City Data forBlowing Rock,NC

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Housing Data (June 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$457
Median Listing Price
$994,500
Median Days on Market
44
Active Listings
88
New Listings
36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
137
Avg Listing Price
$1,241,726
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
2%

City Data

City
Blowing Rock
State ID
NC
Population
1,324

Age Breakdown

Median Age
63
Under 10 years old
1.8%
Age 10-19
5.3%
Age 20s
5.0%
Age 30s
5.5%
Age 40s
13.7%
Age 50s
12.6%
Age 60s
21.5%
Age 70s
25.8%
Age Over 80
8.6%

Gender Breakdown

Male
45.6%
Female
54.4%

Marital Status

Married
64.3%
Divorced
14.8%
Never Married
15.1%
Widowed
5.9%

Household

Family Size
2.24
Family Dual Income
42.9
Median Household Income
$80,231
Median Individual Income
$34,526
Home Ownership
70.1%
Home Value
$454,817
Median Rent
$971
Rent Burden
27.3%
Poverty
4.4%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
3.3%
Highschool Education
10.2%
Some College
21.1%
Bachelors Degree
39.0%
Graduate Degree
26.3%
Total College or Above
65.3%
Stem Degree
45.1%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
49.6%
Unemployment Rate
0.9%
Disabled
6.2%

Ethnicity

White
95.3%
Black
2.3%
Asian
1.3%
Native American
0.1%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Multiple
1.0%

Other

Hispanic
0.0%
Limited English
0.0%
Health Uninsured
6.8%
Veteran
7.1%