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Sylva, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sylva is $19,320, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sylva median household income is $36,667, which has grown by 38.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sylva residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #427

Sylva, NC	19,320 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sylva, NC	23,518 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sylva, NC	24,723 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sylva, NC	20,023 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #404

Sylva, NC	36,667 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sylva, NC	41,302 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #115

Sylva, NC	38.72%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sylva, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.88%	$16,963, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.86%	$15,426, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.94%	$2,014, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.12%	$17,335, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sylva, NC	43,182 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sylva, NC	50,011 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sylva, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$38,456, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$26,250, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,661, see rank	$31,471	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sylva, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$8,906, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,493, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,708, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$26,912, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sylva, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,020, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	1,087, 53.81%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	717, 65.96%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.64%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	710, 65.32%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	704, 99.15%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 0.85%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	370, 34.04%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	933, 46.19%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	563, 60.34%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	563, 60.34%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	526, 93.43%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 6.57%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	370, 39.66%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sylva, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,229, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	913, 74.29%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	213, 17.33%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 1.30%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	54, 4.39%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 1.22%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 1.46%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sylva, NC	20.1 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sylva, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,230	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	704, 57.24%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	151, 21.45%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	316, 44.89%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	76, 10.80%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.85%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 3.13%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	102, 14.49%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	526, 42.76%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	190, 36.12%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	182, 34.60%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	123, 23.38%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 5.89%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sylva, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,230, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 0.49%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	41, 3.33%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	42, 3.41%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4, 0.33%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	139, 11.30%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 1.87%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	8, 0.65%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3, 0.24%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	60, 4.88%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	386, 31.38%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	450, 36.59%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	51, 4.15%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 1.38%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sylva, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	464	19.06%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	77	12.79%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.