COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beech Mountain vs Johnson City
PLACE A
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Johnson City, Oregon
Beech Mountain is 19% larger than Johnson City. Beech Mountain earns more, with a median household income $42,688 higher. Beech Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (111% vs -5%).
BEECH MOUNTAINJOHNSON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population659554+19% vs Johnson City
Population density1028,523−8,421
Population growth110.9%-4.8%+115.7 pts
Median age61.754.1+7.6
Male51.7%47.7%+4.0 pts
Female48.3%52.3%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born3.3%10.2%−6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.0%65.5%+27.5 pts
Black0.2%1.2%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%28.9%−26.5 pts
Asian1.4%3.0%−1.6 pts
Other3.0%1.4%+1.6 pts
Median household income$90,855$48,167+$42,688
Per capita income$82,320$33,705+$48,615
Poverty rate6.4%20.8%−14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5530.442+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher53.4%11.4%+42.0 pts
Graduate degree26.6%2.1%+24.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%1.9%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation46.7%63.5%−16.8 pts
Median home value$443,500$87,800+$355,700
Median gross rent$1,137$731+$406
Owner-occupied89.3%97.3%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate78.7%0.0%+78.7 pts
Rent-burdened households10.9%42.9%−31.9 pts
Average commute27.116.7+10.4
Worked from home30.2%8.4%+21.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.2%7.1%+3.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025