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Haywood County Schools

Haywood County Schools is a unified school district in North Carolina with a community population of 62,662. The median household income is $61,912 and the median age is 47.8.

62,662

Population

113

People / sq mi

$61,912

Median Income

47.8

Median Age

Haywood County Schools covers 553 sq mi of land at 113.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White91.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian61.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$61,912

Median Household Income

$36,367

Per Capita Income

9.0%

Poverty Rate

1.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$279,200

Median Home Value

$1,067

Median Rent

74.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

91.3%

High School+

29.5%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Haywood County Schools serves a community with a population of 62,662 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in North Carolina.

The median household income in Haywood County Schools is $61,912, with a per capita income of $36,367. The poverty rate is 9.0%.

Haywood County Schools is 91.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 61.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Haywood County Schools, 91.3% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 29.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Haywood County Schools is $279,200, with a median rent of $1,067. The homeownership rate is 74.9%.

Data for Haywood County Schools from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3702040).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.