Swain County, North Carolina

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Swain County, North Carolina is a county located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 12968. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13512, It is the 12th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has total area of 540.64 miē (1400.25 kmē), of which, 528.1 square miles (1367.77 kmē) of it is land and 12.54 square miles (32.48 kmē) of it is water, it is the 39th largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 12968 residents, 5137 households, and 3631 families in the county. The population density was 24.6 people per square mile (9.5/kmē), making its North Carolina's fourth least densely populated county. There were 7105 housing units at an average density of 13.5 per square mile (5.21/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91. In the county the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 13512, The racial makeup of the county was 9426 White, 202 Black or African American, 3522 American Indian, 31 Asian, 2 Native Hawaiian, and 329 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28608, it is North Carolina's 13th poorest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $33786, it is North Carolina's ninth poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14647, it is the 12th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 3071 pupils and students, of which 51.29% are male and 48.71% are female, 23.68% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.29% nursery or pri school, 7.1% kindergarten, 45.39% elementary school, 25.95% high school and 14.26% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bryson City Town	Swain County	2.25	2.13	0.12	1411	663.5	14446	23232

Year	Population
April 2000 census	12968
April 2000 Estimate	12973
July 2000 Estimate	13031
July 2001 Estimate	12985
July 2002 Estimate	13020
July 2003 Estimate	13077
July 2004 Estimate	13087
July 2005 Estimate	13275
July 2006 Estimate	13472
July 2007 Estimate	13416
July 2008 Estimate	13512

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	112	112	224
Kindergarten	131	87	218
Elementary school	718	676	1394
High school	399	398	797
College or graduate school	215	223	438

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Swain County, North Carolina	$28608	$33786	$14647
North Carolina, United States	$39184	$46335	$20307
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587