Spruce Pine, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,143
Population Estimate
$153,778
Median Home Value
97.2%
Employment Rate
15.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$227
Median Listing Price$362,500
Median Days on Market109
Active Listings61
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)70
Avg Listing Price$474,558
Avg Listing Price Change MoM6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.01
Family Dual Income41.9
Median Household Income$40,913
Median Individual Income$24,419
Home Ownership61.2%
Home Value$153,778
Median Rent$584
Rent Burden35.6%
Poverty24.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.4%
  • Highschool Education28.5%
  • Some College40.1%
  • Bachelors Degree11.0%
  • Graduate Degree4.0%
  • Total College or Above15.0%
  • Stem Degree32.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.9%
  • Female52.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.8%
  • Divorced22.5%
  • Never Married22.4%
  • Widowed11.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySpruce Pine
State IDNC
Population2,143

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.1%
19–299.6%
30–3919.1%
40–4910.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.0%
60–6911.5%
70–797.3%
80+6.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.6%
Unemployment Rate2.8%
Disabled18.8%

ETHNICITY

White96.7%
Black0.6%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.7%
Multiple1.4%

OTHER

Hispanic11.3%
Limited English3.4%
Health Uninsured21.8%
Veteran5.4%

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