Bryson City is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,525 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bryson City is the 344th largest community in North Carolina.Bryson City is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bryson City is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bryson City who work in food service (12.80%), healthcare (11.53%), and sales jobs (10.97%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bryson City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.92 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, Bryson City is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.78% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bryson City in 2022 was $24,001, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,004 for a family of four. However, Bryson City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bryson City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bryson City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bryson City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Bryson City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.01% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bryson City include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Bryson City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
