Transylvania County

Transylvania County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	32,986
County Seat	Transylvania County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	175
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	8,445
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	33,131
Median Age	52.4
Veterans	3,195
Housing Units	19,072
Uninsured	564
Net Migration (recent)	1,114
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	983
Total Employees	8,361
Avg Annual Pay	$49,543
Median Household Income	$62,056
Poverty Rate	13.4%
Unemployment Rate	4.0%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$75,707
Federal Spending FY2024	$338,726,445
Federal Spending Per Capita	$10,269

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$298,600
Median Rent	$861
FMR Studio	$871
FMR 1BR	$877
FMR 2BR	$1,150
FMR 3BR	$1,386
FMR 4BR	$1,729

Health & Safety

Hospitals	2
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	6
Adult Smoking	15.6%
Adult Obesity	34.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	39.1
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	15
Libraries	3
Historic Places (NRHP)	21
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	9
SNAP Stores	21
Bank Branches	7

Agriculture

Total Farms	6
Land in Farms (acres)	11,537
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,922.8
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
FM	TABLE ROCK FIRE	2025-03-27
DR	TROPICAL STORM HELENE	2024-09-28
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
DR	REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED	2021-09-08
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03

Detailed Topics

Communities in Transylvania County

Brevard — pop 7,744
Rosman — pop 701

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.