Population By Race and Ethnicity in Transylvania County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 33,185 population of Transylvania County, North Carolina comprised of 1,055 people who identified as Hispanic (3.18%), and 32,130 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Transylvania County, North Carolina with a population of 30,967 (93.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,258 (3.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 606 (1.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Transylvania County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 30,010 (90.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,234 (3.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 957 (2.88%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Transylvania County, NC in 2015

Total Population:33,185

Non Hispanic (96.82%)

Hispanic (3.18%)

Race in Transylvania County, NC in 2015

Total Population:33,185

White Alone (93.32%)

Black or African American Alone (3.79%)

Two or more races (1.83%)

Asian Alone (0.61%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Transylvania County, NC in 2015

Total Population:33,185

Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.43%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.88%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.72%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.65%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.6%)

Population By Race in Transylvania , NC in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	30,967	93.32%
Black or African American Alone	1,258	3.79%
Two Or More Races	606	1.83%
Asian Alone	201	0.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	136	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	17	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Transylvania , NC in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	30,010	90.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,234	3.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	957	2.88%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	570	1.72%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	198	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	107	0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	36	0.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	29	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	24	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%