Haywood County and Its Homes
Haywood County grew 2 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 63,369 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 35,600 housing units.
Its four incorporated towns each have a page here: Waynesville, Canton, Maggie Valley and Clyde. About 30 percent of Haywood County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Haywood County at a Glance
- Population: 63,369 (2025), 62,219 (2020)
- Housing units: about 35,600
- Median year built: 1983 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 46% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 73%
- Mobile homes: 17%
- Owner-occupied: 75%
- Heated with electricity: 61% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 4 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 4
Census Bureau estimates for Haywood County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns and Communities in Haywood County
Waynesville
11,006 people · median home 1972 · its own electric system
Canton
4,418 people · Duke Energy Progress
Maggie Valley
1,748 people · median home 1998 · Duke Energy Progress
Clyde
1,355 people · median home 1986 · power varies by address
Unincorporated communities the Census Bureau maps in Haywood County: Lake Junaluska (about 1,800 housing units) and West Canton (median year built 1976).
What We Do in Haywood County
Attic Insulation in Haywood County
Some 46 percent of Haywood County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-60 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Haywood County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Haywood County attics, and a mouse-soiled Haywood County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 23 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Haywood County
Some 61 percent of Haywood County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Haywood County
Half of Haywood County's 35,600 housing units were built before 1983: 33 percent before 1970, 46 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 9 percent in 2010 or later. The largest share went up in the 1990s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves. Among Haywood County towns, the median home is oldest in Waynesville (1972) and newest in Maggie Valley (1998).
Haywood County by type: 73 percent detached houses, 8 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 17 percent mobile homes. In Haywood County, 61 percent of homes heat with electricity, 3 percent with piped gas, 12 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide), 17 percent with oil or kerosene (2 percent statewide) and 6 percent with wood (1 percent statewide).
Haywood County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 3,120 units, 9% (±1)
- 1940s: about 2,010 units, 6% (±1)
- 1950s: about 2,930 units, 8% (±1)
- 1960s: about 3,800 units, 11% (±1)
- 1970s: about 4,340 units, 12% (±2)
- 1980s: about 5,050 units, 14% (±1)
- 1990s: about 5,640 units, 16% (±2)
- 2000s: about 5,600 units, 16% (±1)
- 2010s: about 2,470 units, 7% (±1)
- 2020 or later: about 600 units, 2% (±1)
Climate Across Haywood County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Haywood County towns, by station: Waynesville 1 E station (Waynesville, Canton, Maggie Valley and Clyde): about 4,790 heating and 530 cooling degree days. NOAA's Cataloochee station, 12 miles from Waynesville, has about 4,830 heating and 380 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Haywood County
The card lists Haywood County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Enbridge Gas North Carolina holds the Haywood County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 3 percent of Haywood County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Haywood County
- Duke Energy Progress: Canton and Maggie Valley; parts of Clyde; homes near Waynesville
- Haywood EMC: parts of Clyde; homes near Canton and Maggie Valley
- Waynesville's own electric system: Waynesville
Energy Programs for Haywood County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Haywood County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Haywood County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Canton, Maggie Valley, Clyde and near Waynesville).
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Canton, Maggie Valley, Clyde and near Waynesville).
- ElectriCities energy audits (ElectriCities member towns; Waynesville).
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Canton, Maggie Valley, Clyde and near Waynesville).
- ThermWise Weatherization Assistance (Enbridge Gas; Haywood County gas customers): no-cost weatherization for gas customers, income-qualified.
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Haywood County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Haywood County address).
Haywood County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Haywood County?
Yes: Waynesville, Canton, Maggie Valley and Clyde, and every unincorporated Haywood County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Haywood County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Canton, Maggie Valley, Clyde and homes near Waynesville).
Does attic insulation in Haywood County need a permit?
Ask Haywood County Building Inspections before work starts. For an address in Waynesville, Canton, Maggie Valley or another Haywood County town, the town or city hall can tell you whether Haywood County's office handles its permits.
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