Town in Buncombe County, North Carolina · 6.7 sq mi · 1,263 people per sq mi
About 8,500 people live in Black Mountain. The typical household earns $77,042, and the median resident is 58.4 years old.
2026 projection
From 8,442 in 2020
Poverty rate 5.94%
Men 54.6 · Women 62.1
1900–2026
8,523
2026 projection
1% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1900–2026
8,523
2026 projection
1% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 8,523 | +32 | 0.38% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,491 | -82 | 0.96% |
| 2024 | 8,573 | +9 | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 8,564 | +32 | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 8,532 | +54 | 0.64% |
| 2021 | 8,478 | +36 | 0.43% |
| 2020 | 8,442 | +240 | 2.93% |
| 2019 | 8,202 | +36 | 0.44% |
| 2018 | 8,166 | +5 | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 8,161 | -1 | 0.01% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 85 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 17 residents
49% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 49% | 53% | 46% |
| Never married | 27% | 25% | 28% |
| Divorced | 13% | 18% | 8% |
| Widowed | 11% | 3% | 17% |
| Separated | <1% | 1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau