Bryson City is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,522 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 90.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bryson City is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bryson City who work in sales jobs (14.58%), food service (13.08%), and teaching (9.61%). Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.57 minutes getting to work every day. Bryson City is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Bryson City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.54% 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 $26,132, 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 $104,528 for a family of four. However, Bryson City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bryson City is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Bryson City include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bryson City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
