Sugar Mountain, NC Demographic Data
Sugar Mountain, NC Summary
Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County in North Carolina
- Population: 490
- Area: 2.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 199.59 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,452.76 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sugar Mountain, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
284
49%
50.8
Male
296
51%
49.2
Total Population
580
323,128,000
Sugar Mountain, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
39
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
39
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
43
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17
2.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
47
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
86
14.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
88
15.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
34
5.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
19
3.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
31
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
84
14.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
36
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
17
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
442
76.2%
77.2
Female
202
45.7%
51.3
Male
240
54.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
442
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
154
26.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
137
23.6%
15.2
Female
66
48.2%
55.8
Male
71
51.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Sugar Mountain, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
565
97.4%
96.8
White
549
94.7%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
2.6%
0.8
Asian
1
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
15
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
580
100.0%
82.2
Sugar Mountain, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4
1.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
14
3.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
62
15.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
107
27.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
49
12.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
102
25.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
57
14.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
18
4.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
377
95.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
159
40.2%
31.2
Sugar Mountain, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
68
14.8%
33.7%
Now Married
343
74.7%
47.5
Divorced
27
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
6
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
15
3.3
5.8%
Sugar Mountain, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
534
98.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7
1.3%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
3
0.6%
1.1%
Sugar Mountain, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
10
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6
2.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7
2.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
19
7.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
84
31.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
74
27.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
22
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22
8.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15
5.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
51,250
57,617
Per capita income
31,386
31,128
Sugar Mountain, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
51
22.2%
9.8
Construction
15
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
47
20.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20
8.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1
0.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1
0.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
18
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
49
21.3%
4.6
Retail trade
23
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6
2.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
69
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12
5.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
52
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
91
39.6%
18.1%
Sugar Mountain, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
216
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
173
80.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
20
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
8
3.7%
2.7
Other means
1
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
14
6.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.5
26.6
Sugar Mountain, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9
3.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
134
50.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
101
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
22
8.3%
21.0
Sugar Mountain, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
266
15.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
166
62.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
100
37.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,447
84.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
59
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Sugar Mountain, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,713
1 room
69
4.0%
2.4
2 rooms
45
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
213
12.4%
9.1
4 rooms
420
24.5%
16.5
5 rooms
589
34.4%
19.8
6 rooms
166
9.7%
17.8
7 rooms
63
3.7%
12.0
8 rooms
68
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
80
4.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sugar Mountain, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,713
1-unit, detached
488
28.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
145
8.5%
5.9
2-units
46
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
305
17.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
153
8.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
185
10.8%
4.4
20 or more units
388
22.7%
9.0
Mobile home
3
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sugar Mountain, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2
0.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
0
0.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
81
4.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
324
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
784
45.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
215
12.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
301
17.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sugar Mountain, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12
4.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
73
27.4%
4.7
Electricity
156
58.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
4.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
14
5.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sugar Mountain, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
95
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
1
1.1%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
2
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
4.2%
7.0%
$500 to $999
8
8.4%
20.4%
Less than $500
9
9.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
25.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
47
49.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
35
36.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
9.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
6.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
15.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
31.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sugar Mountain, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
89
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
5.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
5
5.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
10.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
70
78.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
944
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
5.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7
7.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
16.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
50.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
18.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1
1.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Sugar Mountain, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
166
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
18
10.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13
7.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
16
9.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
48
28.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
62
37.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
250,000
205,000