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Haywood County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Haywood County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Haywood County is a small western North Carolina county of 62,432 residents that has grown 3.3% over five years, with a median household income of $61,912 and median worker earnings of $38,961. The workforce of roughly 55.5% labor force participation skews older—median age 47.8—with 29.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 3.4%. Housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $254,900 and median gross rent of $1,052/month, with a 75.0% homeownership rate and a mean commute of 23.8 minutes.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

62,432

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,912

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Haywood County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone57,171 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,946 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,704 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone631 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone567 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone414 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,461
  2. 2.Other Indo-European106
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)93
  4. 4.Vietnamese75
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic61

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,981

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,746

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,580

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,769
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,493
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,391
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,311
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,257

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,862
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,686
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,407
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,254
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,481

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.53×)3,786
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)3,691
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.06×)1,414
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)6,879
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)3,137

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$254,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,052/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,635 (17.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,434 (12.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,354 (11.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,192 (10.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,087 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,072 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,678 (78.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,546 (9.2%)
  • Carpooled2,513 (9.1%)
  • Walked702 (2.5%)
  • Other192 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.