Cliffside

In Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Population: 630

Located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Cliffside is a community with a population of 630.

From 2019 to 2023, Cliffside's population declined 5.3% from 665 to 630.

The median resident is 50.6 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 25.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 630
Median age: 50.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 315
Homeownership rate: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

665630

Median household income

$54,792$34,111

Year	Population	Median household income
2019	665	$54,792
2020	707	$52,895
2021	569	$49,107
2022	424	$34,111
2023	630	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 176.0%

18 to 2424.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 443.8%

45 to 5425.9%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over0.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	38	6.0%
18 to 24	151	24.0%
25 to 34	86	13.7%
35 to 44	24	3.8%
45 to 54	163	25.9%
55 to 64	56	8.9%
65 to 74	108	17.1%
75 and over	4	0.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	589	93.5%
Black or African American	41	6.5%
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 diploma5.2%

High school graduate55.6%

Some college or associate's15.2%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	5.2%
High school graduate	245	55.6%
Some college or associate's	67	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	91	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	159	86.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	13.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	72.3%
15 to 29 min	15	9.4%
30 to 44 min	16	10.1%
45 to 59 min	13	8.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 4.9% (31 of 630)

	Count	Share
Family households	187	64.9%
Nonfamily households	101	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	288	91.4%
Vacant	27	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	262	91.0%
Renter-occupied	26	9.0%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	274	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41	13.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3713100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2480, -81.7653