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Jackson County, NC


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Cullowhee, NC
Designated Market Area: Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, SC-NC-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 42,955   ( 2,684 from 2010 , 152 from 2020)
Land area: 491.1 square miles
Population density: 87.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:34,499 80.31% 5.2%
Black:9072.11% 24.4%
Indian:3,2317.52% 11.6%
Asian:4871.13% 38.0%
2+ races:8942.08% 32.1%
Hispanic:2,9376.84% 44.1%
Total non-White:8,45619.69% 13.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:712 8.3
Deaths:1,09212.7
Net Migration: 2983.5
Net Immigration: 450.5
Change in White population:1,704 4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:980 2.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
40,271
32,79581.44%
7291.81%
3,6569.08%
3530.88%
6771.68%
2,0385.06%
7,47618.56%

2000
33,121
28,09384.82%
5471.65%
3,3039.97%
1660.50%
4161.26%
5771.74%
5,02815.18%

1990
26,846
23,46487.40%
4511.68%
2,6639.92%
1190.44%
n/a
1490.56%
3,38212.60%

1980
25,811
22,63387.69%
5051.96%
1,9117.40%
440.17%
n/a
7182.78%
3,17812.31%

1970
21,593
19,17688.81%
5442.52%
1,8548.59%
50.02%
n/a
70.03%
2,417 11.19%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,528 10.7
2,9048.8
3,0649.3
2460.7
4,702 14.2
2,448 7.4
1990's
NumberRate
3,179 11.8
2,68210.0
3,55113.2
790.3
4,629 17.2
1,646 6.1
1980's
NumberRate
2,911 11.3
2,115 8.2
-23 -0.1
n/a
831 3.2
204 0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,825 13.1
n/a
3,457 16.0
761 3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson County, NC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.2
7,055 16.4%
35,900 83.6%
8,634 20.1%
17,737
2.19
10,141 57.2%
7,609 75.0%
935 9.2%
7,596 42.8%

2010
NumberPercent
36.3
7,123 17.7%
33,148 82.3%
6,084 15.1%
16,446
2.23
9,720 59.1%
7,390 76.0%
822 8.5%
6,726 40.9%

2000
NumberPercent
36.3
6,298 19.0%
26,823 81.0%
4,624 14.0%
13,168
2.30
8,627 65.5%
6,842 79.3%
669 7.8%
4,541 34.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.1
5,381 20.0%
21,465 80.0%
3,683 13.7%
9,755
2.44
7,091 72.7%
5,783 81.6%
507 7.1%
2,664 27.3%

1980
NumberPercent
27.6
6,205 24.0%
19,606 76.0%
2,821 10.9%
8,447
2.70
6,372 75.4%
5,374 84.3%
392 6.2%
2,075 24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Jackson County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units26,967 
Median Value$240,500 
Occupied17,73765.8%
Vacant9,23034.2%
Owned11,00662.1%
Rented6,73137.9%
Median Rent$804 
Single-Family Units19,11870.9%
    Detached18,98770.4%
    Attached1310.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,0257.5%
Mobile Homes4,40716.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jackson County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,0225.8%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5128.5%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0355.8%
$20,000 to $24,9995503.1%
$25,000 to $29,9996663.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0766.1%
$35,000 to $39,9999915.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0696.0%
$45,000 to $49,9997114.0%
$50,000 to $59,9991,3067.4%
$60,000 to $74,9991,84810.4%
$75,000 to $99,9992,25412.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,3517.6%
$125,000 to $149,9998975.1%
$150,000 to $199,9996803.8%
$200,000 or more7694.3%
Median Household Income51,482 
Per Capita Income31,384 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state95 
Compared to U.S.80 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6753.8%
Public Assistance2531.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,88810.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed16,68064.3%
Unemployed1,0784.2%
In Armed Forces560.2%
Total Labor Force17,81468.7%
Not in Labor Force8,13131.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,2675,26654.3%
Non-Profit2421,00919.3%
Self-Employed1,11681457.8%
Local Government9141,18043.6%
State Government99096450.7%
Federal Government21614260.3%
Total Private + Self7,3836,08054.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,3623,29541.8%
Total9,7459,37551.0%
Pct. Govt.23.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,8039.4%
Sales and Office Occupations3,82620.0%
Professional, Technical4,72224.7%
Service Occupations5,36128.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1020.5%
All others3,42317.9%
White Collar 54.1%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services2,95915.5%
Health care and social assistance2,76514.4%
Retail trade2,64713.8%
Accommodation and food services1,99510.4%
Construction1,2636.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,1956.2%
Other services1,0285.4%
Public administration1,0125.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9144.8%
Manufacturing8674.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5152.7%
Transportation and warehousing5042.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing4362.3%
Finance and insurance3241.7%
Information2011.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2001.0%
Wholesale trade1891.0%
Utilities990.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction220.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jackson County, NC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,7714.18%
Puerto Rican1670.39%
Cuban1570.37%
Dominican540.13%
Total Central American2560.60%
Costa Rican140.03%
Guatemalan590.14%
Honduran1610.38%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian220.05%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American610.14%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian10.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian340.08%
Ecuadorian210.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American50.01%
Other Hispanic3020.71%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong860.20%
Chinese490.12%
Vietnamese210.05%
Filipino150.04%
Korean120.03%
Japanese30.01%
Indian20.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English37,48091.9%
Spanish2,0285.0%
Other7061.7%
Other Indo-European2030.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic950.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun710.2%
Arabic690.2%
Other Asian590.1%
Chinese370.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American8,32819.6%
English5,98714.1%
German3,9589.3%
Irish3,8209.0%
Scotch-Irish2,1735.1%
Italian1,2132.9%
Scottish1,1462.7%
French7421.8%
Polish4111.0%
European3960.9%
Dutch3090.7%
British3060.7%
Swedish2430.6%
Norwegian1640.4%
Haitian1600.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen41,06596.9%
Not a citizen1,3233.1%
Native40,58495.7%
Foreign-born1,8044.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,069 3.9%1,882 6.8%7,850 28.4%8,571 31.0%4,787 17.3%3,446 12.5%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,069 3.9%
9-12 Years 1,882 6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,850 28.4%
Some College 8,571 31.0%
Bach. Degree 4,787 17.3%
Grad Degree 3,446 12.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 13,603 12,847 756 5.6% 4.1%
1991 13,696 12,742 954 7.0% 5.9%
1992 14,278 13,225 1,053 7.4% 6.3%
1993 14,463 13,477 986 6.8% 5.1%
1994 14,671 13,831 840 5.7% 4.4%
1995 14,892 14,049 843 5.7% 4.4%
1996 15,536 14,658 878 5.7% 4.4%
1997 16,288 15,371 917 5.6% 3.8%
1998 16,375 15,635 740 4.5% 3.5%
1999 16,569 15,916 653 3.9% 3.3%
2000 17,210 16,532 678 3.9% 3.7%
2001 19,072 18,246 826 4.3% 5.6%
2002 19,032 18,051 981 5.2% 6.9%
2003 19,920 18,903 1,017 5.1% 6.7%
2004 19,937 19,036 901 4.5% 5.9%
2005 20,641 19,743 898 4.4% 5.6%
2006 21,584 20,741 843 3.9% 5.1%
2007 21,940 21,067 873 4.0% 5.1%
2008 21,044 19,978 1,066 5.1% 6.2%
2009 20,880 18,937 1,943 9.3% 11.0%
2010 18,503 16,502 2,001 10.8% 10.7%
2011 18,176 16,147 2,029 11.2% 10.3%
2012 18,234 16,258 1,976 10.8% 9.5%
2013 18,456 16,875 1,581 8.6% 7.8%
2014 18,364 17,172 1,192 6.5% 6.1%
2015 18,445 17,335 1,110 6.0% 5.7%
2016 18,773 17,751 1,022 5.4% 5.1%
2017 19,037 18,125 912 4.8% 4.5%
2018 19,556 18,722 834 4.3% 4.0%
2019 20,085 19,273 812 4.0% 3.8%
2020 19,785 18,286 1,499 7.6% 7.3%
2021 19,391 18,493 898 4.6% 4.9%
2022 19,689 18,940 749 3.8% 3.7%
2023 20,030 19,310 720 3.6% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com