Black Mountain is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,502 people and five associated neighborhoods, Black Mountain is the 109th largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that Black Mountain has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Black Mountain telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Black Mountain does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

If knowledge is power, Black Mountain is a pretty powerful place. 58.27% of the adults in Black Mountain have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Black Mountain in 2022 was $42,791, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,164 for a family of four. However, Black Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Black Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Black Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Black Mountain include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Black Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.