TAXES & SALES

Sales Tax 7.75%
Property tax/$100 value 28¢

Gross Retail Sales
(2009, in millions) $306.8

INCOME & HOUSING

Median household income $41,294
Per capita personal income $22,511
Median value of owner-occupied housing units (2009) $149,123

POPULATION

2009 38,337
2008 36,990
2007 37,982

DEMOGRAPHICS

0-19 24%
20-29 16.3%
30-39 11%
40-49 12.3%
50-59 14.5%
60+ 22%

TOURISM STATISTICS (2009)

Tourism was responsible for $61.85 million in spending in 2009 in Jackson County. More than 600 jobs were directly tied to the travel and tourism industry, and travel generated $10.82 million in payroll. State and local tax revenue from travel and tourism amounted to $8.16 million.

UTILITIES

Electric
Duke Power, Nantahala Area 828-586-2145

Water
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Authority 828-586-5189

Telephone
Frontier 877-462-8188

Healthcare providers (2009)
Number of physicians 82
Physicians per 10,000 population 21.6
RNs per 10,000 population 96.1
Dentists per 10,000 population 3.7
Pharmacists per 10,000 population 5.8

MEDIA &
COMMUNICATIONS

CABLE
Morris Broadband 888-855-9036

NEWSPAPERS
The Sylva Herald 828-586-2611
The Smoky Mountain News 828-631-4829
Cashiers Crossroads Chronicle 828-743-5101

RADIO STATIONS
WRGC 828-586-2221
WWCU 828-227-7173

CLIMATE
Annual rainfall 47”
Annual snowfall 11”
Average annual temperature 55ºF
Average annual high temperature 70ºF
Average annual low temperature 46ºF