Beech Mountain, NC Demographic Data
Beech Mountain, NC Summary
Beech Mountain is located in Watauga County in North Carolina
- Population: 606
- Area: 6.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 90.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,057.41 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Beech Mountain, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
269
52%
50.8
Male
250
48%
49.2
Total Population
519
323,128,000
Beech Mountain, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7
1.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10
1.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6
1.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6
1.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4
0.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17
3.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
22
4.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
64
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
53
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
74
14.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
149
28.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
96
18.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
492
94.8%
77.2
Female
258
52.4%
51.3
Male
234
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
490
94.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
309
59.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
256
49.3%
15.2
Female
129
50.4%
55.8
Male
127
49.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
65
0.0%
0.0
Beech Mountain, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
512
98.7%
96.8
White
507
97.7%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
3
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.6%
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
0
0.0%
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
2
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
7
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
4
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
512
98.7%
82.2
Beech Mountain, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7
1.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
18
3.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
57
11.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
104
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
36
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
145
29.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
119
24.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
25
5.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
461
94.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
264
54.3%
31.2
Beech Mountain, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
36
7.3%
33.7%
Now Married
377
76.0%
47.5
Divorced
41
8.3%
11.0%
Separated
3
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
39
7.9
5.8%
Beech Mountain, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
500
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
1
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Beech Mountain, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
13
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4
1.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
42
15.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
22
7.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17
6.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
57
20.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
37
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
53
19.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
7.2%
6.4
Median household income
67,750
57,617
Per capita income
46,892
31,128
Beech Mountain, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
14
7.1%
9.8
Construction
8
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
32
16.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
28
14.3%
6.6
Information
1
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
7
3.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4
2.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
29
14.8%
11.4
Public administration
15
7.7%
4.6
Retail trade
36
18.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10
5.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
99
50.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
13
6.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
59
30.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
15
7.7%
18.1%
Beech Mountain, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
191
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
145
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
3
1.6%
2.7
Other means
8
4.2%
1.8
Worked at home
25
13.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
36.7
26.6
Beech Mountain, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3
1.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
102
36.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
139
50.2%
37.1
3 or more
33
11.9%
21.0
Beech Mountain, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
277
11.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
254
91.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
23
8.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,056
88.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
19
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
85
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5
Beech Mountain, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,333
1 room
82
3.5%
2.4
2 rooms
82
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
303
13.0%
9.1
4 rooms
365
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
640
27.4%
19.8
6 rooms
478
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
231
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
80
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
72
3.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Beech Mountain, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,333
1-unit, detached
1,668
71.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
84
3.6%
5.9
2-units
28
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
68
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
120
5.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
69
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
289
12.4%
9.0
Mobile home
7
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Beech Mountain, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7
0.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
7
0.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
194
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
763
32.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
742
31.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
273
11.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
337
14.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Beech Mountain, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
11
4.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
90
32.5%
4.7
Electricity
172
62.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Beech Mountain, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
118
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
2.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3
2.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
14.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
22.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
28
23.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
41
34.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
49
41.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
8.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
15.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
5.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
34
29.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Beech Mountain, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
16
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
6.3%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
12.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
13
81.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
844
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
12.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
25.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8
50.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Beech Mountain, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
254
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1
0.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
20
7.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23
9.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
44
17.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
66
26.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
83
32.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
17
6.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
250,000
205,000