Transylvania County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,177
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,784
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,521 (it was 2,536 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 378 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 89 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.0%), Retail trade (10.5%), Manufacturing (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 29,64988.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3574.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,1883.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,0243.1%Two or more races
- 660.2%Some other race alone
- 540.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 320.10%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 52.5 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 16,257 |  (48.4%) |
| Females: 17,307 |  (51.6%) |
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| Transylvania County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $59,221 ($38,587 in 1999)
| This county: | $59,221 |
| North Carolina: | $61,972 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $653 (lower quartile is $487, upper quartile is $908)
| This county: | $653 |
| State: | $850 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $300,113 (it was $106,900 in 2000)
| Transylvania: | $300,113 |
| North Carolina: | $236,900 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,351
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $374
Institutionalized population: 330
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 29
- Burglaries: 72
- Thefts: 83
- Auto thefts: 18
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 30
- Burglaries: 63
- Thefts: 130
- Auto thefts: 21
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 177 buildings, average cost: $558,600
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 118 buildings, average cost: $468,200
- 2018: 120 buildings, average cost: $408,000
- 2017: 112 buildings, average cost: $356,400
- 2016: 104 buildings, average cost: $381,200
- 2015: 82 buildings, average cost: $389,200
- 2014: 65 buildings, average cost: $419,000
- 2013: 59 buildings, average cost: $403,300
- 2012: 73 buildings, average cost: $326,300
- 2011: 62 buildings, average cost: $461,600
- 2010: 98 buildings, average cost: $302,000
- 2009: 76 buildings, average cost: $257,100
- 2008: 152 buildings, average cost: $319,500
- 2007: 236 buildings, average cost: $324,100
- 2006: 233 buildings, average cost: $311,000
- 2005: 289 buildings, average cost: $281,500
- 2004: 241 buildings, average cost: $287,600
- 2003: 246 buildings, average cost: $242,100
- 2002: 256 buildings, average cost: $206,800
- 2001: 255 buildings, average cost: $249,700
- 2000: 238 buildings, average cost: $234,700
- 1999: 286 buildings, average cost: $193,600
- 1998: 321 buildings, average cost: $152,700
- 1997: 245 buildings, average cost: $151,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,444 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,299 (0.5%)
| Transylvania County: | 12.8% |
| North Carolina: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 52.5 years old
(Males: 49.4 years old, Females: 54.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.5 years old, Black residents: 26.5 years old, American Indian residents: 54.3 years old, Asian residents: 55.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.2 years old, Other race residents: 15.3 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Transylvania County is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Transylvania County: Camp Rotary (A), West Palm Acres (B), North Gastonia (C), Mountain View Golf Course (D), Gaston Landfill (E), Green Meadows Country Club (F), Gallagher Trails Golf and Swim Club (G), Long Creek Sewage Disposal (H), Duke Power Village (I), Belmont Drive-In (J), Half Halt Farms (K), Sunbeam Farm (L), Stagecoach House (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Forest Brook Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Transylvania County include: Henry Church (A), Hephzibah Church (B), Hickory Grove Church (C), Hill Top Open Door Mission (D), Holland Memorial Church (E), Landers Chapel (F), Anthony Grove Church (G), Antioch Church (H), Trinity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hillcrest Cemetery (1), Mauney Cemetery (2), Morningside Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Smith Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Evans Lake (A), Lagoon A (B), Rowland Lake Number One (C), R E Rankin Lake (D), Martin Marietta Holding Lake (E), Lagoon D (F), Dobbs Lake Number One (G), Storage Area Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coley Creek (A), Burton Branch (B), Beaverdam Creek (C), Abernethy Creek (D), Stanley Creek (E), South Fork Catawba River (F), South Crowders Creek (G), Sailors Branch (H), Rattle Shoal Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Transylvania County include: Gaston Park (1), Crowders Mountain State Park (2), Tryon County Courthouse Historical Site (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Armstrong County, Texas 
, Chester County, Tennessee , Harnett County 
, Moore County .
| Here: | 3.2% |
| North Carolina: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 1,462
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 817 (40.4% naturalized citizens)
| Transylvania County: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1972010 or later
- 2482000 to 2009
- 2071990 to 1999
- 341980 to 1989
- 661970 to 1979
- 293Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 14,560
- One, attached: 414
- Two: 312
- 3 or 4: 474
- 5 to 9: 332
- 10 to 19: 49
- 20 to 49: 211
- 50 or more: 205
- Mobile homes: 2,911
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27
Housing units in Transylvania County with a mortgage: 5,408 (393 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 379 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108
| Here: | 4.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Transylvania County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 12,095 | 49 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,524 | 9 |
| Catholic | 1,481 | 2 |
| Other | 437 | 5 |
| None | 15,605 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 7
| Transylvania County: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
| Transylvania County: | 4.01 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
| This county: | 10.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Transylvania County: | 10.0% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Transylvania County: | 24.2% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.3% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Transylvania County:
Average size of farms: 71 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $64,909
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1986.54
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.17%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40,359
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.73%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,538
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.48%
Corn for grain: 76 harvested acres
Vegetables: 94 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres
Tornado activity:
Transylvania County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 3768912.7 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Transylvania County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 128.4 miles away from Transylvania County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 326.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 218.0 miles away from Transylvania County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 170.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 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: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1200: January 15, 1998, FEMA Id: 1200, Natural disaster type: Flood
- North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- North Carolina Severe Storm, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 06, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1073: October 23, 1995, FEMA Id: 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: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
The number of natural disasters in Transylvania County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 9,306 (72.8%)
- Carpooled: 743 (5.8%)
- Bus: 16 (0.1%)
- Ferryboat: 15 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 35 (0.3%)
- Bicycle: 108 (0.8%)
- Walked: 257 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 2,220 (17.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (9%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (34%)
- Ireland (14%)
- Germany (11%)
- Other Eastern Europe (8%)
- Cuba (7%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (5%)
- Canada (5%)
- American (42%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (8%)
- Scotch-Irish (4%)
- Scottish (2%)
- French (except Basque) (2%)
People in group quarters in Transylvania County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 453 people in college/university student housing
- 266 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 199 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 60 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 56 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 16 people in group homes intended for adults
- 11 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 5 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Transylvania County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 375 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 254 people in nursing homes
- 207 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 175 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in other group homes
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
8.79% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($94,826 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.79% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.50% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($28,593 average AGI)
5.30% relocated from other states ($66,232 average AGI)
Transylvania County: 5.30% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Henderson County, NC |  1.06% ($46,600 average AGI) |
| from Buncombe County, NC | 0.91% ($52,560) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.23% ($193,000) |
| from Jackson County, NC | 0.18% ($49,391) |
| from Charleston County, SC | 0.17% ($127,773) |
7.37% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,755 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.37% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.74% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($27,595 average AGI)
3.62% relocated to other states ($39,160 average AGI)
Transylvania County: 3.62% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Henderson County, NC | 1.48% ($48,113 average AGI) |
| to Buncombe County, NC | 0.85% ($42,121) |
| to Greenville County, SC | 0.25% ($28,000) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.19% ($38,417) |
| to Jackson County, NC | 0.18% ($49,478) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,020 (6,990 aged, 1,030 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 540 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Transylvania County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (483)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (483)
- Unspecified dementia (427)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (314)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (304)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (299)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (159)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (124)
- Congestive heart failure (122)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (35)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,669
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 183
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,928
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 894
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,286
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 160.6. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 111.9
- Other - 48.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 33,564- Male householders: 6,752 (1,608 living alone), Female householders: 7,875 (2,397 living alone)
7,491 spouses (7,444 opposite-sex spouses), 811 unmarried partners, (781 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,758 children (6,214 natural, 204 adopted, 336 stepchildren), 663 grandchildren, 350 brothers or sisters, 383 parents, 8 foster children, 734 other relatives, 663 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,207
Size of family households: 6,221 2-persons, 1,793 3-persons, 1,093 4-persons, 523 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 122 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,006 1-person, 743 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 23 4-persons.
3,153 married couples with children.
1,441 single-parent households (276 men, 1,165 women).
97.0% of residents of Transylvania speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $192,794,000 ($6,530 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,919,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $115,597,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,334,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $503,000
Federal grants: $22,281,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,796,000 ($102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,283,000 ($1,650,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,343,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,789,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,421| Here: | 48 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,932
| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +173
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +674
| Here: | +23 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.60 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Transylvania County, North Carolina
- 582020 or later
- 8272010 to 2019
- 3,6182000 to 2009
- 2,7421990 to 1999
- 3,4311980 to 1989
- 2,9641970 to 1979
- 2,0101960 to 1969
- 1,3221950 to 1959
- 1,1981940 to 1949
- 7591939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Transylvania County, North Carolina
- 681 room
- 1162 rooms
- 6443 rooms
- 2,0644 rooms
- 2,3835 rooms
- 2,3236 rooms
- 1,3537 rooms
- 9408 rooms
- 1,5149+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Transylvania County, North Carolina
- 1271 room
- 992 rooms
- 6863 rooms
- 1,3074 rooms
- 4755 rooms
- 3576 rooms
- 1437 rooms
- 688 rooms
- 619+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Transylvania County, North Carolina
- 82no bedroom
- 2721 bedroom
- 2,7112 bedrooms
- 5,9073 bedrooms
- 1,8324 bedrooms
- 5545+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Transylvania County, North Carolina
- 129no bedroom
- 3981 bedroom
- 1,4412 bedrooms
- 1,2143 bedrooms
- 1184 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Transylvania County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 259no vehicle
- 2,6921 vehicle
- 5,3802 vehicles
- 1,8873 vehicles
- 7294 vehicles
- 4245+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Transylvania County in renter-occupied apartments
- 357no vehicle
- 1,5321 vehicle
- 1,0992 vehicles
- 3023 vehicles
- 314 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
84.2% of Transylvania County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in North Carolina.
| Transylvania County: | 84.2% |
| State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16,058
- Other state: 16,659
- Northeast: 3,875
- Midwest: 4,065
- South: 7,413
- West: 1,333
- 62.2%Electricity
- 12.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.5%Utility gas
- 7.4%Wood
- 4.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 60.5%Electricity
- 21.0%Utility gas
- 7.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.2%Wood
- 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 227
| Here: | 10.1% |
| North Carolina: | 14.3% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37
| Here: | 2.9% |
| North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 621
| Here: | 48.9% |
| North Carolina: | 17.5% |
Transylvania County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,720,000
- Charges - Other: $2,244,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,614,000
Hospital Public: $1,181,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $502,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $362,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $56,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,092,000
General - Other: $446,000
General Public Buildings: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,427,000
Police Protection: $6,579,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,850,000
Health - Other: $4,805,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,591,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,990,000
Financial Administration: $1,836,000
Central Staff Services: $1,425,000
General - Other: $1,413,000
Libraries: $1,350,000
General Public Buildings: $1,036,000
Housing and Community Development: $862,000
Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Transit Utilities: $439,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Natural Resources - Other: $185,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,443,000
Health and Hospitals: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $276,000
Transit Utilities: $262,000
Education: $227,000
Other: $172,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $248,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Other - Police Protection: $40,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $372,000
Public Welfare: $301,000
Financial Administration: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $145,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $94,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,146,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,202,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $182,000
General Revenue - Other: $141,000
Rents: $71,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $579,000
Health - Other: $248,000
General - Other: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,000
Libraries: $114,000
Transit Utilities: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $49,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
Central Staff Services: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $24,000
General Public Building: $20,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,580,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $24,671,000
General Local Government Support: $915,000
Public Welfare: $722,000
Other: $391,000
Health and Hospitals: $386,000
Transit Utilities: $138,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $32,358,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,182,000
Other: $705,000
Other Selective Sales: $579,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $478,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $140,000
Other License: $82,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,870,000
Transylvania County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,720,000
- Charges - Other: $2,244,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,614,000
Hospital Public: $1,181,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $502,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $362,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $56,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,092,000
General - Other: $446,000
General Public Buildings: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,427,000
Police Protection: $6,579,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,850,000
Health - Other: $4,805,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,591,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,990,000
Financial Administration: $1,836,000
Central Staff Services: $1,425,000
General - Other: $1,413,000
Libraries: $1,350,000
General Public Buildings: $1,036,000
Housing and Community Development: $862,000
Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Transit Utilities: $439,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Natural Resources - Other: $185,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,443,000
Health and Hospitals: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $276,000
Transit Utilities: $262,000
Education: $227,000
Other: $172,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $248,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Other - Police Protection: $40,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $372,000
Public Welfare: $301,000
Financial Administration: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $145,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $94,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,146,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,202,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $182,000
General Revenue - Other: $141,000
Rents: $71,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $579,000
Health - Other: $248,000
General - Other: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,000
Libraries: $114,000
Transit Utilities: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $49,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
Central Staff Services: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $24,000
General Public Building: $20,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,580,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $24,671,000
General Local Government Support: $915,000
Public Welfare: $722,000
Other: $391,000
Health and Hospitals: $386,000
Transit Utilities: $138,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $32,358,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,182,000
Other: $705,000
Other Selective Sales: $579,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $478,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $140,000
Other License: $82,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,870,000
Transylvania County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,720,000
- Charges - Other: $2,244,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,614,000
Hospital Public: $1,181,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $502,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $362,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $56,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,092,000
General - Other: $446,000
General Public Buildings: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,427,000
Police Protection: $6,579,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,850,000
Health - Other: $4,805,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,591,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,990,000
Financial Administration: $1,836,000
Central Staff Services: $1,425,000
General - Other: $1,413,000
Libraries: $1,350,000
General Public Buildings: $1,036,000
Housing and Community Development: $862,000
Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Transit Utilities: $439,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Natural Resources - Other: $185,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,443,000
Health and Hospitals: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $276,000
Transit Utilities: $262,000
Education: $227,000
Other: $172,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $248,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Other - Police Protection: $40,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $372,000
Public Welfare: $301,000
Financial Administration: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $145,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $94,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,146,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,202,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $182,000
General Revenue - Other: $141,000
Rents: $71,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $579,000
Health - Other: $248,000
General - Other: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,000
Libraries: $114,000
Transit Utilities: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $49,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
Central Staff Services: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $24,000
General Public Building: $20,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,580,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $24,671,000
General Local Government Support: $915,000
Public Welfare: $722,000
Other: $391,000
Health and Hospitals: $386,000
Transit Utilities: $138,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $32,358,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,182,000
Other: $705,000
Other Selective Sales: $579,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $478,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $140,000
Other License: $82,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,870,000
Transylvania County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,720,000
- Charges - Other: $2,244,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,614,000
Hospital Public: $1,181,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $502,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $362,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $57,000
Parks and Recreation: $56,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,092,000
General - Other: $446,000
General Public Buildings: $314,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
Parks and Recreation: $6,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $37,427,000
Police Protection: $6,579,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,850,000
Health - Other: $4,805,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,591,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,990,000
Financial Administration: $1,836,000
Central Staff Services: $1,425,000
General - Other: $1,413,000
Libraries: $1,350,000
General Public Buildings: $1,036,000
Housing and Community Development: $862,000
Parks and Recreation: $794,000
Transit Utilities: $439,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Natural Resources - Other: $185,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $4,443,000
Health and Hospitals: $350,000
General Local Government Support: $276,000
Transit Utilities: $262,000
Education: $227,000
Other: $172,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $248,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $50,000
Other - Police Protection: $40,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $16,000
Other - Correctional Institutions: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $372,000
Public Welfare: $301,000
Financial Administration: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $10,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $145,000
General Local Government Support: $111,000
Other: $94,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,146,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,944,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,202,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $182,000
General Revenue - Other: $141,000
Rents: $71,000
Donations From Private Sources: $68,000
Sale of Property: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $579,000
Health - Other: $248,000
General - Other: $188,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $175,000
Libraries: $114,000
Transit Utilities: $100,000
Parks and Recreation: $49,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $47,000
Central Staff Services: $30,000
Correctional Institutions: $24,000
General Public Building: $20,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,580,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $8,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $24,671,000
General Local Government Support: $915,000
Public Welfare: $722,000
Other: $391,000
Health and Hospitals: $386,000
Transit Utilities: $138,000
Housing and Community Development: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $32,358,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,182,000
Other: $705,000
Other Selective Sales: $579,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $478,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $140,000
Other License: $82,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,870,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 562
- Number of aged recipients: 60
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 502
- Number of recipients under 18: 68
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 361
- Number of recipients older than 64: 133
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 268
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 225
| Most common first names in Transylvania County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 179 | 76.0 years |
| James | 152 | 72.0 years |
| Mary | 148 | 80.0 years |
| John | 148 | 74.2 years |
| Robert | 136 | 72.6 years |
| George | 83 | 76.4 years |
| Charles | 82 | 74.9 years |
| Thomas | 65 | 72.3 years |
| Ruth | 64 | 82.4 years |
| Margaret | 52 | 83.4 years |
| Most common last names in Transylvania County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Galloway | 112 | 75.4 years |
| Smith | 99 | 78.2 years |
| Owen | 83 | 75.0 years |
| Mccall | 80 | 73.6 years |
| Whitmire | 76 | 77.0 years |
| Morgan | 38 | 73.2 years |
| Powell | 38 | 74.9 years |
| Brown | 37 | 80.7 years |
| Jones | 36 | 79.7 years |
| Holden | 36 | 73.7 years |
| Businesses in Transylvania County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| GNC | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Hilton | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | |||