Newland

Population: 815
Median household income: $43,429
Median home value: $223,800

Newland is a community in Avery County, North Carolina, home to 815 residents. At $43,429, its median household income sits below Avery County's $57,657.

From 2019 to 2023, Newland's population grew 7.9% from 755 to 815, while its median home value rose 55.6% from $143,800 to $223,800.

The median resident is 50.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 22.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 815
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,429
Median home value: $223,800
Median gross rent: $774
Housing units: 479
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

755815

Median household income

$22,679$43,429

Median home value

$143,800$223,800

Median gross rent

$667$774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	755	$22,679	$143,800	$667
2020	710	$30,000	$178,900	$666
2021	761	$36,154	$190,100	$681
2022	743	$42,829	$218,900	$728
2023	815	$43,429	$223,800	$774

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5420.7%

55 to 6422.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	2.3%
5 to 17	107	13.1%
18 to 24	30	3.7%
25 to 34	35	4.3%
35 to 44	112	13.7%
45 to 54	169	20.7%
55 to 64	180	22.1%
65 to 74	78	9.6%
75 and over	85	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	752	92.3%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	4.9%
High school graduate	224	34.0%
Some college or associate's	210	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	128	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	65	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone92.6%

Carpooled0.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	288	92.6%
Carpooled	2	0.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	4.8%
Other means	4	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	53.0%
15 to 29 min	76	25.7%
30 to 44 min	44	14.9%
45 to 59 min	19	6.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 12.1% (94 of 778)

	Count	Share
Family households	260	65.5%
Nonfamily households	137	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	397	82.9%
Vacant	82	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	209	52.6%
Renter-occupied	188	47.4%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other18.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	330	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	4.4%
5 to 19 units	6	1.3%
20 or more units	34	7.1%
Mobile home & other	88	18.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3746740
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0880, -81.9274