Blowing Rock, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,202
Male Share of the Population	45.8%
Female Share of the Population	54.2%
Senior Citizens	41.1%
Employed Population 16+	538
Age of the Population	60

Families

% of people married	64.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	40.8%
Median Earnings25+	$30,595
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$23,194

Wealth

Median Family Income	$84,659
% Above Poverty Level	93.3%
% Below Poverty Level	6.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	6.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.9%
Median Gross Rent	$989
Median House Value	$461,700

Ancestry

English	27.4%
German	22%
Irish	13.6%
Scottish	12.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.4%
Italian	3.1%
Greek	3%
French Except Basque	2.1%
Dutch	1.9%
Welsh	0.9%
African	0.7%
Norwegian	0.7%
Austrian	0.4%
Canadian	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Haitian	0.2%
West Indian	0.2%
Polish	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
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Blowing Rock Almanac

Category	Value
County	Watauga County
Standard Zip Codes	28605
Phone Area Codes	828
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	36.12
Approximate Longitude	-81.67

Blowing Rock Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

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

Station	BLOWING ROCK 1 NW
Distance	1.6 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	59 to 76 F
Oct Temp	41 to 60 F
Annual Precip	67.9 inches

Station	BOONE 1 SE
Distance	5.9 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	59 to 76 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	51.5 inches

Station	W KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR
Distance	24.8 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 47 F
Apr Temp	41 to 69 F
Jul Temp	63 to 88 F
Oct Temp	42 to 71 F
Annual Precip	53.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Banner Elk	1,445	$71,528
Beech Mountain	581	$78,194
Boone	18,795	$55,924
Crossnore	174	$68,750
Newland	856	$58,750
Seven Devils	304	$80,000

Blowing Rock Public Schools

Blowing Rock Elementary
165 Morris Street
ZIP: 28605
(828) 295-3204
Primary
Total Enrollment 338

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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