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Demographics

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Total Population

1,072

Median Household Income

99,306

Total Visible Minorities

N/A

Median Age

61.0

Us Income Distribution

According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Blowing Rock, NC has a gini coefficient of 0.57 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.

Us Sex By Age

Overall, women outnumber men by 105. people. The 50 to 54 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 13 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 70 to 74 years old, comprising 14.18 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 49.63 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 9.81 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 492 people are expected to retire in the coming years.

Labor Force

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Real Estate

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Housing Occupied

24.55%

Housing Vacant

75.45%

No. of Families

380

No. of Non-Families

206

Transportation

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Residents Who
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Vehicle Drivers

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Car Ownership

Most households in Blowing Rock, NC have three vehicles for transportation. 270 people responding in Blowing Rock, NC feel that having three vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 27.54% of households say they use two vehicles. Moreover, 52 households have four vehicles

Education

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Us Field Of Study

Most are in Business with 127 people practicing it in Blowing Rock, NC. Education is another popular field of expertise, as 15.57% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Social Sciences, with 84 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Blowing Rock, NC has 260 people or 38.92% of workers in STEM industries.

Utilities

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