Haywood EDC June 2010 : Page 2Transportation & Utilities HIGHWAYS: I-40, US 23-74, US 19, & US 276 RAIL: Norfolk and Southern Railway Corporation. TRUCK: The county is served by several common carriers and contract truck lines on either the interstate or intrastate system. AIR: Haywood County is served by Asheville Regional Airport, a 30-minute drive away. Service can also be obtained from Greenville, South Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee. ELECTRICITY: Progress Energy, Haywood Electric Membership Corporation, and Town of Waynesville. GAS: Public Service Company of North Carolina provides natural gas service to Haywood County. Propane is also available from local distributors. WATER: Municipal systems in Haywood County each have their own water source and waste treatment facility. TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Service provided by AT&T and numerous long distance carriers. HEALTHCARE: Haywood Regional Medical Center: 189-bed facility with approximately 125 physicians. Taxes & Income* COUNTY TAX RATE Labor Force* Haywood County labor market area includes four surrounding North Carolina counties and the bordering state of Tennessee. Labor Force 2009 Annual Average .................................... 26,976 Employment 2009 Annual Average.................................... 24,319 Unemployment Rate 2005 Annual ....................................................... 4.5% 2006 Annual ....................................................... 4.1% 2007 Annual ....................................................... 4.1% 2008 Annual ....................................................... 5.7% 2009 Annual ....................................................... 9.8% ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *SOURCE: Employment Security Commission statistics. Benchmarked 2008. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Haywood County Labor Potential High School Graduates, 2009: 435 TOWN TAX RATES TOTAL OF ALL TAX RATES Haywood............... $0.514 ................ ————— ................. $0.514 Canton................. $0.514 ................ $0.58 ................. $1.094 Clyde .................. $0.514 ................ $0.43 ................. $0.944 Maggie Valley .......... $0.514 ................ $0.42 ................. $0.934 Waynesville ............ $0.514 ................ $0.40 ................. $0.914 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *SOURCE: Haywood County Government website. Tax rates are per $100 assessed valuation. Haywood County re-evaluation effective 2006 tax year. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Median Household Income* 2005 ........................ $38,331 2007 ........................ $39,872 2008 ........................ $42,359 2009 ........................ $51,082 Per Capita Income* 2005 ........................ $26,734 2006 ........................ $32,234 2008 ........................ $23,159 2009 ........................ $22,662 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— *SOURCE: North Carolina Department of Commerce ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Publication List |
