COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edneyville vs Black Mountain
PLACE A
Edneyville, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Edneyville is 68% smaller than Black Mountain. Black Mountain earns more, with a median household income $23,224 higher. Black Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
EDNEYVILLEBLACK MOUNTAINDIFFERENCE
Total population2,7168,491−68% vs Black Mountain
Population density2531,265−1,012
Population growth1.2%7.4%−6.2 pts
Median age37.558.4−20.9
Male53.7%45.4%+8.3 pts
Female46.3%54.6%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born12.5%2.5%+10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%89.2%−14.2 pts
Black1.8%4.2%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.0%1.5%+19.4 pts
Asian1.1%0.4%+0.7 pts
Other1.1%4.6%−3.5 pts
Median household income$53,818$77,042−$23,224
Per capita income$29,126$52,875−$23,749
Poverty rate22.3%5.9%+16.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.487−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%56.3%−37.6 pts
Graduate degree7.8%21.8%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%3.9%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation65.4%48.8%+16.6 pts
Median home value$286,400$358,900−$72,500
Median gross rent$836$1,652−$816
Owner-occupied54.4%66.9%−12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%26.3%−15.6 pts
Rent-burdened households32.4%58.9%−26.6 pts
Average commute26.021.4+4.6
Worked from home10.0%19.7%−9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.4%5.9%+9.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024