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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Swain County Schools is $21,634, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Swain County Schools median household income is $42,296. On average Swain County Schools residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #54

Swain County Schools	21,634 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Swain County Schools	26,815 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Swain County Schools	29,174 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Swain County Schools	22,139 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #48

Swain County Schools	42,296 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Swain County Schools	52,039 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Swain County Schools	19.31%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Swain County Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Swain County Schools		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.86%	$13,258, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.20%	$17,734, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.34%	$1,651, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.90%	$17,951, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Swain County Schools	52,236 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Swain County Schools	60,430 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Swain County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$42,958, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Hispanic	$83,464, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,823, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
Two or More Races	$46,250, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Swain County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$32,634, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,393, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,474, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$30,556, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Swain County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,772, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	3,892, 50.08%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,326, 59.76%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.15%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,320, 59.61%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,072, 89.31%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	248, 10.69%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,566, 40.24%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	3,880, 49.92%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,816, 46.80%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,816, 46.80%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,715, 94.44%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	101, 5.56%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,064, 53.20%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Swain County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,691, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,045, 82.50%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	480, 13.00%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 0.19%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	52, 1.41%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	34, 0.92%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	73, 1.98%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Swain County Schools	20.1 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Swain County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,787	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	2,072, 54.71%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	525, 25.34%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	458, 22.10%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	396, 19.11%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 0.97%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	224, 10.81%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	313, 15.11%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	1,715, 45.29%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	647, 37.73%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	517, 30.15%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	463, 27.00%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.06%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 0.99%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	64, 3.73%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Swain County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,787, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 0.61%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	378, 9.98%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	274, 7.24%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	74, 1.95%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	376, 9.93%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	172, 4.54%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	81, 2.14%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	164, 4.33%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	164, 4.33%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	827, 21.84%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	901, 23.79%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	145, 3.83%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	208, 5.49%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Swain County Schools	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,908	20.63%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	324	12.97%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.