2020 census As of the
2020 census, Swannanoa had a population of 5,021. The median age was 40.8 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.2 males age 18 and over. 89.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 10.3% lived in rural areas. There were 1,894 households in Swannanoa, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,065 housing units, of which 8.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%.
2000 census At the 2000
census, there were 4,132 people, 1,652 households and 1,113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,774 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 91.53%
White, 5.06%
African American, 0.46%
Native American, 0.65%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 1.21% from
other races, and 1.06% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population. There were 1,652 households, of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were
married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.86. 27.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The
median household income was $31,218 and the median family income was $39,980. Males had a median income of $27,561 and females $22,939. The
per capita income was $16,804. About 8.5% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==