Chimney Rock Village vs Cliffside

A side-by-side comparison of Chimney Rock Village and Cliffside: population, income, housing, and more.

Chimney Rock Village and Cliffside are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cliffside has the higher population (630 vs 131 in Chimney Rock Village). Since 2019, Cliffside's population has grown faster (-5.3% vs -26.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
Population	131	630
Median age	63.3 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,656	—
Median home value	$361,100	—
Median gross rent	$1,317	—
Housing units	179	315
Homeownership rate	62.7%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
Population	177 → 131 (-26.0%)	665 → 630 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$32,375 → $67,656 (+109.0%)	$54,792 → $34,111 (-37.7%)
Median home value	$220,000 → $361,100 (+64.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$704 → $1,317 (+87.1%)	—

Chimney Rock Village

Population

177131

Median household income

$32,375$67,656

Median home value

$220,000$361,100

Median gross rent

$704$1,317

Cliffside

Population

665630

Median household income

$54,792$34,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	24.0%
25 to 34	3.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	19.1%	3.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	25.9%
55 to 64	30.5%	8.9%
65 to 74	30.5%	17.1%
75 and over	8.4%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
No high school diploma	0.8%	5.2%
High school graduate	37.4%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
Drove alone	80.0%	86.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.6%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
1-unit, detached	89.9%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Chimney Rock Village	Cliffside
Poverty rate	15.3%	4.9%
Average household size	1.75	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1967	1991