Chimney Rock Village

Population: 131
Median household income: $67,656
Median home value: $361,100

Located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Chimney Rock Village is a community with a population of 131. The median household income of $67,656 is above the Rutherford County median ($49,771).

From 2019 to 2023, Chimney Rock Village's population declined 26.0% from 177 to 131, while its median home value rose 64.1% from $220,000 to $361,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population. 80.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 131
Median age: 63.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,656
Median home value: $361,100
Median gross rent: $1,317
Housing units: 179
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

177131

Median household income

$32,375$67,656

Median home value

$220,000$361,100

Median gross rent

$704$1,317

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	177	$32,375	$220,000	$704
2020	174	$56,250	$221,900	$1,297
2021	131	—	$289,300	$1,350
2022	220	$66,563	$394,400	$1,358
2023	131	$67,656	$361,100	$1,317

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 343.1%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6430.5%

65 to 7430.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	4	3.1%
35 to 44	25	19.1%
45 to 54	11	8.4%
55 to 64	40	30.5%
65 to 74	40	30.5%
75 and over	11	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1	0.8%
High school graduate	49	37.4%
Some college or associate's	37	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	19	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	56	80.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	14.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	4	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	50.0%
15 to 29 min	24	34.3%
30 to 44 min	5	7.1%
45 to 59 min	6	8.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.75
Poverty rate: 15.3% (20 of 131)

	Count	Share
Family households	44	58.7%
Nonfamily households	31	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75	41.9%
Vacant	104	58.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47	62.7%
Renter-occupied	28	37.3%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3712460
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4503, -82.2550