Population
| 2007
POPULATION
BY AGE |
| |
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total
|
| 0-13 |
5,374 |
5,059 |
2,472 |
12,905
|
| Percent
of Total
|
14.6% |
15.0% |
17.8% |
15.3%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 14-17 |
1,509
|
1,515 |
780 |
3,804
|
| Percent
of Total
|
4.1% |
4.5% |
5.6% |
4.5%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24
|
6,851 |
2,477 |
1,185 |
10,513
|
| Percent
of Total
|
18.6% |
7.4% |
8.5% |
12.5% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 25-34 |
3,627 |
3,024
|
1,508 |
8,159 |
| Percent
of Total |
9.9% |
9.0% |
10.9% |
9.7% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 35-44 |
4,398 |
4,006
|
1,828 |
10,232
|
| Percent
of Total
|
11.9% |
11.9% |
13.2% |
12.1% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 45-54 |
4,847 |
4,900 |
2,081 |
11,828 |
| Percent
of Total
|
13.2% |
14.6% |
15.0% |
14.0%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 55-64 |
4,819
|
5,083 |
1,844
|
11,746
|
| Percent
of Total
|
13.1% |
15.1%
|
13.3%
|
13.9%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| 65 and
over |
5,390
|
7,562 |
2,191
|
15,143
|
| Percent
of Total |
14.6% |
22.5%
|
15.8% |
18.0%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total
|
36,815 |
33,626 |
13,889 |
84,330
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Source:
North Carolina
Office of
State Planning
|
|
|
| POPULATION
TOTALS FOR
SERVICE
AREA COUNTIES
AND MUNICIPALITIES,
2007 |
| Jackson |
36,815 |
| |
Dillsboro |
258 |
| |
Forest
Hills |
351 |
| |
Sylva |
2,557 |
| |
Webster |
590 |
| Macon |
33,626 |
| |
Franklin |
3,826 |
| |
Highlands |
969 |
| Swain |
13,889 |
| |
Bryson
City |
1,491 |
| |
|
|
|
Source:
North Carolina
Office of
State Planning
|
|
| POPULATION
DENSITY PER SQUARE
MILE, 2007 |
| |
Square
Miles |
Density |
| Jackson |
490.71 |
75.02 |
| Macon |
516.47 |
65.11 |
| Swain |
528.10 |
26.30 |
| North Carolina |
48,710.90 |
186.19 |
Source: North
Carolina Office
of State Planning
|
| MEDIAN
AGE, 2007 |
| |
Median
Age |
Rank
Among 100 N.C.
Counties* |
| Jackson |
37.4 |
68 |
| Macon |
46.6 |
4 |
| Swain |
40.5 |
34 |
| North Carolina |
36.3 |
- |
|
*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 |
38,142 |
41,495 |
44,269 |
33.7% |
| Macon |
29,811
|
35,340 |
40,649 |
46,345 |
53.1% |
| Swain |
12,968
|
14,426 |
15,968 |
17,354 |
33.8% |
| Service
Area |
75,900
|
87,908 |
98,112 |
107,253 |
41.3% |
| North
Carolina |
8,046,813
|
9,539,095 |
11,004,303 |
12,465,478 |
54.9% |
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 |
| |
|
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Jackson |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number
of Dropouts |
90 |
79 |
82 |
87 |
| |
Dropout
Rate |
7.51%
|
6.65% |
6.9% |
7.5% |
| |
Grades
9-12 Est.
Retention
Rate* |
56.8%
|
57.5% |
NA |
NA |
| Macon |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number
of Dropouts |
79 |
90 |
92 |
57 |
| |
Dropout
Rate |
5.98% |
6.64% |
6.61% |
4.12% |
| |
Grades
9-12 Est.
Retention
Rate* |
58.9% |
54.1% |
NA |
NA |
| Swain |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number
of Dropouts |
43 |
37 |
56 |
49 |
| |
Dropout
Rate |
6.96% |
5.68% |
8.25% |
7.45% |
| |
Grades
9-12 Est.
Retention
Rate* |
68.9% |
61.8% |
NA |
NA |
| North
Carolina |
|
|
|
|
| |
Number
of Dropouts |
20,175 |
21,925 |
23,550 |
22,434 |
| |
Dropout
Rate |
4.74% |
5.23% |
5.24% |
4.97% |
| |
Grades
9-12 Est.
Retention
Rate* |
64.7%
|
64.3% |
NA |
NA |
*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 |
| |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Jackson |
$22,211 |
$22,363 |
$23,273 |
$24,736 |
$26,074 |
| Percent
of State
Average |
80.8%
|
80.1%
|
79.2%
|
80.5% |
80.9% |
| Macon
|
$23,144 |
$23,402 |
$24,431 |
$25,676 |
$27,203 |
| Percent
of State
Average |
84.2% |
83.9%
|
83.1%
|
83.6% |
84.4% |
| Swain
|
$18,918 |
$19,725 |
$21,101 |
$22,146 |
$23,430 |
| Percent
of State
Average |
68.8%
|
70.7%
|
71.8%
|
72.1% |
72.7% |
| North
Carolina
|
$27,488 |
$27,904 |
$29,387 |
$30,713 |
$32,247 |
| 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 |
| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Jackson |
4.9% |
4.3% |
4.1% |
3.6% |
3.5% |
| Macon |
5.0%
|
4.7% |
4.7% |
4.4% |
4.0% |
| Swain |
8.0% |
7.2% |
6.9%
|
5.6% |
6.0% |
| North
Carolina |
6.5% |
5.5% |
5.3%
|
4.7% |
4.7% |
Source:
North
Carolina
Employment
Security
Commission
|
|
|
| EMPLOYMENT
BY SECTOR
- 2007 |
| |
|
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total
|
| Total
Government
|
3,894 |
1,730 |
4,219 |
9,843 |
| |
Federal
Government |
65 |
175 |
209 |
449 |
| |
State
Government |
2,470 |
209 |
122 |
2,801 |
| |
Local
Government |
1,359 |
1,346 |
3,888 |
6,593 |
| Total
Private
Industry |
10,693 |
10,131 |
3,725 |
24,549 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total
All Industries |
14,587 |
11,860 |
7,943 |
34,390 |
| |
Agriculture,
Forestry,
Fishing
& Hunting |
76 |
* |
* |
* |
| |
Mining |
* |
* |
0 |
* |
| |
Utilities |
35 |
* |
* |
* |
| |
Construction |
1,160 |
1,526 |
269 |
2,955 |
| |
Manufacturing
|
438 |
972 |
314 |
1,724 |
| |
Wholesale
Trade |
153 |
146 |
57 |
356 |
| |
Retail
Trade |
1,790 |
1,925 |
665 |
4,380 |
| |
Transportation
& Warehousing |
414 |
202 |
26 |
642 |
| |
Information |
142 |
182 |
42 |
366 |
| |
Finance
& Insurance |
194 |
334 |
73 |
601 |
| |
Real Estate,
Rental &
Leasing |
167 |
164 |
27 |
358 |
| |
Professional
& Technical
Services |
740 |
733 |
77 |
1,550 |
| |
Management
of Companies
& Enterprises |
* |
* |
0 |
* |
| |
Administrative
& Waste
Services
|
827 |
301 |
59 |
1,187 |
| |
Educational
Services |
2,881 |
847 |
385 |
4,113 |
| |
Health
Care &
Social Assistance |
1,980 |
1,466 |
769 |
4,215 |
| |
Arts,
Entertainment
& Recreation |
478 |
334 |
* |
* |
| |
Accommodation
& Food
Services |
1,918 |
1,120 |
916 |
3,954 |
| |
Other
Services,
Except Public
Admin |
231 |
453 |
* |
* |
| |
Public
Administration |
863 |
777 |
1,825 |
3,465 |
| |
Unclassified
|
52 |
89 |
26 |
167 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Suppressed
due to confidentiality
requirements
|
| Employment
data based
upon place
of work,
not place
of residence
|
Source:
North Carolina
Employment
Security
Commission |
|
| PERCENTAGE
EMPLOYMENT
BY SECTOR
- 2007 |
| |
|
Jackson |
Macon |
Swain |
Service
Area
Total
|
North
Carolina
|
| Total
Government
|
26.7% |
14.6% |
53.1% |
28.6% |
16.7% |
| |
Federal
Government |
0.4% |
1.5% |
2.6% |
1.3% |
1.6% |
| |
State
Government |
16.9% |
1.8% |
1.5% |
8.1% |
4.4% |
| |
Local
Government |
9.3% |
11.3% |
48.9% |
19.2% |
10.7% |
| Total
Private
Industry |
73.3% |
85.4% |
46.9% |
71.4% |
83.3% |
| Total
All Industries |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| |
Agriculture,
Forestry,
Fishing
& Hunting |
0.5%
|
* |
* |
* |
0.7% |
| |
Mining |
* |
* |
0.0%
|
* |
0.1% |
| |
Utilities |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
0.4% |
| |
Construction |
8.0% |
12.9% |
3.4% |
8.6% |
6.2% |
| |
Manufacturing
|
3.0% |
8.2% |
4.0% |
5.0%
|
14.0% |
| |
Wholesale
Trade |
1.0% |
1.2% |
0.7% |
1.0% |
4.5% |
| |
Retail
Trade |
12.3% |
16.2% |
8.4% |
12.7% |
11.5% |
| |
Transportation
& Warehousing |
2.8% |
1.7% |
0.3% |
1.9% |
3.5% |
| |
Information |
1.0% |
1.5% |
0.5% |
1.1%
|
1.9% |
| |
Finance
& Insurance |
1.3% |
2.8% |
0.9% |
1.7% |
3.8% |
| |
Real Estate,
Rental &
Leasing |
1.1% |
1.4% |
0.3% |
1.0% |
1.3% |
| |
Professional
& Technical
Services |
5.1% |
6.2% |
1.0% |
4.5% |
4.4% |
| |
Management
of Companies
& Enterprises |
* |
* |
0.0% |
* |
1.7% |
| |
Administrative
& Waste
Services
|
5.7% |
2.5% |
0.7% |
3.5% |
6.0% |
| |
Educational
Services |
19.8% |
7.1% |
4.8% |
12.0% |
8.9%
|
| |
Health
Care &
Social Assistance |
13.6% |
12.4% |
9.7% |
12.3% |
12.8% |
| |
Arts,
Entertainment
& Recreation |
3.3% |
2.8% |
*
|
*
|
1.3% |
| |
Accommodation
& Food
Services |
13.1%
|
9.4%
|
11.5% |
11.5%
|
8.3% |
| |
Other
Services,
Except Public
Admin |
1.6% |
3.8% |
* |
* |
2.5% |
| |
Public
Administration |
5.9% |
6.6%
|
23.0% |
10.1%
|
5.7% |
| |
Unclassified
|
0.4% |
0.8% |
0.3% |
0.5%
|
0.6% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Suppressed
due to confidentiality
requirements
|
| Employment
data based
upon place
of work,
not place
of residence
|
Source:
North Carolina
Employment
Security
Commission |
|
|
