Dillsboro vs Sylva

A side-by-side comparison of Dillsboro and Sylva: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sylva has the higher population (2,600 vs 215 in Dillsboro). Dillsboro has the higher median household income ($45,833 vs $41,926 in Sylva). Dillsboro has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $195,500 in Sylva).

Population, income & housing

	Dillsboro	Sylva
Population	215	2,600
Median age	47.2 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,833	$41,926
Median home value	$225,000	$195,500
Median gross rent	$783	$768
Housing units	162	1,272
Homeownership rate	33.6%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillsboro	Sylva
Population	213 → 215 (+0.9%)	2,687 → 2,600 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $45,833 (+26.4%)	$35,583 → $41,926 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$182,400 → $225,000 (+23.4%)	$144,400 → $195,500 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $783 (+7.3%)	$697 → $768 (+10.2%)

Dillsboro

Population

213215

Median household income

$36,250$45,833

Median home value

$182,400$225,000

Median gross rent

$730$783

Sylva

Population

2,6872,600

Median household income

$35,583$41,926

Median home value

$144,400$195,500

Median gross rent

$697$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillsboro	Sylva
Under 5	1.9%	8.8%
5 to 17	11.2%	20.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	16.7%
25 to 34	16.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	5.3%
65 to 74	16.3%	5.2%
75 and over	12.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillsboro	Sylva
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	74.1%
Black or African American	7.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.2%	5.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillsboro	Sylva
No high school diploma	2.9%	18.7%
High school graduate	21.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillsboro	Sylva
Drove alone	84.8%	71.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	22.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	2.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillsboro	Sylva
1-unit, detached	50.0%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	16.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Dillsboro	Sylva
Poverty rate	18.6%	26.6%
Average household size	1.76	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1993	1974