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ZIP Code 28779 demographics

Cities: 4

Total housing units: 9,464

Population: 18,377

ZIP Code 28779 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 28779 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 28779.

28779 state: North Carolina
28779 county: Jackson County
28779 cities: Cullowhee CDP , Dillsboro town , Sylva town , Webster town

ZIP Code 28779 population: 18,377

Population

Year	Population
2021	18,377
2020	19,292
2019	18,477
2018	18,141
2017	17,367
2016	16,965
2015	17,071
2014	16,999
2013	16,457
2012	16,472
2011	16,635

Census data for ZIP Code 28779

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 28779

Total population
Total population	18,377
Male	9,059
Female	9,318

Population by age
Total population	18,377
Under 5 years	938
5 to 9 years	1,175
10 to 14 years	913
15 to 19 years	907
20 to 24 years	1,199
25 to 34 years	2,263
35 to 44 years	2,388
45 to 54 years	2,433
55 to 59 years	915
60 to 64 years	1,294
65 to 74 years	2,495
75 to 84 years	1,033
85 years and over	424
Median age (years)	42.4
Under 18 years	3,774
16 years and over	15,031
18 years and over	14,603
21 years and over	14,319
62 years and over	4,803
65 years and over	3,952

Population by race
Total population	18,377
One race	17,245
White	16,352
Black or African American	135
American Indian and Alaska Native	264
Asian	241
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	253
Two or more races	1,132

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	14,222
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	6,842
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	7,380

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 28779

Households by type
Total households	7,784
Family households (families)	3,898
Married-couple family	505
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,393
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,035
Nonfamily households	1,988
Average household size	2,711
Average family size	2.34

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 28779

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	7,784
Less than $10,000	450
$10,000 to $14,999	449
$15,000 to $24,999	616
$25,000 to $34,999	984
$35,000 to $49,999	1,197
$50,000 to $74,999	1,505
$75,000 to $99,999	983
$100,000 to $149,999	1,239
$150,000 to $199,999	129
$200,000 or more	232
Median household income (dollars)	52,140

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 28779

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	9,464
Occupied housing units	7,784
Vacant housing units	1,680

Units in structure
Total housing units	9,464
1-unit, detached	6,691
1-unit, attached	45
2 units	123
3 or 4 units	225
5 to 9 units	164
10 to 19 units	6
20 or more units	35
Mobile home	2,159
Boat, RV, van, etc.	16

Year structure built
Total housing units	9,464
Built 2014 or later	9
Built 2010 to 2013	579
Built 2000 to 2009	1,490
Built 1990 to 1999	1,553
Built 1980 to 1989	2,094
Built 1970 to 1979	1,386
Built 1960 to 1969	566
Built 1950 to 1959	437
Built 1940 to 1949	524
Built 1939 or earlier	826

Rooms
Total housing units	9,464
1 room	245
2 rooms	298
3 rooms	1,351
4 rooms	1,972
5 rooms	2,009
6 rooms	1,672
7 rooms	830
8 rooms	492
9 rooms or more	595
Median rooms	4.9

Bedrooms
Total housing units	9,464
No bedroom	248
1 bedroom	563
2 bedrooms	3,045
3 bedrooms	4,802
4 bedrooms	660
5 or more bedrooms	146

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	7,784
Owner-occupied	5,151
Renter-occupied	2,633
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.33
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	7,784
Moved in 2017 or later	850
Moved in 2015 to 2016	2,222
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,224
Moved in 2000 to 2009	1,779
Moved in 1990 to 1999	601
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,108

Value
Owner-occupied units	5,151
Less than $50,000	155
$50,000 to $99,999	444
$100,000 to $149,999	826
$150,000 to $199,999	1,086
$200,000 to $299,999	1,475
$300,000 to $499,999	947
$500,000 to $999,999	181
$1,000,000 or more	37
Median (dollars)	204,300

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	5,151
Housing units with a mortgage	2,354
Housing units without a mortgage	2,797

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	2,159
Less than $500	389
$500 to $999	1,368
$1,000 to $1,499	303
$1,500 to $1,999	36
$2,000 to $2,499	63
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	725
No rent paid	474

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