Swain County, NC Population

Overview

14,166

Total Population

42.1

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

894

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Swain County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Swain County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Swain County's population under 18 was 23.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Swain County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Swain County, 19.26% were under the age of 15, 18.35% aged 15 to 29, 43.60% aged 30 to 64, 16.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 450 more females than males in Swain County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Swain County, NC.
The Swain County, NC gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 550.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 550.

Swain County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Swain County population: 63.17% are White, 0.80% are Black or African American, 30.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.34% are some other race and 4.80% are multiracial.
Swain County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 894 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,272 (93.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Swain County is White with a population of 8,949 (63.17% of the total population).

Swain County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,325 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Swain County's population increased by 970 (7.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Swain County's population increased by 93 (0.66%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Swain County's population was lowest in year 2001 at 13,005.