Haywood County, North Carolina
Haywood County, North Carolina · ZIP 28716, 28721, 28743
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 63,048 (2024 estimate)Population
- 26,772Households
- $61,001Median household income
- $254,900Median home value
- 6Towns with a page
- 7ZIP codes
Haywood County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 54,033 |
| 2010 | 59,036 |
| 2020 | 62,089 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $61,001 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 20,083 units
- Renter occupied
- 6,689 units
- Vacancy rate
- 24.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
16,322 employees in 1,546 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Haywood County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62,432 | 10,584,340 |
| Median household income | $61,001 | $69,904 |
| Median age | 47.8 | 39.1 |
| Median home value | $254,900 | $259,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29.4% | 34.7% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.2% | 8.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.0% | 66.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 23.0 minutes | 25.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Haywood County6 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesville | Town | 10,709 | 8.99 sq mi |
| Canton | Town | 4,422 | 2.87 sq mi |
| Lake Junaluska | Census designated place | 2,903 | 5.29 sq mi |
| Maggie Valley | Town | 1,742 | 3.55 sq mi |
| Clyde | Town | 1,377 | 0.86 sq mi |
| West Canton | Census designated place | 1,369 | 1.35 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 37 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Buncombe CountyPopulation 279,210 (2024 estimate)
- Cocke CountyPopulation 37,596 (2024 estimate)
- Henderson CountyPopulation 120,771 (2024 estimate)
- Jackson CountyPopulation 45,281 (2024 estimate)
- Madison CountyPopulation 22,352 (2024 estimate)
- Sevier CountyPopulation 100,184 (2024 estimate)
- Swain CountyPopulation 13,945 (2024 estimate)
- Transylvania CountyPopulation 34,103 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 47, retrieved November 14, 2026.