Chimney Rock Village, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
122
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
61.8
2.37% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.2%
46.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$64,375
4.85% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$477,300
32.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
79
12.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Chimney Rock Village, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Chimney Rock Village, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Chimney Rock Village, NC was $477,300, and the homeownership rate was 56.9%.

Most people in Chimney Rock Village, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Chimney Rock Village, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaRutherford County, NCForest City, NCBuncombe County (Southeast)--Asheville City PUMA, NCHenderson & Transylvania Counties PUMA, NCRutherford, Cleveland (West) & Polk Counties--Shelby City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Chimney Rock Village, NC is home to a population of 122 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.82% of Chimney Rock Village, NC residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (122 people) in Chimney Rock Village, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Chimney Rock Village, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chimney Rock Village, NC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chimney Rock Village, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    122 ± 66
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 14

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (122 people) in Chimney Rock Village, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.82%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1 people
0.763%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1 people

As of 2024, 0.82% of Chimney Rock Village, NC residents (1 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chimney Rock Village, NC was 0.763%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
11 ± 23

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Economy

The economy of Chimney Rock Village, NC employs 79 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chimney Rock Village, NC were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (20 people), Retail Trade (15 people), and Utilities (15 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($180,625), Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,125).

Employment

Occupations

79
2024 Value
± 100
12.9%
1 Year growth
± 168%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chimney Rock Village, NC grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 70 employees to 79 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chimney Rock Village, NC, are Health Technologists & Technicians (24 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chimney Rock Village, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

79
2024 Value
± 100
12.9%
1 Year growth
± 168%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chimney Rock Village, NC grew at a rate of 12.9%, from 70 employees to 79 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chimney Rock Village, NC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (20 people), Retail Trade (15 people), and Utilities (15 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chimney Rock Village, NC, though some of these residents may live in Chimney Rock Village, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,813
Median earning men ± $33,252
$80,000
Median earning women ± $102,775

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($180,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chimney Rock Village, NC was $477,300 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $361,100 to $477,300, a 32.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Chimney Rock Village, NC is 56.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chimney Rock Village, NC have an average commute time of 12.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chimney Rock Village, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$477,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$108,952
$41
Median Property Taxes
±$38

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chimney Rock Village, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chimney Rock Village, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.9%
Homeownership
2024
50.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.9% of the housing units in Chimney Rock Village, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,375
Median Household Income
± $20,246
72
Number of Households
± 47

In 2024, the median household income of the 72 households in Chimney Rock Village, NC declined from $64,375 from the previous year's value of $67,656.

The following chart displays the households in Chimney Rock Village, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chimney Rock Village, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.7%)
  2. Walked (17.7%)
  3. Other (6.33%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Chimney Rock Village, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (17.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (6.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

12.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chimney Rock Village, NC have a shorter commute time (12.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Chimney Rock Village, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chimney Rock Village, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chimney Rock Village, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chimney Rock Village, NC (10 out of 122 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chimney Rock Village, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

100% of the population of Chimney Rock Village, NC has health coverage, with 40.2% on employee plans, 3.28% on Medicaid, 31.1% on Medicare, 23.8% on non-group plans, and 1.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 5.74% between 18 and 34 years, 62.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 32% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
40.2%
Employer Coverage
3.28%
Medicaid
31.1%
Medicare
23.8%
Non-Group
1.64%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chimney Rock Village, NC stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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