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| Fact
Book 2008 - Service Area |
Population
| 2006
POPULATION BY
AGE |
| |
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total
|
| 0-13 |
5,206 |
4,972 |
2,499 |
12,677
|
| Percent
of Total |
14.3% |
15.0% |
17.9% |
15.2%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 14-17 |
1,478
|
1,457 |
790 |
3,725
|
| Percent
of Total |
4.1% |
4.4% |
5.7% |
4.5%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
7,003 |
2,507 |
1,197 |
10,707
|
| Percent
of Total |
19.3% |
7.6% |
8.6% |
12.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 25-34 |
3,668 |
2,960
|
1,536 |
8,164 |
| Percent
of Total |
10.1% |
8.9% |
11.0% |
9.8% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 35-44 |
4,322 |
3,996
|
1,847 |
10,165
|
| Percent
of Total |
11.9% |
12.1% |
13.3% |
12.2% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 45-54 |
4,765 |
4,836 |
2,070 |
11,671 |
| Percent
of Total |
13.1% |
14.6% |
14.9% |
14.0%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 55-64 |
4,669
|
4,939 |
1,834
|
11,442
|
| Percent
of Total |
12.9% |
14.9%
|
13.2%
|
13.7%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 65 and over
|
5,201
|
7,409 |
2,165
|
14,775
|
| Percent
of Total |
14.3% |
22.4%
|
15.5% |
17.7%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
36,312 |
33,076 |
13,938 |
83,326
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source:
North Carolina
Office of State
Planning |
|
|
| POPULATION
TOTALS FOR SERVICE
AREA COUNTIES
AND MUNICIPALITIES,
2006 |
| Jackson |
36,312 |
| |
Dillsboro |
243 |
| |
Forest Hills |
343 |
| |
Sylva |
2,518 |
| |
Webster |
577 |
| Macon |
33,076 |
| |
Franklin |
3,778 |
| |
Highlands |
962 |
| Swain |
13,938 |
| |
Bryson City |
1,492 |
| |
|
|
|
Source: North
Carolina Office
of State Planning
|
|
| POPULATION
DENSITY PER SQUARE MILE,
2006 |
| |
Square
Miles |
Density |
| Jackson |
490.71 |
74.00 |
| Macon |
516.47 |
64.04 |
| Swain |
528.10 |
26.39 |
| North Carolina |
48,710.90 |
181.90 |
Source: North Carolina
Office of State Planning
|
| MEDIAN
AGE, 2006 |
| |
Median
Age |
Rank
Among 100 N.C. Counties*
|
| Jackson |
36.9 |
72 |
| Macon |
46.4 |
3 |
| Swain |
40.3 |
34 |
| North Carolina |
36.2 |
- |
|
*Counties ranked 1
to 100, from highest
median age to lowest
Source: North Carolina
Office of State Planning
|
| 2000
POPULATION BY
RACE |
| |
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total
|
| White |
28,378 |
28,969 |
8,602 |
65,949
|
| Percent
of Total |
85.7% |
97.2% |
66.3%
|
86.9%
|
| Black |
552 |
357 |
221
|
1,130
|
| Percent
of Total |
1.7% |
1.2% |
1.7%
|
1.5%
|
| American Indian |
3,379
|
84
|
3,765 |
7,228
|
| Percent
of Total |
10.2%
|
0.3%
|
29.0% |
9.5%
|
| Asian &
Pacific Islander |
175
|
122 |
21
|
318
|
| Percent
of Total |
0.5% |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.4%
|
| Other |
181
|
91
|
63 |
335
|
| Percent
of Total |
0.5% |
0.3%
|
0.5% |
0.5%
|
| Two or More
Races |
456
|
188 |
296
|
940
|
| Percent
of Total |
1.4% |
0.6% |
2.3% |
1.2%
|
| Total |
33,121 |
29,811 |
12,968 |
75,900
|
Source: Bureau
of the Census,
U.S. Dept of Commerce
|
|
SERVICE AREA POPULATION
BY RACE, 2000
 |
|
| POPULATION
PROJECTIONS, 2000
- 2030 |
Percent
Change |
| |
2000 |
2010
|
2020 |
2030
|
2000-2030 |
| Jackson |
33,121 |
38,084 |
41,153 |
43,697 |
31.9% |
| Macon |
29,811
|
35,452 |
41,008 |
46,345 |
55.5% |
| Swain |
12,968
|
14,765 |
16,374 |
17,871 |
37.8% |
| Service Area |
75,900
|
88,301 |
98,535 |
107,913 |
42.2% |
| North Carolina |
8,046,813
|
9,450,494 |
10,850,228 |
12,274,433 |
52.5% |
Source: North
Carolina Office
of State Planning
|
|
2000
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
IN SERVICE AREA
Persons 25 Years
of Age & Over |
| |
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total |
| Less Than 9th
Grade |
1,805 |
1,989 |
885 |
4,679 |
| Percent
of Total |
8.6% |
9.1% |
10.1% |
9.1%
|
| 9th-12th Grade,
No Diploma |
2,624 |
2,985 |
1,692 |
7,301 |
| Percent
of Total |
12.6% |
13.6% |
19.4% |
14.2%
|
| High School
Graduate |
5,361 |
7,048 |
2,635
|
15,044 |
| Percent
of Total |
25.7%
|
32.2% |
30.2% |
29.2%
|
| Some College,
No Degree |
4,302 |
4,866
|
1,700
|
10,868
|
| Percent
of Total |
20.6%
|
22.2% |
19.5% |
21.1%
|
| Associate Degree
|
1,463 |
1,477
|
614
|
3,554 |
| Percent
of Total |
7.0% |
6.7% |
7.0% |
6.9%
|
| Baccalaureate
Degree |
2,902 |
2,293 |
851 |
6,046 |
| Percent
of Total |
13.9% |
10.5% |
9.7%
|
11.7% |
| Graduate or
Professional Degree |
2,424
|
1,250
|
362 |
4,036
|
| Percent
of Total |
11.6% |
5.7% |
4.1%
|
7.8%
|
Source: Bureau
of the Census,
U.S. Dept of Commerce
|
|
|
| DROPOUT
DATA FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEMS
IN THE SERVICE
AREA |
| |
|
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
| Jackson |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number of Dropouts |
65 |
70 |
90 |
79 |
| |
Dropout Rate |
5.67% |
6.04% |
7.51%
|
6.65% |
| |
Grades 9-12
Est. Retention
Rate* |
61.4%
|
63.0% |
56.8%
|
57.5% |
| Macon |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number of Dropouts |
77 |
85
|
79 |
90 |
| |
Dropout Rate |
5.81% |
6.41% |
5.98% |
6.64% |
| |
Grades 9-12
Est. Retention
Rate* |
63.7%
|
62.6% |
58.9% |
54.1% |
| Swain |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number of Dropouts |
32 |
55 |
43 |
37 |
| |
Dropout Rate |
5.61% |
8.96% |
6.96% |
5.68% |
| |
Grades 9-12
Est. Retention
Rate* |
55.2% |
66.9% |
68.9% |
61.8% |
| North
Carolina |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number of Dropouts |
18,964 |
20,035
|
20,175 |
21,925 |
| |
Dropout Rate |
4.78%
|
4.86%
|
4.74% |
5.23% |
| |
Grades 9-12
Est. Retention
Rate* |
59.8% |
61.9% |
64.7%
|
64.3% |
*The retention
rate is a simple
comparison of
graduates with
9th grade enrollments
four years earlier
Source: North
Carolina Dept.
of Public Instruction
|
|
| PERCENT
OF POPULATION BELOW
THE POVERTY LEVEL, 2000 |
| Jackson |
15.1%
|
| Macon |
12.6% |
| Swain |
18.3% |
| North Carolina |
12.3% |
Source: Bureau of the
Census, U.S. Dept of
Commerce |
| PER
CAPITA PERSONAL
INCOME |
| |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Jackson |
$22,050 |
$22,342 |
$22,534 |
$23,733 |
$25,471 |
| Percent
of State Average |
80.2%
|
81.2%
|
80.7%
|
80.3%
|
82.1% |
| Macon |
$23,006 |
$23,095 |
$23,386 |
$24,602 |
$25,848 |
| Percent
of State Average |
83.7% |
84.0% |
83.8%
|
83.2%
|
83.3% |
| Swain |
$18,496 |
$18,923 |
$19,728 |
$21,491 |
$22,594 |
| Percent
of State Average |
67.3%
|
68.8%
|
70.7%
|
72.7%
|
72.8% |
| North Carolina
|
$27,486 |
$27,508 |
$27,922 |
$29,569 |
$31,041 |
| Percent
of State Average |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Source: Bureau
of Economic Analysis,
U.S. Dept. of
Commerce |
|
| MEDIAN
FAMILY INCOME - 2000 |
| Jackson |
$40,876
|
| |
Percent
of State Average |
88.2% |
| Macon |
$37,381 |
| |
Percent of State Average |
80.7%
|
| Swain
|
$33,786
|
| |
Percent of State Average |
72.9%
|
| North
Carolina |
$46,335 |
| |
Percent of State Average
|
100.0% |
Source: Bureau of the
Census, U.S. Dept of
Commerce |
| ANNUAL
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE |
| |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Jackson |
4.7%
|
4.6% |
3.9% |
3.7% |
3.7% |
| Macon |
5.2% |
4.8%
|
4.5% |
4.5% |
4.5% |
| Swain |
8.3% |
7.8% |
7.0% |
6.6%
|
5.8% |
| North Carolina |
6.6% |
6.4% |
5.5% |
5.2%
|
4.8% |
Source: North
Carolina Employment
Security Commission
|
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|
| EMPLOYMENT
BY SECTOR - 2006 |
| |
|
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total |
| Total
Government |
3,785 |
1,629 |
4,182 |
9,596 |
| |
Federal Government |
68 |
193 |
228 |
489 |
| |
State Government |
2,407 |
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