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Demographics

As of 2022, North Carolina's population estimate was 10,698,973, according to www.census.gov.

Of this number, 29,512 make their home in Cherokee County, NC, a county tucked in the Smoky Mountains and has East Tennessee, North Georgia as its neighbors.

Here are the latest Economy and Business stats from census.gov regarding far western North Carolina.

Economy

  • In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 47.8%
  • In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 43.6%
  • Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) $230,379
  • Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) $143,053
  • Total transportation and wholesale receipts revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) $2,301
  • Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) $450,523
  • Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,090

Transportation

  • Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 26.6

Income & Poverty

  • Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $43,319
  • Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $25,319
  • Persons in poverty percent 13.9%

BUSINESSES

  • Total employer establishments, 2021  607
  • Total employment, 2021  7,096
  • Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)  248,441
  • Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021  -1.8%
  • Total nonemployer establishments, 2019  2,328
  • All firms, 2017  610
  • Men-owned firms, 207  304
  • Women-owned firms, 2017  142
  • Minority-owned firms, 2012 133
  • Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,440
  • Veteran-owned firms, 2012 244
  • Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012
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