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Blue Ridge township, Henderson County, NC

12,165 Population
35.3 square miles 344.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±3.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Henderson County: 47.2 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$28,510 ±$3,630 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Henderson County: $38,976 ±$1,205
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$57,686 ±$5,848 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Henderson County: $67,623 ±$3,013
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

18% ±6.3% (2,168  ±801) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Henderson County: 11.7% † 13,536 (±1.3% / ±1,524)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

23.8 minutes ±5.6 (110,760  ±18,290) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Henderson County: 22.3 1,076,585 (±0.6 / ±41,929)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

5,115 ±480 Number of households
  • Henderson County: 50,423 ±624
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.4 ±0.1 (12,165  ±1,360) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Henderson County: 2.3 115,975 (±0 / ±30)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

10.3% ±7.9% (209  ±169) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Henderson County: 6.9% † 1,554 (±1.5% / ±346)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

5,768 ±485 Number of housing units
  • Henderson County: 57,338 ±84
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$228,100 ±$35,727 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Henderson County: $317,800 ±$8,561
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

10.4% ±2.9% (1,255  ±380.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Henderson County: 11.6% † 13,517 (±1.2% / ±1,419.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

82% ±11.5% (7,238  ±713.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Henderson County: 91.1% 79,816 (±2.3% / ±2,039.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
19.8% ±2.7% (1,743  ±291.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Henderson County: 35.1% 30,713 (±1.3% / ±1,143.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.4% ±3.7% (1,751  ±488) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Henderson County: 7.7% 8,987
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

6.4% ±2% (622  ±201) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Henderson County: 8.2% 7,812 (±0.6% / ±596)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
622 Total veterans ±201 602 Male ±198 20 Female ±18

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