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Population in July 2007: 4,526.
Males: 2,298  (50.8%)
Females: 2,228  (49.2%)
Median resident age:  36.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28778.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,004 (it was $31,218 in 2000)
Swannanoa:  $37,004
North Carolina:  $44,670

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,812 (it was $72,600 in 2000)
Swannanoa:  $137,812
North Carolina:  $145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $136,254; Detached houses: $161,549; Townhouses or other attached units: $187,128; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $81,651; Mobile homes: $36,554
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Races in Swannanoa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Swannanoa: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.6%), English (12.8%), German (9.2%), Irish (8.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2220 feet

Land area: 6.36 square miles.

Population density: 711 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Swannanoa

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swannanoa CDP

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

52 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Swannanoa, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Swannanoa to the number of sex offenders is 503 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Swannanoa:  0.8% ($567)
North Carolina:  0.9% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (11.7 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (110.6 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (564.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Black Mountain, NC (4.4 miles ), Fairview, NC (6.0 miles ), Montreat, NC (6.6 miles ), Biltmore Forest, NC (11.4 miles ), Asheville, NC (11.7 miles ), Royal Pines, NC (12.2 miles ), Weaverville, NC (13.3 miles ), Woodfin, NC (13.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.60 N, Longitude: 82.39 W

Area code: 828

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Swannanoa-area historical tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.1 miles away from the Swannanoa place center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 40.1 miles away from the place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Swannanoa:
  • JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 6 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
  • THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 11 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)
  • MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Swannanoa, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Swannanoa:
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 51 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Swannanoa:
  • HENDERSONVILLE (about 22 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; ID: 0A7)
  • MEYERS (about 25 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 28 miles; MARION, NC; ID: 9A9)

College/University in Swannanoa:
  • WARREN WILSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 788; Location: 701 WARREN WILSON RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.warren-wilson.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swannanoa:
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 14 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 53 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
Public high school in Swannanoa:
Public elementary/middle schools in Swannanoa:
Private elementary/middle school in Swannanoa:
  • SWANNANOA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: PO BOX 969; Grades: 2 - 11)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Medical Center Around Swannanoa: Family Care IMS(about 5 miles); http://www.familycaremed.com please link to our site thank you

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Notable locations in Swannanoa: Camp Swannanoa (A), North Carolina State Test Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Swannanoa include: Swannanoa Heights Church (A), Macedonia Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Patton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Beacon Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork Swannanoa River (A), Stepp Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Swannanoa: Nolan Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Comfort Inn (I 40 & I 240).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.6%
Whole state:  5.5%

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248 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Swannanoa compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Swannanoa (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Swannanoa Branch at 2323 Highway 70, branch established on 1965-08-20. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Buncombe County North Carolina:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (45%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Wood (5%)

8.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.29%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)
Buncombe County:  0.09%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Henderson County, NC  0.67% ($45,806 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC  0.30% ($54,829)
from Madison County, NC  0.24% ($26,653)


6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.57%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)
Buncombe County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Henderson County, NC  0.88% ($44,461 average AGI)
to Haywood County, NC  0.29% ($31,500)
to Madison County, NC  0.25% ($27,719)


Strongest AM radio stations in Swannanoa:
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPEK (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRVIEW, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WISE (1310 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHVILLE RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Swannanoa:
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLFA (91.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W292CJ (106.3 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Swannanoa:
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W35AV (Channel 35; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WAEN-LP (Channel 64; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W12AQ (Channel 12; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W14AS (Channel 14; WEST ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W10AD (Channel 10; MONTREAT, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W08BP (Channel 8; BEAVER DAM, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W06AL (Channel 6; OTEEN/WARREN, NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)

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