High Shoals, NC Housing Market & City Data

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748
Population Estimate
$89,269
Median Home Value
89.6%
Employment Rate
5.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

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Median Days on Market-
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Total Listings (Active + Pending)-
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HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.87
Family Dual Income32.8
Median Household Income$25,882
Median Individual Income$18,456
Home Ownership64.1%
Home Value$89,269
Median Rent$622
Rent Burden-
Poverty35.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.5%
  • Highschool Education50.1%
  • Some College28.0%
  • Bachelors Degree4.1%
  • Graduate Degree1.3%
  • Total College or Above5.4%
  • Stem Degree8.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.2%
  • Divorced15.3%
  • Never Married31.1%
  • Widowed9.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHigh Shoals
State IDNC
Population748

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.0%
19–299.6%
30–396.7%
40–4911.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5919.1%
60–699.4%
70–7911.6%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation50.6%
Unemployment Rate10.4%
Disabled24.3%

ETHNICITY

White94.5%
Black2.8%
Asian0.9%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.8%

OTHER

Hispanic0.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured9.7%
Veteran8.9%

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