Black Mountain is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,530 people and five associated neighborhoods, Black Mountain is the 109th largest community in North Carolina. Black Mountain real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Black Mountain house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Black Mountain is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Black Mountain is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Black Mountain who work in management occupations (10.97%), sales jobs (10.61%), and office and administrative support (9.85%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Black Mountain is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Black Mountain, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Black Mountain is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. 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.
