Black Mountain vs Woodfin

A side-by-side comparison of Black Mountain and Woodfin: population, income, housing, and more.

Black Mountain and Woodfin are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Black Mountain has the higher population (8,462 vs 7,957 in Woodfin). Black Mountain has the higher median household income ($70,041 vs $62,759 in Woodfin). Black Mountain has the higher median home value ($351,700 vs $326,600 in Woodfin).

Population, income & housing

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
Population	8,462	7,957
Median age	60.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,041	$62,759
Median home value	$351,700	$326,600
Median gross rent	$1,334	$1,408
Housing units	5,046	3,908
Homeownership rate	65.2%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
Population	8,144 → 8,462 (+3.9%)	6,612 → 7,957 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$50,373 → $70,041 (+39.0%)	$48,202 → $62,759 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$226,700 → $351,700 (+55.1%)	$224,400 → $326,600 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $1,334 (+68.6%)	$1,096 → $1,408 (+28.5%)

Black Mountain

Population

8,1448,462

Median household income

$50,373$70,041

Median home value

$226,700$351,700

Median gross rent

$791$1,334

Woodfin

Population

6,6127,957

Median household income

$48,202$62,759

Median home value

$224,400$326,600

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
Under 5	2.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	9.3%	6.1%
18 to 24	3.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	21.5%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	19.2%	9.7%
75 and over	21.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	76.9%
Black or African American	3.3%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
No high school diploma	6.7%	11.3%
High school graduate	17.0%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.4%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
Drove alone	72.5%	73.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	22.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
1-unit, detached	73.5%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	17.5%
20 or more units	3.7%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Black Mountain	Woodfin
Poverty rate	6.5%	13.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1986	2000