Population By Race and Ethnicity in Transylvania County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 33,087 population of Transylvania County, North Carolina comprised of 969 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 32,118 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Transylvania County, North Carolina with a population of 30,982 (93.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,302 (3.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 522 (1.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Transylvania County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 30,077 (90.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,288 (3.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 905 (2.74%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Transylvania, North Carolina.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Transylvania County, NC in 2010
Total Population:33,087
97.07%
Non Hispanic (97.07%)
Hispanic (2.93%)
Race in Transylvania County, NC in 2010
Total Population:33,087
93.64%
White Alone (93.64%)
Black or African American Alone (3.94%)
Two or more races (1.58%)
Asian Alone (0.45%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Ethnicity in Transylvania County, NC in 2010
Total Population:33,087
90.9%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.9%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.89%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.74%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.51%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.51%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.45%)
Population By Race in Transylvania , NC in 2010
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 30,982 93.64%
Black or African American Alone 1,302 3.94%
Two Or More Races 522 1.58%
Asian Alone 149 0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 119 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Transylvania , NC in 2010
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,077 90.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,288 3.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 905 2.74%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 500 1.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 148 0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0%