Bryson City

Population: 1,676
Median household income: $43,387
Median home value: $246,700

Bryson City, a community in Swain County, North Carolina, has 1,676 residents. The median household income of $43,387 is below the Swain County median ($55,429).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bryson City's population declined 2.7% from 1,723 to 1,676, while its median home value rose 47.3% from $167,500 to $246,700.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 68.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,676
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,387
Median home value: $246,700
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 927
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7231,676

Median household income

$35,658$43,387

Median home value

$167,500$246,700

Median gross rent

$702$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,723	$35,658	$167,500	$702
2020	1,777	$35,357	$200,500	$649
2021	1,716	$40,833	$200,900	$653
2022	1,638	$41,542	$229,000	$697
2023	1,676	$43,387	$246,700	$721

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	4.4%
5 to 17	262	15.6%
18 to 24	119	7.1%
25 to 34	287	17.1%
35 to 44	187	11.2%
45 to 54	168	10.0%
55 to 64	158	9.4%
65 to 74	195	11.6%
75 and over	227	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,151	68.7%
Black or African American	33	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	287	17.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	140	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	227	18.6%
High school graduate	361	29.5%
Some college or associate's	262	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	262	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	110	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means7.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	605	81.1%
Carpooled	54	7.2%
Public transit	14	1.9%
Walked	6	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.5%
Other means	56	7.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	354	48.2%
15 to 29 min	264	35.9%
30 to 44 min	65	8.8%
45 to 59 min	14	1.9%
60+ min	38	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 21.5% (316 of 1,467)

	Count	Share
Family households	397	55.4%
Nonfamily households	319	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	716	77.2%
Vacant	211	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	348	48.6%
Renter-occupied	368	51.4%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	465	50.2%
1-unit, attached	16	1.7%
2 to 4 units	189	20.4%
5 to 19 units	105	11.3%
20 or more units	15	1.6%
Mobile home & other	137	14.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3708480
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 35.4266, -83.4473