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Spruce Pine, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $213,347 (it was $70,500 in 2000)
Spruce Pine:

$213,347
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,165 - $309,283

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $201,574
Here:

$201,574
State:

$375,326

Mobile homes: $125,806
Here:

$125,806
State:

$124,933

Total population: 2,123 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,099 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,335 (1,177 occupied: 810 owner occupied, 384 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

33%

Housing density: 343 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $239,500.

Median contract rent in 2022: $568 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $861)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,363


Median gross rent in Spruce Pine, NC in 2022: $736

Housing units in Spruce Pine with a mortgage: 429 (50 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $83,490

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $27,427

Median monthly housing costs: $733

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Spruce Pine, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1968

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,694
  • Male householders: 525 (181 living alone), Female householders: 640 (307 living alone)
  • 434 spouses (428 opposite-sex spouses), 42 unmarried partners, (42 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 766 children (693 natural, 36 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 0 foster children, 31 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 92

Size of family households: 331 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 497 1-person, 26 2-persons.

291 married couples with children.
154 single-parent households (26 men, 128 women).

89.0% of residents of Spruce Pine speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 163 (6.1%)
(32.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 421 bedroom
  • 2572 bedrooms
  • 4083 bedrooms
  • 794 bedrooms
  • 255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1051 bedroom
  • 1692 bedrooms
  • 1013 bedrooms
  • 104 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Spruce Pine in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Spruce Pine in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 24no vehicle
  • 2351 vehicle
  • 3422 vehicles
  • 1423 vehicles
  • 524 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Spruce Pine in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Spruce Pine in renter-occupied apartments
  • 77no vehicle
  • 1921 vehicle
  • 892 vehicles
  • 243 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 25+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 162 rooms
  • 263 rooms
  • 1194 rooms
  • 2305 rooms
  • 1116 rooms
  • 1237 rooms
  • 1038 rooms
  • 839+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 192 rooms
  • 703 rooms
  • 974 rooms
  • 905 rooms
  • 846 rooms
  • 57 rooms
  • 178 rooms
  • 29+ 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
Owners and renters by unit type in Spruce Pine, NC
  • Spruce Pine, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Spruce Pine, NC in 2022
  • 165Less than $10,000
  • 147$10,000 to $19,999
  • 168$20,000 to $29,999
  • 40$30,000 to $39,999
  • 99$40,000 to $49,999
  • 53$50,000 to $59,999
  • 111$60,000 to $74,999
  • 189$75,000 to $99,999
  • 42$100,000 to $124,999
  • 37$125,000 to $149,999
  • 67$150,000 to $199,999
  • 66$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Spruce Pine, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Spruce Pine, NC in 2022
  • 13Less than $10,000
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 3$15,000 to $19,999
  • 9$30,000 to $34,999
  • 15$35,000 to $39,999
  • 7$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17$60,000 to $69,999
  • 12$70,000 to $79,999
  • 28$80,000 to $89,999
  • 18$90,000 to $99,999
  • 120$100,000 to $124,999
  • 47$125,000 to $149,999
  • 21$150,000 to $174,999
  • 32$175,000 to $199,999
  • 124$200,000 to $249,999
  • 88$250,000 to $299,999
  • 94$300,000 to $399,999
  • 20$400,000 to $499,999
  • 16$500,000 to $749,999
  • 15$750,000 to $999,999
  • 28$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Spruce Pine, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Spruce Pine, NC in 2022
  • 32$100 to $149
  • 14$150 to $199
  • 5$200 to $249
  • 2$250 to $299
  • 15$300 to $349
  • 10$350 to $399
  • 50$400 to $449
  • 14$450 to $499
  • 26$500 to $549
  • 33$550 to $599
  • 3$650 to $699
  • 13$700 to $749
  • 7$750 to $799
  • 17$800 to $899
  • 45$900 to $999
  • 6$1,500 to $1,999
  • 54No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.2%
Number of people working at home: 86 (7.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 202
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 258
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 89
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 149
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 58
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 95
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 22
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 9
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 37
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 28
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 73
  • 90 or more minutes: 8
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Spruce Pine

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,089 (77.6%)
  • Carpooled: 351 (13.0%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 50 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 86 (3.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 1.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Spruce Pine, North Carolina
  • 382010 or later
  • 272000 to 2009
  • 591990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 181970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Spruce Pine, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 263 (20.8%)
  • Irish: 152 (12.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 102 (8.1%)
  • American: 96 (7.6%)
  • German: 95 (7.5%)
  • Polish: 61 (4.8%)
  • Scottish: 49 (3.9%)
  • Moroccan: 34 (2.7%)
  • Italian: 18 (1.4%)
  • European: 8 (0.6%)
  • British: 3 (0.2%)

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

Mexico
Spruce Pine:

72.4% (118)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Morocco
Spruce Pine:

14.1% (23)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,820)

Belgium
Spruce Pine:

2.5% (4)
North Carolina:

0.1% (904)

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

  • This state: 1,765
  • Other state: 740
  • Northeast: 201
  • Midwest: 117
  • South: 313
  • West: 107

90.2% of Spruce Pine residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64.2% lived in North Carolina.


Spruce Pine:

90.2%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 17
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 26
  • 10th grade: 42
  • 11th grade: 71
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
  • Less than 1 year of college: 72
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 92
  • Associate degree: 104
  • Bachelor's degree: 37
  • Master's degree: 49
  • Professional school degree: 9
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 36
  • 7th and 8th grade: 33
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 22
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 25
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 220
  • Less than 1 year of college: 70
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 157
  • Associate degree: 235
  • Bachelor's degree: 197
  • Master's degree: 54
  • Professional school degree: 23
  • Doctorate degree: 9
Educational Attainment for Females
Spruce Pine marital status for males
Spruce Pine marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 879
  • One, attached: 46
  • Two: 113
  • 3 or 4: 75
  • 5 to 9: 70
  • 10 to 19: 5
  • 20 to 49: 12
  • Mobile homes: 133

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,414

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Spruce Pine
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Spruce Pine, NC
  • 42.9%Electricity
  • 30.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 12.5%Utility gas
  • 7.9%Wood
  • 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Spruce Pine, NC
  • 68.7%Electricity
  • 21.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.9%No fuel used
  • 3.5%Utility gas
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:

10.5%
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