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Blue Ridge township, Henderson County, NC

12,170 Population
35.3 square miles 344.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±3.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Henderson County: 47.5 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,509 ±$3,839 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Henderson County: $40,567 ±$1,397
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,742 ±$7,245 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Henderson County: $68,187 ±$3,678
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18% ±5.5% (2,169  ±696) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Henderson County: 11.6% † 13,529 (±1.4% / ±1,645)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.2 minutes ±1.7 (104,550  ±16,305) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Henderson County: 22.5 1,079,660 (±0.7 / ±45,274)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,883 ±411 Number of households
  • Henderson County: 51,067 ±711
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (12,170  ±1,109) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Henderson County: 2.3 117,120 (±0 / ±32)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.9% ±6.9% (189  ±153) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Henderson County: 6.4% † 1,466 (±1.4% / ±326)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,608 ±400 Number of housing units
  • Henderson County: 58,044 ±60
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$267,100 ±$36,740 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Henderson County: $351,400 ±$8,797
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±2.7% (898  ±334) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Henderson County: 10.3% † 12,049 (±1.2% / ±1,450.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84% ±2.8% (7,264  ±671.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Henderson County: 91.6% 81,347 (±2.4% / ±2,091.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.4% ±2.9% (2,024  ±302.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Henderson County: 36.5% 32,432 (±1.4% / ±1,204.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

14% ±2.9% (1,703  ±383) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Henderson County: 8.3% 9,824
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±2.1% (670  ±211) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Henderson County: 8.1% 7,811 (±0.6% / ±617)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
670 Total veterans ±211 639 Male ±206 31 Female ±29

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