The population of Swain county is estimated at 14,187. In 2017 there were 191 births and 207 deaths in Swain county. Swain county has 1,906 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,296 that are owned free and clear and 1,470 that are renter occupied.

  The upstanding residents of Swain County filed 7,910 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all North Carolina filings and 0.005% of the entire nation. Swain had a combined total federal tax liability of $47,138,000 on earned income of $330,883,000. Other notable statistics from Swain County were 190 unemployment claims which collected a total of $383,000 and 650 charitable contributions valued at $3,427,000. 640 filings from Swain County paid a combined total of $988,000 in property taxes and 570 filings paid $3,945,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Swain county had 42 religious congregations with an estimated 5,327 members.
15.0% of the Swain population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 19.6% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 42% of Swain County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 277 votes.
At $41,407 the median income is 78.4% of the North Carolina average. An estimated 354 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Swain, the equivalant of around 5.1% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 6.1%.

Top 15 Industries in Swain County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
765	Accommodation and food services
736	Health care and social assistance
472	Retail trade
414	Manufacturing
289	Arts, entertainment, and recreation
285	Traveler accommodation
251	Limited-service restaurants
140	Ambulatory health care services
136	Food and beverage stores
111	Miscellaneous store retailers
103	Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores
103	Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores
71	Finance and insurance
68	Gasoline stations
44	Other services (except public administration)

In 2018 the average price reduction was 4.29% in Swain County.

In 2018 7.45% of listings in Swain County.

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