Pilot Mountain

Population: 1,584
Median household income: $48,239
Median home value: $185,200

Pilot Mountain, a community in Surry County, North Carolina, has 1,584 residents. The median household income of $48,239 is below the Surry County median ($56,095).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pilot Mountain's population declined 3.9% from 1,649 to 1,584, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $141,500 to $185,200.

82.8% of workers drive to work alone. 64.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,584
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,239
Median home value: $185,200
Median gross rent: $895
Housing units: 755
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6491,584

Median household income

$36,250$48,239

Median home value

$141,500$185,200

Median gross rent

$678$895

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,649	$36,250	$141,500	$678
2020	1,635	$35,306	$140,500	$653
2021	1,747	$35,000	$139,900	$680
2022	1,667	$42,045	$156,800	$755
2023	1,584	$48,239	$185,200	$895

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	3.7%
5 to 17	260	16.4%
18 to 24	185	11.7%
25 to 34	175	11.0%
35 to 44	171	10.8%
45 to 54	236	14.9%
55 to 64	242	15.3%
65 to 74	151	9.5%
75 and over	106	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,429	90.2%
Black or African American	49	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.8%
Two or more races	51	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	6.8%
High school graduate	334	30.9%
Some college or associate's	439	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	132	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	103	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	644	82.8%
Carpooled	81	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	171	23.1%
15 to 29 min	306	41.4%
30 to 44 min	169	22.8%
45 to 59 min	31	4.2%
60+ min	63	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 15.4% (244 of 1,584)

	Count	Share
Family households	425	58.0%
Nonfamily households	308	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	733	97.1%
Vacant	22	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	394	53.8%
Renter-occupied	339	46.2%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	483	64.0%
1-unit, attached	46	6.1%
2 to 4 units	90	11.9%
5 to 19 units	107	14.2%
20 or more units	8	1.1%
Mobile home & other	21	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3751820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.3839, -80.4742