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Black Mountain, NC
Demographic Data




Black Mountain Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Black Mountain Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,502

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.4%
5 - 17:
9.8%
18 - 24:
2.3%
25 - 34:
7.9%
35 - 54:
21.3%
55 - 64:
16.1%
Over 65 Years:
39.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.2%
3.2%
93.2%
93.2%
58.3%
58.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Black Mountain
USA
$42,791
$42,791
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Black Mountain
USA
$75,310
$75,310
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Other
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Retail
Construction
Arts
Accommodation
Administration
Public Service
Finance
Real estate
Transportation
18.4%
18.4%
11.6%
11.6%
10.7%
10.7%
9.6%
9.6%
7.9%
7.9%
7.7%
7.7%
7.2%
7.2%
5.4%
5.4%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
92.9%
92.9%
4.6%
4.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scottish
Scots-Irish
European
French
Italian
Hungarian
Greek
Norwegian
Polish
Dutch
Northern European
Swiss
British
Czechoslovakian
Welsh
Eastern European
Turkish
42.1%
42.1%
12.8%
12.8%
9.9%
9.9%
5.6%
5.6%
4.8%
4.8%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
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0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
German/Yiddish
Spanish
French
Arabic
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Korean
Japanese
97.3%
97.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Black Mountain Residents

2.7%


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