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Population (year 2000): 4,132
Males: 2,098 (50.8%), Females: 2,034 (49.2%)
Buncombe County
Zip code:
28778
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $31,218 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,300 (year 2000)
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
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/medical centers near Swannanoa:
- JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 5
miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
- THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 11 miles;
ASHEVILLE, NC)
- MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
ASHEVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Swannanoa:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 51 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Swannanoa:
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 22 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC;
ID: 0A7)
- MEYERS (about 25 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
- SHIFLET FIELD (about 28 miles; MARION, NC; ID: 9A9)
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/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; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
53 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
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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