Spruce Pine

Population: 2,381
Median household income: $47,583
Median home value: $202,300

Spruce Pine is a community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, home to 2,381 residents. The median household income of $47,583 is below the Mitchell County median ($58,089).

Between 2019 and 2023, Spruce Pine's population grew 4.8% from 2,273 to 2,381, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $153,800 to $202,300.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $735.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,381
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,583
Median home value: $202,300
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 1,153
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2732,381

Median household income

$40,913$47,583

Median home value

$153,800$202,300

Median gross rent

$584$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,273	$40,913	$153,800	$584
2020	2,221	$45,435	$160,100	$594
2021	2,332	$44,375	$157,600	$621
2022	2,637	$44,596	$178,600	$712
2023	2,381	$47,583	$202,300	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	5.5%
5 to 17	288	12.1%
18 to 24	238	10.0%
25 to 34	311	13.1%
35 to 44	173	7.3%
45 to 54	395	16.6%
55 to 64	314	13.2%
65 to 74	248	10.4%
75 and over	283	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,985	83.4%
Black or African American	17	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	87	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	277	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	15.7%
High school graduate	461	26.7%
Some college or associate's	645	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	182	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	165	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	783	75.2%
Carpooled	161	15.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	444	45.3%
15 to 29 min	351	35.8%
30 to 44 min	77	7.9%
45 to 59 min	21	2.1%
60+ min	87	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 18.2% (418 of 2,297)

	Count	Share
Family households	572	56.5%
Nonfamily households	441	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,013	87.9%
Vacant	140	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	672	66.3%
Renter-occupied	341	33.7%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	805	69.8%
1-unit, attached	21	1.8%
2 to 4 units	172	14.9%
5 to 19 units	57	4.9%
20 or more units	12	1.0%
Mobile home & other	86	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3764260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9140, -82.0697