupied	14,567	74.15%
Owner Occupied	11,072	76.01%
Renter Occupied	3,495	23.99%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,640	74.52%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	338	1.72%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,706	8.68%
Mobile Homes	2,947	15.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,645	-
Built 2014 or later	188	0.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	368	1.87%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,899	19.85%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,680	13.64%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,329	16.95%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,680	18.73%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,005	10.21%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,331	6.78%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,165	11.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,645	-
1 room	212	1.08%
2 rooms	352	1.79%
3 rooms	2,782	14.16%
4 rooms	4,216	21.46%
5 rooms	4,170	21.23%
6 rooms	3,094	15.75%
7 rooms	2,031	10.34%
8 rooms	1,152	5.86%
9 rooms or more	1,636	8.33%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,645	-
no bedroom	225	1.15%
1 bedroom	941	4.79%
2 bedrooms	6,304	32.09%
3 bedrooms	9,388	47.79%
4 bedrooms	2,400	12.22%
5 bedrooms or more	387	1.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,072	-
Less than $50,000	789	7.13%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,014	9.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,182	10.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,881	16.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,002	27.11%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,103	18.99%
$500,000 - $999,999	910	8.22%
$1,000,000 or more	191	1.73%
Median House Value	$221,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,950	-
Less than $500	507	17.19%
$500 - $999	1,731	58.68%
$1,000 - $1,499	552	18.71%
$1,500 - $1,999	111	3.76%
$2,000 - $2,499	34	1.15%
$2,500 - $2,999	15	0.51%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$756	-

Demographic

A total of 33,775 people lives in Transylvania County Schools area, North Carolina with 16,252 male and 17,523 female. The males to female ratio is 48.12 to 51.88. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,775	-
Male	16,252	48.12%
Female	17,523	51.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,775	-
Under 5 years	1,335	3.95%
5 - 9 years	1,635	4.84%
10 - 14 years	1,475	4.37%
15 - 19 years	1,866	5.52%
20 - 24 years	1,827	5.41%
25 - 34 years	3,215	9.52%
35 - 44 years	3,212	9.51%
45 - 54 years	3,917	11.60%
55 - 59 years	2,482	7.35%
60 - 64 years	2,699	7.99%
65 - 74 years	5,533	16.38%
75 - 84 years	3,178	9.41%
85 years and older	1,401	4.15%
Median Age	51.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,775	-
One Race	33,316	98.64%
White	30,933	91.59%
Black or African American	1,612	4.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native	99	0.29%
Asian	47	0.14%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.05%
Other	608	1.80%

Two or more races	459	1.36%
White and Black or African American	93	0.28%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	78	0.23%
White and Asian	186	0.55%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Transylvania County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic