County population in 2012: 58,908 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 54,033 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 10,404 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,548 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,858 Renter-occupied apartments: 6,611 (it was 5,242 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
33%
Land area: 554 sq. mi. Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 106 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Haywood County: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Retail trade (13.6%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Construction (10.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $920 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $847 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.7%
(11.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.0% for Black residents, 37.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.8% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 11.2% for other race residents, 35.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 45 years old
(Males: 44 years old, Females: 47 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 44 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
11.5%
Whole state:
12.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.5%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Haywood County is $426 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Haywood County: Daniel Boone Camp (A), Cataloochee Ranger Station (B), Camp Hope (C), Jonathan Creek Overlook (D), Fryingpan Mountain Lookout (E), White Oak Community Center (F), Masonic Monument (G), Mile High Overlook (H), Horse Camp (I), Sutton Top Lookout (J), Mount Sterling Lookout (K), Cotton Patch (L), Sunburst Recreation Area (M), Mount Pisgah Recreation Site (N), Haywood County Farm (O), Shining Rock Parking Area (P), Horsetrough Ridge Overlook (Q), Morrison Fish Hatchery (R), Mount View Golf Course (S), Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Haywood County include: Old Thickety Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B), North Canton Church (C), Mount Zion Church (D), Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church (E), Micadale Church (F), Meadow Grove Church (G), Maple Grove Church (H), Longs Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: McClure Cemetery (1), Ledford Cemetery (2), Leatherwood Cemetery (3), Jarrett Cemetery (4), Hunter Cemetery (5), Howell Cemetery (6), Hiram Rogers Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Logan (A), Waterville Lake (B), Broyhill Lake (C), Camp Daniel Boone Lake (D), Canton Reservoir (E), Waynesville Reservoir (F), Lake Logan (G), Fishers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Inman Branch (A), Phillips Branch (B), Peter Cove Branch (C), Indian Branch (D), Falling Rock Creek (E), Hurricane Gap Branch (F), Ephraim Branch (G), Hungry Creek (H), Hoglen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 2,173 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 851 (39% naturalized citizens)
Haywood County:
1.6%
Whole state:
5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 217
1990 to 1994: 107
1985 to 1989: 53
1980 to 1984: 67
1975 to 1979: 65
1970 to 1974: 44
1970 to 1974: 31
1965 to 1969: 267
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 20,992
One, attached: 355
Two: 673
3 or 4: 640
5 to 9: 334
10 to 19: 244
20 or more: 100
Mobile homes: 5,216
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86
Housing units in Haywood County with a mortgage: 6,549 (592 second mortgage, 785 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,056
Here:
52.0% with mortgage
State:
69.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.03%
Here
73.0%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 39,459 Total congregations: 125
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Episcopal Church
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents
26,159 (66.3%)
7,662 (19.4%)
995 (2.5%)
624 (1.6%)
622 (1.6%)
Congregations
60 (48.0%)
28 (22.4%)
3 (2.4%)
2 (1.6%)
5 (4.0%)
Name
Charismatic Churches Independent
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Wesleyan Church
Other
Adherents
600 (1.5%)
421 (1.1%)
398 (1.0%)
325 (0.8%)
1,653 (4.2%)
Congregations
1 (0.8%)
4 (3.2%)
3 (2.4%)
3 (2.4%)
16 (12.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 81 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,420 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $507.65 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.50% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.10% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,177 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.15% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.88% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $30,984 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.83% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.58 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.65% Corn for grain: 210 harvested acres Vegetables: 443 harvested acres Land in orchards: 83 acres
Tornado activity:
Haywood County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 9.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Haywood County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the county center On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from the county center On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.3 miles away from the county center On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.2 miles away from Haywood County center On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the county center On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
North Carolina Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 25, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1871): February 2, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1871, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3222): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1553): September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 7, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1546): September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
North Carolina Flooding, Incident Period: January 7, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1200): January 15, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1200, Natural disaster type: Flood
North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 2, 1996 to February 9, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1103): February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1087): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
North Carolina Severe Storm, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: October 4, 1995 to October 6, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1073): October 23, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1073, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3110): March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
North Carolina SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: November 9, 1977, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-542): November 9, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-542, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Haywood County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,621 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.38%
North Carolina average:
7.27%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.89% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,271 average AGI)
2.49% relocated to other states ($17,350 average AGI)
Haywood County:
2.49%
North Carolina average:
3.10%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Births per 1000 population in Haywood County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Haywood County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Haywood County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,436 (10,438 aged, 1,998 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.78 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10793.52 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 222.2 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44199.73
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996.780 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1290.680 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.31
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.23 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81.44
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.31 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 217.2. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 147.4
Other - 69.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 58,223
In family households: 48,236 (12,290 male householders, 4,760 female householders)
13,306 spouses, 13,822 children (12,542 natural, 448 adopted, 832 stepchildren), 1,261 grandchildren, 382 brothers or sisters, 438 parents, 489 other relatives, 1,176 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,987 (3,631 male householders (2,960 living alone)), 4,882 female householders (4,313 living alone)), 1,474 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 813 (530 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,187 2-persons, 3,809 3-persons, 2,586 4-persons, 983 5-persons, 326 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.
96.7% of residents of Haywood County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $392,953,000 ($6985 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $61,504,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $188,174,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,632,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,950,000 Federal grants: $73,802,000 Federal procurement contracts: $50,548,000 ($48,564,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $10,847,000 ($2,567,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $909,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,039,000 Federal Government insurance: $53,386,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,995
Here:
53 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,408
Here:
60 per 1000 residents
State:
44 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +186
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,745
Here:
+49 per 1000 residents
State:
+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Haywood County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.17 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
5.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 936
2000 to 2004: 2,757
1990 to 1999: 5,591
1980 to 1989: 5,365
1970 to 1979: 4,833
1960 to 1969: 3,364
1950 to 1959: 3,277
1940 to 1949: 2,542
1939 or earlier: 3,223
Rooms in houses/apartments in Haywood County, North Carolina
61% of Haywood County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Carolina.
Haywood County:
60.8%
State average:
54.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 38020
Northeast: 2936
Midwest: 3104
South: 8046
West: 851
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,700
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Haywood County
#26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
#62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most general practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
#63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
#78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
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37.0 years
(43.9%)
(56.1%)
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