Sugar Mountain, NC

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2024 Population
539
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
66.8
11.7% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.31%
6.68% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$96,094
12.6% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$343,800
10.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
164
27.4% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sugar Mountain, 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 Sugar Mountain, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sugar Mountain, NC was $343,800, and the homeownership rate was 93%.

Most people in Sugar Mountain, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sugar Mountain, NC was 1 car per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaAvery County, NCBoone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Sugar Mountain, NC is home to a population of 539 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.86% of Sugar Mountain, NC residents were born outside of the country (37 people).

In 2024, there were 73.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (515 people) in Sugar Mountain, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 5 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
95.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Sugar Mountain, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sugar Mountain, NC was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sugar Mountain, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    515 ± 150
  2. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    7 ± 10
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    5 ± 10
1.11%
Hispanic Population
6 people

In 2024, there were 73.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (515 people) in Sugar Mountain, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 5 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.11% of the people in Sugar Mountain, NC are hispanic (6 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sugar Mountain, NC as a share of the total population.

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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

6.86%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
37 people
7.16%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
36 people

As of 2024, 6.86% of Sugar Mountain, NC residents (37 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 Sugar Mountain, NC was 7.16%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    35 ± 26
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3 ± 21
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2 ± 14

Sugar Mountain, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 11.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sugar Mountain, NC employs 164 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sugar Mountain, NC were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (18 people), Educational Services (17 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($246,250), Finance & Insurance ($156,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($129,500).

Employment

Occupations

164
2024 Value
± 88
−27.4%
1 Year decline
± 98.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar Mountain, NC declined at a rate of −27.4%, from 226 employees to 164 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sugar Mountain, NC, are Management Occupations (63 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (29 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (14 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sugar Mountain, 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

164
2024 Value
± 88
−27.4%
1 Year decline
± 98.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sugar Mountain, NC declined at a rate of −27.4%, from 226 employees to 164 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sugar Mountain, NC, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (18 people), Educational Services (17 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sugar Mountain, NC, though some of these residents may live in Sugar Mountain, 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

$95,469
Median earning men ± $38,604
$80,417
Median earning women ± $83,072

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($145,000), Construction ($98,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($17,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($128,036), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,000), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($23,750).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sugar Mountain, NC was $343,800 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $312,200 to $343,800, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Sugar Mountain, NC is 93%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sugar Mountain, NC have an average commute time of 17.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sugar Mountain, NC is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$343,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,409
$291
Median Property Taxes
±$70

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 Sugar Mountain, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

93%
Homeownership
2024
68.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 93% of the housing units in Sugar Mountain, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

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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.
$96,094
Median Household Income
± $16,863
313
Number of Households
± 70

In 2024, the median household income of the 313 households in Sugar Mountain, NC declined from $96,094 from the previous year's value of $110,000.

The following chart displays the households in Sugar Mountain, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sugar Mountain, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.2%)
  3. Walked (2.44%)

In 2024, 68.3% of workers in Sugar Mountain, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.2%) and those who walked to work (2.44%).

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

17.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sugar Mountain, NC have a shorter commute time (17.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Sugar Mountain, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sugar Mountain, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sugar Mountain, NC have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sugar Mountain, NC (34 out of 539 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sugar Mountain, NC is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

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

95.7% of the population of Sugar Mountain, NC has health coverage, with 26.5% on employee plans, 3.15% on Medicaid, 43.4% on Medicare, 19.9% on non-group plans, and 2.78% 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, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.65% under 18 years, 2.97% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 52.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.27%
Uninsured
26.5%
Employer Coverage
3.15%
Medicaid
43.4%
Medicare
19.9%
Non-Group
2.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sugar Mountain, NC declined by 76.2% from 17.9% to 4.27%.

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