Transylvania County Information
Transylvania in
North Carolina occupies
381 square miles and has a 2006 population of
29,780, a change from a 2000 population of
29,334 and
25,520 in 1990.
13% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.2% percent is 25-35, and
11.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
73 acts of violent crime reported in
Transylvania in 2004, a change from
36 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
544 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
Transylvania, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Transylvania | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 381 sq. miles | Ranked 2,653 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 29,780 | Ranked 1,422 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 29,632 | |
| Population 2000 | 29,334 | Ranked 1,418 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 25,520 | Ranked 1,446 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 93.7% | |
| African American | 4.6% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 11.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 11.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 73 | 36 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | 4 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 62 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 610 | 582 |
| Burglaries | 205 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 373 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 32 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 12,597 | 13,391 |
| Unemployed Population | 544 | 437 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.3% |
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