About Blounts Creek

Blounts Creek is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,485 people and just one neighborhood, Blounts Creek is the 337th largest community in North Carolina.

Blounts Creek is a blue-collar town, with 38.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Blounts Creek is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blounts Creek who work in healthcare (8.16%), sales jobs (7.40%), and office and administrative support jobs (7.10%).

Also of interest is that Blounts Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Blounts Creek is a major vacation destination. Much of the town's population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Blounts Creek's population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Blounts Creek are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Blounts Creek, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 44.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For a small town, Blounts Creek has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Blounts Creek exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

Blounts Creek Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Blounts Creek rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.89% of adults 25 and older in Blounts Creek have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Blounts Creek in 2000 was $15,049, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,196 for a family of four.

Blounts Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blounts Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Blounts Creek is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blounts Creek include English, Celtic, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Blounts Creek is English.