Beech Mountain

Population: 831
Median household income: $89,934
Median home value: $388,800

Beech Mountain, a community in Watauga County, North Carolina, has 831 residents. The median household income of $89,934 is above the Watauga County median ($51,367).

Between 2019 and 2023, Beech Mountain's population grew 35.3% from 614 to 831, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $257,800 to $388,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.5% of the population. 52.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 831
Median age: 62.1 yrs
Median household income: $89,934
Median home value: $388,800
Median gross rent: $978
Housing units: 2,330
Homeownership rate: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

614831

Median household income

$74,000$89,934

Median home value

$257,800$388,800

Median gross rent

$1,141$978

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	614	$74,000	$257,800	$1,141
2020	766	$72,917	$283,900	$1,208
2021	796	$77,031	$297,200	$1,172
2022	798	$85,250	$343,900	$1,088
2023	831	$89,934	$388,800	$978

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 241.6%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7427.2%

75 and over16.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	2.0%
5 to 17	67	8.1%
18 to 24	13	1.6%
25 to 34	56	6.7%
35 to 44	76	9.1%
45 to 54	75	9.0%
55 to 64	167	20.1%
65 to 74	226	27.2%
75 and over	134	16.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	777	93.5%
Black or African American	3	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.5%
Asian	5	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	1.0%
Two or more races	18	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate9.9%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree29.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	3.4%
High school graduate	73	9.9%
Some college or associate's	240	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	181	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	215	29.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone52.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home31.4%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	52.3%
Carpooled	25	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	31.4%
Other means	11	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	33.0%
15 to 29 min	43	22.2%
30 to 44 min	62	32.0%
45 to 59 min	10	5.2%
60+ min	15	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 3.4% (28 of 831)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	73.4%
Nonfamily households	106	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	399	17.1%
Vacant	1,931	82.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	366	91.7%
Renter-occupied	33	8.3%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,670	71.7%
1-unit, attached	37	1.6%
2 to 4 units	104	4.5%
5 to 19 units	194	8.3%
20 or more units	298	12.8%
Mobile home & other	27	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3704510
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.2104, -81.8870