TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY STATISTICS

        Brevard Elevation: 2,230 Ft.                      1992            1993          1994            1995          1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Population                                                         26,184        26,743        27,026         27,090        27,558  Persons/sq mi                                                     69.20          70.68          71.43           71.60          72.84
Pct Net Migration                                                  1.2              2.0              1.1                .4                
Live Births                                                            306             292             276              269             309
Deaths                                                                   257             254             294              303             307
Labor Force by place of residence                  11,806        11,283        11,163         10,752        10,959 Employed                                                          11,167        10,742        10,658         10,307        10,618 Unemployed                                                           639             541             505              445             341
Unemployment Rate                                              5.4              4.8              4.5               4.1              3.1
Nonagricultural Wage/Sal Emp                         9,950           9,690          9,790          9,630 
Manufacturing Emp                                           3,330           3,090          3,020          2,960
First Qtr Payroll (000s)                                 $ 45,994      $ 43,813     $ 45,999                            
Emp Week of March                                    12 8,145           8,001          8,120                                
Retail Sales (000s)                                      $ 141,692    $ 160,978   $ 174,901    $ 184,329   $ 207,930 Sales/Use Tax (000s)                                      $ 4,617        $ 5,680       $ 6,133        $ 6,444                 
Acres Harvested Cropland                                8,800           3,900          4,300           4,800                
Farm Income (000s)                                       $ 8,344      $ 16,176       $ 17,834
AFDC Recipients                                                 839              918           1,030             872             710 
Aid to Aged                                                          140              129              143              139             128 
Aid to Blind                                                              4                  6                 5                  4                  6
Aid to Disabled                                                     328              348             361              431              442 Income: Total Personal (000s)                   $ 463,566     $ 486,886   $ 502,030   $ 539,186     $573,565
Per Capita ($)                                                $ 17,823      $ 18,356     $ 18,664     $ 19,931      $ 20,863 Transfer Payments (000s)                            $ 94,340     $ 106,020   $ 112,668   $ 124,944    $ 133,465 Registered Voters                                           17,868          16,510        17,882        18,477         19,883 Democrats                                                         9,148            8,288           8,872          8,969          9,193 Republicans                                                       6,751            6,366          6,909           7,240          7,771 Prop Tax Levies (000s)                                  $ 9,658       $ 11,407     $ 12,205      $ 13,525 
Pub School Final Enrollment                             4,023            4,041          4,081           4,127          4,020
First Mo Avg Daily                                           3,915            3,936          3,952           3,879 
Community College                                           1,237            1,290          1,348           1,254 
Public College                                                       378               372             351              347  
Private College                                                     134               134             117              149 
Active Physicians                                                   17                 18               19                16  
Infant Deaths                                                           4                   2                 4                  1                  4
Prison Adm                                                             62                 60               49                33                45 Parole Pop                                                              16                 31               35                32                18 
Probation Pop                                                       172               186              203             235              268 
Youth School Adm                                                   3                   2                  2                 5 
Auto/Truck Registration                                21,123          21,840         22,420        22,593          23,090 
Traffic Accidents                                                 468               486              407             475               442 
Persons Injured                                                   252               318              293             282               285 
Fatalities                                                                  6                   3                  5                 4                   2 
Primary Hwy Mileage                                    104.49          104.49         104.49        104.49          104.48 
Secondary Roads                                            302.96          303.63         303.83        302.37          303.34 
 
                                           Source:  NC OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING