Moving to Dillsboro, North Carolina
Population: 205. Estimated population in July 2024: 206 (+0.5% change)
Males: 82 (40.0%), Females: 123 (60.0%)
Jackson County
Zip code: 28725
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.8 years
Median household income: $18,750
Median house value: $97,500
Population by Race
Races in Dillsboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.7%)
- Chinese (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (16.6%), German (13.7%), Irish (10.2%), English (7.8%), Swiss (5.4%), Dutch (4.9%).
Elevation: 1983 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dillsboro
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dillsboro town
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 37.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 17.6%
- Divorced: 23.3%
4.4% Foreign born (3.9% Europe, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+69.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dillsboro:
- HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 4 miles; SYLVA, NC)
- US PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CHEROKEE, NC)
- SWAIN COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; BRYSON CITY, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dillsboro:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 59 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 72 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dillsboro:
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 6 miles; SYLVA, NC; Abbreviation: 24A)
- MACON COUNTY (about 16 miles; FRANKLIN, NC; Abbreviation: 1A5)
- MEYERS (about 37 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dillsboro:
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 52 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 54 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)