Demographics

People

Total Population581
Male Share of the Population46.6%
Female Share of the Population53.4%
Senior Citizens42.5%
Employed Population 16+221
Age of the Population63

Families

% of people married72.3%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher42%
Median Earnings25+$36,705
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$51,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree$32,500

Wealth

Median Family Income$78,194
% Above Poverty Level89.8%
% Below Poverty Level10.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time40 minutes
% Working from Home12.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work0.9%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone22%
Median Gross Rent$1,229
Median House Value$248,800

Ancestry

German18.2%
English17.9%
Irish16.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)12%
Scottish5.2%
Italian3.6%
Polish2.8%
Portuguese2.1%
Welsh1.5%
Russian1.4%
Swedish1.4%
Hungarian1%
Dutch1%
French Except Basque1%
US/American0.7%
Austrian0.7%
Greek0.5%
Romanian0.5%
Ukrainian0.5%
Danishn0.5%
Australian0.3%
Iranian0.3%
Canadian0.2%
Slovak0.2%
Belgian0.2%
Lithuanian0.2%
Norwegian0.2%
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Beech Mountain Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyWatauga County
Standard Zip Codes28604
Phone Area Codes828
Time ZoneAmerica/New_York
Approximate Latitude36.16
Approximate Longitude-81.87

Beech Mountain Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationBANNER ELK
Distance3.1 miles
Jan Temp19 to 41 F
Apr Temp36 to 59 F
Jul Temp57 to 77 F
Oct Temp38 to 62 F
Annual Precip49.6 inches
StationGRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
Distance7.2 miles
Jan Temp18 to 34 F
Apr Temp36 to 51 F
Jul Temp57 to 69 F
Oct Temp40 to 54 F
Annual Precip62.7 inches
StationBOONE 1 SE
Distance13.4 miles
Jan Temp20 to 39 F
Apr Temp38 to 59 F
Jul Temp59 to 76 F
Oct Temp38 to 62 F
Annual Precip51.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Banner Elk1,445$71,528
Blowing Rock1,202$84,659
Boone18,795$55,924
Elk Park725$32,798
Newland856$58,750
Seven Devils304$80,000
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