Demographics

Jackson DemographicsThe Demographics category will include (but is not limited to) the following areas:

Population Change
Family vs. Non-Family Households
Township and Municipality Populations
Age Demographics

Overview

Jackson Population Growth Jackson County had considerable population growth in the last 37 years, growing at 67.07%.
Economists project the county to grow a noteworthy 44.38% (16,120 people) over the next 23 years while the western North Carolina region is expected to grow 25.56% (282,000 people).
While the under 25 population accounted for over 50% of Jackson County residents in 1970, today that demographic represents around 36% of total population.
Also of interest is the projected relative slowdown of Jackson's growth over the current decade (+14.90%) compared to that of North Carolina overall (+18.10%).

Jackson County Demographics

Demographics

County and State Population Changes
County	1990 Population	2000 Population	2007 Population	% Change 1990-2000	2010 Projection	% Change 2000-2010
Jackson	26,846	33,121	36,806	+37.10%	38,055	+14.90%
North Carolina	6,632,448	8.049,313	9,069,370	+36.74%	9,502,904	+18.10%

**County and State Households (2000)**
County	Total Households	% Family	% Nonfamily	% with person < 18	% with person > 64	Average HH Size
Jackson	13,191	65%	35%	28%	25%	2.3
North Carolina	3,132,013	69%	31%	35%	22%	2.49

Jackson County

**Jackson County Township Populations (2000)**
Township	1990 Population	2000 Population	% Change
Barkers Creek	1,013	1,539	+65.82%
Canada	403	552	+73.01%
Caney Fork	597	712	+83.85%
Cashiers	1,099	1,678	+65.49%
Cullowhee	5,771	6,411	+90.02%
Dillsboro	940	1,271	+73.96%
Greens Creek	876	1,009	+86.82%
Hamburg	1,269	1,572	+80.73%
Mountain	235	433	+54.27%
Qualla	4,352	5,288	+82.30%
River	764	1,107	+69.02%
Savannah	816	1,162	+70.22%
Scotts Creek	1,586	1,930	+82.18%
Sylva	5,291	6,076	+87.08%
Webster	1,834	2,381	+77.03%

**Jackson County Municipality Populations (2000)**
Municipality	1990 Population	2000 Population	% Change
Dillsboro	121	205	+69.42%
Forest Hills	n/a	330	n/a
Highlands	4	0	n/a
Sylva	1,809	2,435	+34.60%
Webster	410	486	+18.54%

**Jackson County Population By Age (2007)**
Age	Jackson Percent Population	State Percent Population
0-4 years	5.27%	6.79%
5-9 years	5.28%	6.90%
10-14 years	5.07%	6.61%
15-19 years	9.22%	7.14%
20-24 years	12.47%	7.46%
25-29 years	4.59%	6.67%
30-34 years	5.26%	6.83%
35-39 years	5.96%	7.49%
40-44 years	5.98%	7.40%
45-49 years	6.49%	7.54%
50-54 years	6.68%	6.79%
55-59 years	6.76%	6.00%
60-64 years	6.33%	4.87%
65-69 years	4.79%	3.65%
70-74 years	3.75%	2.39%
75-79 years	2.74%	2.30%
80-84 years	1.77%	1.68%
85 + years	1.59%	1.49%
Total	100.00%	100.00%

Sources: Log Into North Carolina(LINC), the online data center of North Carolina and U.S. Census Bureau.

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