Chimney Rock is home to 122 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 61.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 12 minutes. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 53 fewer people here than in 2000. Density works out to 36 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 61.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 117%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chimney Rock
What changed most since 2000
Median age38.8 → 61.8(+23.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
White share93.7% → 100.0%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Hispanic share4.0% → 0.0%(−4.0 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era91.7%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chimney Rock, decade by decade
Chimney Rock population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
175
$53,890
$220,056
19.2%
15.0
2010
113
$43,517
$281,672
15.8%
4.1
2020
140
$68,177
$268,951
26.8%
22.3
2024
122
$64,375
$477,300
31.1%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
