Elk Park, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	725
Male Share of the Population	47.6%
Female Share of the Population	52.4%
Senior Citizens	11%
Employed Population 16+	326
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	42.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	2.4%
Median Earnings25+	$25,521
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$11,146
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$18,281

Wealth

Median Family Income	$32,798
% Above Poverty Level	85.2%
% Below Poverty Level	14.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	2.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.3%
% Using Public Transportation	3.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.1%
Median Gross Rent	$579
Median House Value	$85,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16%
Irish	11.6%
English	6.8%
Italian	3.4%
German	3.2%
Scottish	3%
Dutch	1.9%
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Elk Park Almanac

Category	Value
County	Avery County
Standard Zip Codes	28622
Phone Area Codes	828
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	36.15
Approximate Longitude	-81.98

Elk Park 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	BANNER ELK
Distance	5.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 41 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	57 to 77 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	49.6 inches

Station	GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN
Distance	8.6 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 34 F
Apr Temp	36 to 51 F
Jul Temp	57 to 69 F
Oct Temp	40 to 54 F
Annual Precip	62.7 inches

Station	BOONE 1 SE
Distance	18.8 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bakersville	468	$51,563
Banner Elk	1,445	$71,528
Beech Mountain	581	$78,194
Crossnore	174	$68,750
Newland	856	$58,750
Seven Devils	304	$80,000

Elk Park Public Schools

Cranberry Middle
6230 North Highway 19e
ZIP: 28622
(828) 733-2932
Middle
Total Enrollment 216

Freedom Trail Elementary
6110 North Us Hwy 19e
ZIP: 28622
(828) 733-4744
Primary
Total Enrollment 228

Elk Park Private Schools

Rainbow Christian Academy
2221 Blevins Creek Rd
ZIP: 28622
Elementary
Total Enrollment 5

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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