Jury Pool Profile

Swain County, North Carolina

Republican +24 (2024)

Population: 14,065
Median household income: $55,429
Unemployment: 3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,601 61.2%
Black or African American alone 212 1.5%
Asian alone 56 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4,127 29.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.1%
Some other race alone 33 0.2%
Two or more races 1,026 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 718 5.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.6

Under 18 3,100 22.0%
18–24 1,225 8.7%
25–44 3,246 23.1%
45–64 3,723 26.5%
65 and over 2,771 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.6%; -0.23 pp vs. state
County GDP: $916.3M; 0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,512
Establishments: 515

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 5,706 50.5%
Public administration 2,535 22.4%
Education & health services 1,175 10.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,018 9.0%
Construction 238 2.1%
Professional & business services 207 1.8%
Financial activities 141 1.2%
Information 12 0.1%
Other services 11 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.3%
Median gross rent: $715
Owner-occupied: 4,276
Renter-occupied: 1,561

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,036 votes cast

Republican 4,311 61.3%
Democratic 2,643 37.6%
Other / third-party 82 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.5% speak only English at home

Other 481 3.6%
Spanish 311 2.3%
Chinese 35 0.3%
German 31 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,837
Family households: 3,923; 67.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,600
Single-mother households: 410
Veterans: 627; 5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,723 33.5%
Catholic 718 5.1%
Mainline Protestant 631 4.5%
Black Protestant 450 3.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 19 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 76.8%
With a disability: 16.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 43rd Judicial District Superior Court
Court seats: Bryson City, Franklin, Hayesville, Murphy, Robbinsville, Sylva, Waynesville

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 45.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023