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Moving to Swannanoa, North Carolina

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Population: 4,132
Males: 2,098 (50.8%), Females: 2,034 (49.2%)

Buncombe County

Zip code: 28778

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $31,218
Median house value: $82,300

Population by Race

Races in Swannanoa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (16.6%), English (12.8%), German (9.2%), Irish (8.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Dutch (2.9%).

Elevation: 2220 feet

Land area: 6.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Swannanoa

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swannanoa CDP

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

1.3% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Swannanoa:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Swannanoa:

  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 51 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • DONALDSON CENTER (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Swannanoa:

  • HENDERSONVILLE (about 22 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
  • MEYERS (about 25 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 28 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Swannanoa:

  • WARREN WILSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 788; Location: 701 WARREN WILSON RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.warren-wilson.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swannanoa:

  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 13 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 53 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)

Schools

Public high school in Swannanoa:

  • BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY-EAST (Students: 90; Location: 235 OLD US 70; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Swannanoa:

  • CHARLES D OWEN MIDDLE (Students: 683; Location: 730 OLD US 70; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • W D WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY (Students: 546; Location: 161 BEE TREE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ARTSPACE CHARTER (Students: 210; Location: 2030 US HWY 70; Grades: KG – 07)

Private primary/middle school in Swannanoa:

  • SWANNANOA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: PO BOX 969; Grades: 2 – 11)

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