Bryson City, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,452
Population Estimate
$148,214
Median Home Value
96.0%
Employment Rate
24.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$326
Median Listing Price$442,500
Median Days on Market100
Active Listings110
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)136
Avg Listing Price$583,087
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.13
Family Dual Income55.7
Median Household Income$35,658
Median Individual Income$21,472
Home Ownership50.8%
Home Value$148,214
Median Rent$702
Rent Burden39.4%
Poverty16.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.3%
  • Highschool Education25.3%
  • Some College30.5%
  • Bachelors Degree17.0%
  • Graduate Degree7.0%
  • Total College or Above24.0%
  • Stem Degree38.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.8%
  • Female52.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married48.1%
  • Divorced16.0%
  • Never Married26.2%
  • Widowed9.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBryson City
State IDNC
Population1,452

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.6%
19–2913.2%
30–399.4%
40–4918.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–596.5%
60–6910.9%
70–798.2%
80+8.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.6%
Unemployment Rate4.0%
Disabled17.9%

ETHNICITY

White87.1%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American7.6%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other1.9%
Multiple3.2%

OTHER

Hispanic11.1%
Limited English3.4%
Health Uninsured22.3%
Veteran8.3%

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