Waynesville, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,879 (Urban population: 9,625, Rural population: 254 (all nonfarm))

Waynesville, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,740 (4,093 occupied: 2,714 owner occupied, 1,379 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	31%

Housing density: 612 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $440 (lower quartile is $337, upper quartile is $505)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $449

Median gross rent in Waynesville, NC in 2007: $534

Housing units in Waynesville with a mortgage: 1,155 (77 second mortgage, 137 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,037

Waynesville,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,389 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Waynesville:	$123,389
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,115 - $224,004

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $187,122
Here: $187,122
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $158,403
Here: $158,403
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $61,743
Here: $61,743
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,362
Here: $213,362
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $127,818
Here: $127,818
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $27,049
Here: $27,049
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,986

In family households: 7,323 (1,850 male householders, 780 female householders)
1,909 spouses, 2,344 children (1,998 natural, 102 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 97 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,663 (591 male householders (499 living alone)), 887 female householders (834 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 363 (247 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,457 2-persons, 578 3-persons, 340 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,333 1-person, 110 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

998 married couples with children.
632 single-parent households (127 men, 505 women).

96.2% of residents of Waynesville speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 116 (1.2%)
(63.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waynesville, North Carolina:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 377 5 rooms: 874 6 rooms: 633 7 rooms: 364 8 rooms: 188 9 or more rooms: 186

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waynesville, North Carolina:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 105 3 rooms: 257 4 rooms: 513 5 rooms: 318 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 285
1990 to 1994: 215
1980 to 1989: 692
1970 to 1979: 722
1960 to 1969: 959
1950 to 1959: 761
1940 to 1949: 426
1939 or earlier: 593

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Waynesville:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 828 3 bedrooms: 1,374 4 bedrooms: 399 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waynesville:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 341 2 bedrooms: 712 3 bedrooms: 272 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Waynesville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 240 1 vehicle: 867 2 vehicles: 1,082 3 vehicles: 373 4 vehicles: 96 5 or more vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in Waynesville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 203 1 vehicle: 790 2 vehicles: 298 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 13

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Waynesville, NC:

Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 78
$40,000 to $49,999: 141
$50,000 to $59,999: 204
$60,000 to $69,999: 164
$70,000 to $79,999: 188
$80,000 to $89,999: 200
$90,000 to $99,999: 191
$100,000 to $124,999: 211
$125,000 to $149,999: 163
$150,000 to $174,999: 175
$175,000 to $199,999: 133
$200,000 to $249,999: 86
$250,000 to $299,999: 127
$300,000 to $399,999: 40
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 23
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Waynesville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Waynesville:

Less than $100: 30 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 78
$250 to $299: 63
$300 to $349: 103
$350 to $399: 141
$400 to $449: 174
$450 to $499: 191
$500 to $549: 141
$550 to $599: 76
$600 to $649: 39
$650 to $699: 30
$700 to $749: 37
$750 to $799: 30
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 29
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 167

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 56

Waynesville, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 108 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 263
5 to 9 minutes: 874
10 to 14 minutes: 853
15 to 19 minutes: 562
20 to 24 minutes: 330
25 to 29 minutes: 69
30 to 34 minutes: 232
35 to 39 minutes: 71
40 to 44 minutes: 57
45 to 59 minutes: 224
60 to 89 minutes: 67
90 or more minutes: 64

Waynesville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,932 (78%)
Carpooled: 563 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
Taxi: 25 (1%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 63 (2%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 108 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 527
$10,000 to $14,999: 501
$15,000 to $19,999: 319
$20,000 to $24,999: 326
$25,000 to $29,999: 488
$30,000 to $34,999: 212
$35,000 to $39,999: 248
$40,000 to $44,999: 273
$45,000 to $49,999: 200
$50,000 to $59,999: 272
$60,000 to $74,999: 286
$75,000 to $99,999: 251
$100,000 to $124,999: 112
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $199,999: 37
$200,000 or more: 42

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1688

Irish: 830

Other groups: 823

English: 817

German: 654

Scotch-Irish: 612

Scottish: 219

French (except Basque): 135

Dutch: 112

Italian: 87

Polish: 61

Swedish: 61

European: 44

Norwegian: 44

Greek: 34

Welsh: 26

British: 21

Slovak: 20

Swiss: 17

Czechoslovakian: 16

Romanian: 15

Danish: 14

French Canadian: 13

Ukrainian: 12

Portuguese: 8

Russian: 7

Hungarian: 6

Finnish: 6

Brazilian: 4

Subsaharan African:: 4

African: 4

Czech: 3

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

Mexico (23%)
Ireland (20%)
Ukraine (12%)
Laos (10%)
Germany (8%)
Vietnam (8%)
Poland (5%)

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

This state: 6392
Northeast: 532
Midwest: 628
South: 1439
West: 199

57% of Waynesville 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, 35% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 273
9th grade: 148
10th grade: 125
11th grade: 107
12th grade, no diploma: 101
High school graduate (or equivalency): 879
Less than 1 year of college: 170
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 484
Associate degree: 190
Bachelor's degree: 323
Master's degree: 118
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 188
9th grade: 141
10th grade: 157
11th grade: 201
12th grade, no diploma: 101
High school graduate (or equivalency): 951
Less than 1 year of college: 228
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 485
Associate degree: 394
Bachelor's degree: 438
Master's degree: 145
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 36.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,916
Black householders: $28,625
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $89,561
Two or more races householders: $26,738
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,238

Waynesville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Waynesville household income for Black householders

Waynesville household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Waynesville household income for Two or more races householders

Waynesville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Waynesville marital status for males

Waynesville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,266
Black or African American householders: $109,351
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $98,856
Hispanic or Latino householders: $144,483

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,218
One, attached: 128
Two: 262
3 or 4: 192
5 to 9: 135
10 to 19: 147
20 to 49: 62
50 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 587

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,368

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Waynesville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32

Here:	3.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26

Here:	5.1%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	6.3%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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