Median Household Income
$50,472
Median Home Value
$152,400
Median Gross Rent
$762/mo
Poverty Rate
21.5%
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Homeownership Rate
60.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.5%
Median Age
43.2
Population Over Time
Haywood County shrank 5.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
18,389
2016
18,129
2018
17,779
2020
17,391
2022
17,806
2024
17,475
Business & Industry
Haywood County has 292 business establishments employing 4,743 people.
Other services (except public administration)
51
Accommodation and food services
36
Health care and social assistance
27
Finance and insurance
26
Real estate and rental and leasing
15
Professional, scientific, and technical services
13
Construction
13
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
11
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.