North Carolina

Swain County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
61.1%
Native American
30.2%
Hispanic
6%
Other
2.7%

Compared with North Carolina and the United States

Swain Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricSwain CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White61.1%58.7%58%
American Indian and Alaska Native30.2%1%—
Hispanic6%12.6%—
Black or African American0.7%19.9%—
Indian0.3%1.6%—
East Asian0.1%0.9%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Swain County next to North Carolina and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricSwain CountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—94.3 (−5.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—81.4 (−18.6%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$52,349$72,388$80,734
Median home value$207,000$288,900$332,700
Home price to income4.0×4.0×4.1×
Median gross rent$742/mo$1,228/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.0%20.4%21.0%