Ossipee vs Swepsonville

A side-by-side comparison of Ossipee and Swepsonville: population, income, housing, and more.

Ossipee and Swepsonville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swepsonville has the higher population (2,452 vs 650 in Ossipee). Swepsonville has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $59,076 in Ossipee). Swepsonville has the higher median home value ($282,500 vs $121,500 in Ossipee).

Population, income & housing

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
Population	650	2,452
Median age	38.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,076	$94,028
Median home value	$121,500	$282,500
Median gross rent	$775	$988
Housing units	276	926
Homeownership rate	84.4%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
Population	466 → 650 (+39.5%)	1,939 → 2,452 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $59,076 (+24.4%)	$64,559 → $94,028 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$102,200 → $121,500 (+18.9%)	$195,000 → $282,500 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $775 (+23.0%)	$810 → $988 (+22.0%)

Ossipee

Population

466650

Median household income

$47,500$59,076

Median home value

$102,200$121,500

Median gross rent

$630$775

Swepsonville

Population

1,9392,452

Median household income

$64,559$94,028

Median home value

$195,000$282,500

Median gross rent

$810$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
Under 5	4.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	17.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	17.9%
45 to 54	16.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.7%
75 and over	6.3%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	69.3%
Black or African American	10.6%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
No high school diploma	16.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	48.2%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
Drove alone	83.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	12.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
1-unit, detached	77.2%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Ossipee	Swepsonville
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1971	2004