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North Carolina · Census place 06140

Black Mountain town, NC

Quick answer

Black Mountain town has 8,462 residents, ranking #112 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $70,041, the median home is worth $351,700 and median gross rent runs $1,334 a month.

Population
8,462Black Mountain town residents
Median household income
$70,041Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$351,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,334Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
60.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Black Mountain town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Black Mountain town median would spend about 22.9% 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 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 65.2% 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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