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Jackson County, NC mapCounty population in 2005: 35,368 (22% urban, 78% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,561
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,630
% of renters here:  28%
State:  31%
Land area: 491 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 72 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  15.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.6%), Retail trade (12.2%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 64%
  • Government: 26%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Jackson County, North Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jackson County, North Carolina:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.8%)
  • American Indian (11.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Males: 16,174  (48.8%)
Females: 16,947  (51.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,475
County population in 2003: 34,699
Jobs in 2003: 15,939

Jackson County,NC real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 19,625
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:
Jackson County:  2.3 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,836 ($32,552 in 2000)
This county  $33,836
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $142,118
Jackson County  $142,118
North Carolina:  $127,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $430
Institutionalized population: 196
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jackson County in 2000: $824


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 9
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 64
  • Burglaries: 215
  • Thefts: 341
  • Auto thefts: 45

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 47
  • Burglaries: 259
  • Thefts: 371
  • Auto thefts: 61

Jackson County races chart


Jackson County, NC map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 424 buildings, average cost: $189,300
  • 2001: 428 buildings, average cost: $232,500
  • 2002: 860 buildings, average cost: $204,400
  • 2003: 412 buildings, average cost: $206,200
  • 2004: 505 buildings, average cost: $272,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County North Carolina:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $472 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $739 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cullowhee, Sylva, Webster, Forest Hills, Dillsboro, Cashiers.

2005 air pollution in Jackson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.069 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Oconee County, South Carolina , Haywood County , Macon County , Swain County , Transylvania County , Rabun County, Georgia .


Jackson County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Jackson County: Soco Community Center (A), Soco Gap Parking Area (B), Hall (C), Camp Toxaway (D), Cranberry Ridge Overlook (E), Out-Off Ridge Overlook (F), Yellow-Face Overlook (G), Gateway (H), Bull Pen (I), Plott Balsam Overlook (J), Cliffs Condominiums (K), Rock Bridge (L), Fed Cove Overlook (M), Lickstone Overlook (N), Hornbuckle Valley Overlook (O), Merrie Woode Camp (P), Thunderstruck Ridge Overlook (Q), Toxaway Mountain Lookout (R), Bunches Bald Overlook (S), Jenkins Ridge Overlook (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Jackson County include: Little Savannah Church (A), Heady Mountain Church (B), Water Falls Church (C), Neddie Mountain Church (D), Moses Creek Church (E), Love Chapel (F), Balsam Grove Church (G), Mount Pleasant Church (H), Hyatt Chapel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Norton Cemetery (1), Erastus Cemetery (2), Ash Cemetery (3), Sherrill Cemetery (4), Cagle Cemetery (5), Crawford Cemetery (6), Queen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Baumrucker Lake (A), Homer Burgess Lake (B), Holly Berry Mountain Lake (C), McGuire Lake (D), Webb Lake (E), Hogback Lake (F), Hodge Lake (G), Cashiers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork Scott Creek (A), Norton Creek (B), Greens Creek (C), Greenland Creek (D), Green Creek (E), Licklog Creek (F), Grassy Creek (G), Ochre Hill Creek (H), Goldspring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Jackson County include: Frontierland (1), Santa's Land (2), Roy Taylor Forest (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.0%
North Carolina:  4.5%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 5,086
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 575 (36% naturalized citizens)

Jackson County:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.3%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 149
  • 1990 to 1994: 59
  • 1985 to 1989: 80
  • 1980 to 1984: 60
  • 1975 to 1979: 67
  • 1970 to 1974: 17
  • 1970 to 1974: 24
  • 1965 to 1969: 119

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.3%

Jackson County marital status for males

Jackson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,107
  • One, attached: 293
  • Two: 403
  • 3 or 4: 493
  • 5 to 9: 519
  • 10 to 19: 203
  • 20 or more: 180
  • Mobile homes: 3,952
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 141

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 3,050 (178 second mortgage, 394 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,051


Agriculture in Jackson County
Average size of farms: 66 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32875
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2039.98
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32813
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41441
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.68%
Corn for grain: 6 harvested acres
Vegetables: 65 harvested acres

Jackson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (16%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Laos (9%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (5%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • India (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson County:



  • United States or American (19%)
  • English (14%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • German (11%)
  • Scotch-Irish (9%)
  • Scottish (3%)
  • Dutch (2%)

Jackson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 11,727 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 2,533 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%)
  • Taxi: 12 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 12 (0%)
  • Walked: 547 (4%)
  • Other means: 76 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 418 (3%)
 

People in group quarters in Jackson County, North Carolina
  • 2463 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 172 people in nursing homes
  • 81 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in other types of correctional institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,315.

9.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.76%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($84 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.22%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

4.99% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($13,878 average AGI)
4.55% relocated from other states ($31,687 average AGI)
Jackson County:  4.55%
North Carolina average:  4.34%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Swain County, NC  1.20% ($27,462 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC  0.60% ($30,576)
from Buncombe County, NC  0.57% ($23,810)
from Macon County, NC  0.47% ($34,269)
from Transylvania County, NC  0.19% ($23,429)
from Wake County, NC  0.18% ($35,800)
from Henderson County, NC  0.16% ($24,444)


8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,304 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.29%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($19,468 average AGI)
3.34% relocated to other states ($16,836 average AGI)
Jackson County:  3.34%
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:
to Swain County, NC  1.08% ($29,328 average AGI)
to Buncombe County, NC  0.77% ($45,000)
to Haywood County, NC  0.77% ($39,048)
to Macon County, NC  0.51% ($31,618)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.18% ($43,632)
to Transylvania County, NC  0.16% ($32,176)
to Wake County, NC  0.15% ($24,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8



Births per 1000 population in Jackson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Jackson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jackson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,259 (4,390 aged, 869 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%


Household type by relationship


Households: 30,329
  • In family households: 24,504 (6,565 male householders, 2,062 female householders)
    6,818 spouses, 7,405 children (6,847 natural, 171 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 483 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 182 parents, 254 other relatives, 523 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,825 (1,894 male householders (1,423 living alone)), 2,647 female householders (2,121 living alone)), 1,284 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,792 (215 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,419 2-persons, 2,082 3-persons, 1,387 4-persons, 568 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,544 1-person, 821 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

4,046 married couples with children.
1,595 single-parent households (396 men, 1,199 women).

94.3% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $168,015,000 ($4804 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,956,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $80,668,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,941,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $82,000
Federal grants: $45,493,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,042,000 ($25,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,788,000 ($19,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,395,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,501,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,507,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,875
Here:  53 per 1000 residents
State:  72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,602
Here:  45 per 1000 residents
State:  44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +110
Here:  +3 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,918
Here:  +54 per 1000 residents
State:  +27 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Jackson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 839
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,231
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,376
  • 1980 to 1989: 4,160
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,910
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,266
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,227
  • 1940 to 1949: 868
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,414


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jackson County, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 169
  • 3 rooms: 382
  • 4 rooms: 1,603
  • 5 rooms: 2,595
  • 6 rooms: 2,378
  • 7 rooms: 1,148
  • 8 rooms: 511
  • 9 or more rooms: 768


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson County, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 71
  • 2 rooms: 276
  • 3 rooms: 585
  • 4 rooms: 1,325
  • 5 rooms: 718
  • 6 rooms: 371
  • 7 rooms: 164
  • 8 rooms: 86
  • 9 or more rooms: 34


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jackson County:

  • no bedroom: 17
  • 1 bedroom: 386
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,668
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,018
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,242
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 230


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jackson County:

  • no bedroom: 87
  • 1 bedroom: 613
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,836
  • 3 bedrooms: 924
  • 4 bedrooms: 166
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4


Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 661
  • 1 vehicle: 2,471
  • 2 vehicles: 4,056
  • 3 vehicles: 1,701
  • 4 vehicles: 522
  • 5 or more vehicles: 150


Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 325
  • 1 vehicle: 1,753
  • 2 vehicles: 1,150
  • 3 vehicles: 310
  • 4 vehicles: 69
  • 5 or more vehicles: 23

55% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in North Carolina.

Jackson County:  55.4%
State average:  54.4%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 20774
  • Northeast: 2205
  • Midwest: 2159
  • South: 6407
  • West: 825

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $113,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Electricity (38%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (60%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 143
Here:  4.8%
North Carolina:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:  3.9%
North Carolina:  6.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 223
Here:  4.7%
North Carolina:  20.2%



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Jackson County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $32,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $1,587,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,128,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $790,000
    All Other: $567,000
    Sewerage: $285,000
    Parks & Recreation: $180,000
  • Construction - Corrections - Other: $4,274,000
    Higher Education - Other: $1,439,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $899,000
    Parks & Recreation: $834,000
    Welfare - Other: $337,000
    Fire Protection: $100,000
    Air Transportation: $35,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $25,585,000
    Other Higher Education: $14,412,000
    General - Other: $5,782,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,304,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,050,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,031,000
    Libraries: $1,494,000
    Police Protection: $1,424,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,128,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,034,000
    Central Staff Services: $957,000
    Financial Administration: $729,000
    Parks & Recreation: $539,000
    Corrections - Other: $455,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $424,000
    Fire Protection: $417,000
    Sewerage: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $155,000
    Water Utilities: $122,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $105,000
    Air Transportation: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $2,550,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,390,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $391,000
    Libraries: $317,000
    Health: $110,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $460,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $16,082,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,074,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,046,000
    Other, NEC: $8,288,000
    Water Utilities: $427,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,036,000
    Other, NEC: $786,000
    Water Utilities: $33,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $538,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $376,000
    Rents: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Other Higher Education: $906,000
    General - Other: $568,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $359,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    Libraries: $130,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $74,000
    Health - Other: $60,000
    Parks & Recreation: $52,000
    Welfare - Other: $44,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
    Judicial: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $18,670,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $122,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $100,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $28,572,000
    All Other: $1,939,000
    Public Welfare: $1,906,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,439,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,262,000
    General Support: $490,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,783,000
    Total General Sales: $6,512,000
    NEC: $1,216,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $34,180,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $28,000

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