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Blowing Rock, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $709,922 (it was $250,800 in 2000)
Blowing Rock:

$709,922
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $451,657 - $964,626

Total population: 1,233 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,434 (17 farm, 1,417 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,018 (495 occupied: 358 owner occupied, 144 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

29%
State:

33%

Housing density: 680 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $746,767.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,019


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,120


Median gross rent in Blowing Rock, NC in 2022: $1,293

Housing units in Blowing Rock with a mortgage: 183 (74 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $130,796

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $169,000

Median monthly housing costs: $1,241

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Blowing Rock, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 919
  • Male householders: 329 (102 living alone), Female householders: 161 (106 living alone)
  • 225 spouses (225 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 76 children (67 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 48

Size of family households: 216 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 30 2-persons.

40 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).

100.2% of residents of Blowing Rock speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 22 (2.4%)
(86.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 301 bedroom
  • 622 bedrooms
  • 1293 bedrooms
  • 604 bedrooms
  • 775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 531 bedroom
  • 372 bedrooms
  • 523 bedrooms
  • 24 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Blowing Rock in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blowing Rock in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 991 vehicle
  • 1952 vehicles
  • 493 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Blowing Rock in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blowing Rock in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 851 vehicle
  • 602 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 233 rooms
  • 404 rooms
  • 535 rooms
  • 346 rooms
  • 587 rooms
  • 268 rooms
  • 1259+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 533 rooms
  • 304 rooms
  • 405 rooms
  • 216 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Blowing Rock town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Blowing Rock, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Blowing Rock, NC in 2022
  • 26$10,000 to $19,999
  • 18$20,000 to $29,999
  • 13$30,000 to $39,999
  • 17$40,000 to $49,999
  • 32$50,000 to $59,999
  • 63$60,000 to $74,999
  • 47$75,000 to $99,999
  • 60$100,000 to $124,999
  • 23$125,000 to $149,999
  • 64$150,000 to $199,999
  • 149$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Blowing Rock, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Blowing Rock, NC in 2022
  • 1$80,000 to $89,999
  • 12$150,000 to $174,999
  • 6$175,000 to $199,999
  • 19$200,000 to $249,999
  • 11$250,000 to $299,999
  • 42$300,000 to $399,999
  • 51$400,000 to $499,999
  • 160$500,000 to $749,999
  • 96$750,000 to $999,999
  • 17$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 10$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 37$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Blowing Rock, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Blowing Rock, NC in 2022
  • 15Less than $100
  • 2$250 to $299
  • 5$700 to $749
  • 10$750 to $799
  • 19$900 to $999
  • 12$1,000 to $1,249
  • 20$1,250 to $1,499
  • 19$1,500 to $1,999
  • 30No cash rent
Work and jobs in Blowing Rock: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 111 (20.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 88
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 109
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 35
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 37
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 81
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 0
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 60
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 15
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Blowing Rock

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,169 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled: 98 (6.8%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle: 17 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 9 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 111 (7.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.8%Females
Races in Blowing Rock detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 21970 to 1979
  • 25Before 1970
Ancestries in Blowing Rock, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 170 (30.4%)
  • American: 98 (17.5%)
  • German: 49 (8.8%)
  • Scottish: 29 (5.2%)
  • British: 23 (4.1%)
  • European: 23 (4.1%)
  • Irish: 17 (3.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 14 (2.5%)
  • Welsh: 12 (2.1%)
  • Italian: 9 (1.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 9 (1.6%)
  • Swedish: 8 (1.4%)
  • Turkish: 7 (1.3%)
  • Polish: 3 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 3 (0.5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Blowing Rock:

54.5% (12)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Turkey
Blowing Rock:

40.9% (9)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,997)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 517
  • Other state: 374
  • Northeast: 91
  • Midwest: 70
  • South: 205
  • West: 7

84.0% of Blowing Rock residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71.1% lived in North Carolina.


Blowing Rock:

84.0%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 9
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 35
  • Less than 1 year of college: 18
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13
  • Associate degree: 56
  • Bachelor's degree: 133
  • Master's degree: 91
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 15
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 29
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 16
  • Less than 1 year of college: 16
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 26
  • Associate degree: 54
  • Bachelor's degree: 137
  • Master's degree: 128
  • Professional school degree: 13
  • Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Females
Blowing Rock marital status for males
Blowing Rock marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,261
  • One, attached: 89
  • Two: 33
  • 3 or 4: 106
  • 5 to 9: 335
  • 10 to 19: 131
  • 20 to 49: 11
  • Mobile homes: 49
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Blowing Rock
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Blowing Rock, NC
  • 45.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 40.6%Electricity
  • 12.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Blowing Rock, NC
  • 55.8%Electricity
  • 27.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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