COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beech Mountain vs Lenoir
PLACE A
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Lenoir, North Carolina
Beech Mountain is 96% smaller than Lenoir. Beech Mountain earns more, with a median household income $40,945 higher. Beech Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (111% vs 1%).
BEECH MOUNTAINLENOIRDIFFERENCE
Total population65918,372−96% vs Lenoir
Population density102882−781
Population growth110.9%0.7%+110.3 pts
Median age61.745.7+16.0
Male51.7%46.0%+5.6 pts
Female48.3%54.0%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born3.3%7.1%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.0%73.2%+19.8 pts
Black0.2%10.0%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%13.2%−10.9 pts
Asian1.4%0.9%+0.5 pts
Other3.0%2.7%+0.4 pts
Median household income$90,855$49,910+$40,945
Per capita income$82,320$29,565+$52,755
Poverty rate6.4%14.6%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5530.438+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher53.4%21.2%+32.2 pts
Graduate degree26.6%5.5%+21.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%4.6%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation46.7%52.7%−6.0 pts
Median home value$443,500$179,400+$264,100
Median gross rent$1,137$664+$473
Owner-occupied89.3%64.2%+25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate78.7%9.4%+69.3 pts
Rent-burdened households10.9%33.0%−22.1 pts
Average commute27.124.8+2.3
Worked from home30.2%11.1%+19.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.2%12.5%−2.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025