Sugar Mountain

Population: 503
Median household income: $110,000
Median home value: $312,200

Located in Avery County, North Carolina, Sugar Mountain is a community with a population of 503. Its median household income of $110,000 runs above the Avery County figure of $57,657.

From 2019 to 2023, Sugar Mountain's population grew 13.5% from 443 to 503, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $232,300 to $312,200.

Households average 1.93 people. The median gross rent is $1,650.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 503
Median age: 59.8 yrs
Median household income: $110,000
Median home value: $312,200
Median gross rent: $1,650
Housing units: 1,679
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

443503

Median household income

$78,523$110,000

Median home value

$232,300$312,200

Median gross rent

$963$1,650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	443	$78,523	$232,300	$963
2020	487	$83,438	$226,400	$1,335
2021	451	$93,750	$236,400	$1,352
2022	489	$111,250	$261,800	$1,337
2023	503	$110,000	$312,200	$1,650

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7424.9%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.0%
5 to 17	48	9.5%
18 to 24	27	5.4%
25 to 34	40	8.0%
35 to 44	42	8.3%
45 to 54	59	11.7%
55 to 64	83	16.5%
65 to 74	125	24.9%
75 and over	74	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	462	91.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	29	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.8%
Two or more races	4	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.5%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree27.9%

Graduate or professional degree31.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	0.5%
High school graduate	100	23.6%
Some college or associate's	72	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	118	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	131	31.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone57.8%

Carpooled23.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	129	57.8%
Carpooled	53	23.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	13.9%
Other means	6	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	76	39.6%
15 to 29 min	93	48.4%
30 to 44 min	15	7.8%
45 to 59 min	7	3.6%
60+ min	1	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 6.8% (34 of 503)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	60.0%
Nonfamily households	104	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	260	15.5%
Vacant	1,419	84.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	219	84.2%
Renter-occupied	41	15.8%

1-unit, detached26.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units21.5%

5 to 19 units25.4%

20 or more units26.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	443	26.4%
1-unit, attached	10	0.6%
2 to 4 units	361	21.5%
5 to 19 units	426	25.4%
20 or more units	439	26.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3765530
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1264, -81.8647