North Carolina · Census place 04510
Beech Mountain town, NC
Quick answer
Beech Mountain town has 831 residents, ranking #492 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $89,934, the median home is worth $388,800 and median gross rent runs $978 a month.
- Population
- 831Beech Mountain town residents
- Median household income
- $89,934Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $388,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $978Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 62.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 91.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Beech Mountain town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Beech Mountain town median would spend about 13% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.4% of residents and 91.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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