Black Mountain is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,502 people and five associated neighborhoods, Black Mountain is the 109th largest community in North Carolina.Black Mountain is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Black Mountain is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Black Mountain who work in management occupations (10.97%), sales jobs (10.61%), and office and administrative support (9.85%). Also of interest is that Black Mountain has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Black Mountain doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Black Mountain. 58.27% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Black Mountain in 2022 was $42,791, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,164 for a family of four. However, Black Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Black Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Black Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Black Mountain include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Black Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
