Etowah, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Etowah home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

7,653
Population Estimate
$210,746
Median Home Value
99.2%
Employment Rate
26.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$235
Median Listing Price$454,500
Median Days on Market50
Active Listings28
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)35
Avg Listing Price$708,728
Avg Listing Price Change MoM50%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY45%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.67
Family Dual Income39.4
Median Household Income$56,048
Median Individual Income$27,038
Home Ownership87.9%
Home Value$210,746
Median Rent$654
Rent Burden30.0%
Poverty3.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.9%
  • Highschool Education26.6%
  • Some College35.4%
  • Bachelors Degree15.6%
  • Graduate Degree10.5%
  • Total College or Above26.1%
  • Stem Degree34.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.3%
  • Female52.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married64.7%
  • Divorced13.7%
  • Never Married15.9%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityEtowah
State IDNC
Population7,653

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1817.8%
19–297.8%
30–3910.9%
40–498.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.3%
60–6917.7%
70–7918.4%
80+6.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation45.7%
Unemployment Rate0.8%
Disabled17.7%

ETHNICITY

White91.3%
Black2.7%
Asian1.3%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple4.4%

OTHER

Hispanic3.2%
Limited English0.8%
Health Uninsured6.1%
Veteran14.5%

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Neighborhoods in Etowah, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Etowah, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Eagle Chase, Etowah

    Eagle Chase ↗

    Median asking price
    $517,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    21
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Greenwood Forest, Etowah

    Greenwood Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $352,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    21
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Golf Mountain Estates, Etowah

    Golf Mountain Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $387,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    16
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Etowahs Reach, Etowah

    Etowahs Reach ↗

    Median asking price
    $369,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    13
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Brooke Hills, Etowah

    Brooke Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $425,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    8
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.