Swannanoa vs Weaverville

A side-by-side comparison of Swannanoa and Weaverville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Swannanoa has the higher population (6,043 vs 4,618 in Weaverville). Weaverville has the higher median household income ($90,000 vs $72,978 in Swannanoa). Weaverville has the higher median home value ($452,700 vs $270,800 in Swannanoa).

Population, income & housing

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
Population	6,043	4,618
Median age	32.9 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,978	$90,000
Median home value	$270,800	$452,700
Median gross rent	$692	$1,642
Housing units	2,415	2,419
Homeownership rate	80.0%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	66.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
Population	4,127 → 6,043 (+46.4%)	3,940 → 4,618 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$32,268 → $72,978 (+126.2%)	$66,179 → $90,000 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$136,700 → $270,800 (+98.1%)	$280,800 → $452,700 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $692 (-15.6%)	$897 → $1,642 (+83.1%)

Swannanoa

Population

4,1276,043

Median household income

$32,268$72,978

Median home value

$136,700$270,800

Median gross rent

$820$692

Weaverville

Population

3,9404,618

Median household income

$66,179$90,000

Median home value

$280,800$452,700

Median gross rent

$897$1,642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
Under 5	9.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	8.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	20.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	23.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	15.3%
75 and over	5.6%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
No high school diploma	11.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	31.0%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
Drove alone	83.3%	67.6%
Carpooled	0.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	24.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
1-unit, detached	85.1%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Swannanoa	Weaverville
Poverty rate	15.1%	5.6%
Average household size	3.10	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1984	1991