Blowing Rock, NC population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Blowing Rock decreased by 58. In this period, the peak population was 1,478 in the year 2009. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,411 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,442 | 31 | 2.20% |
| 2002 | 1,439 | -3 | -0.21% |
| 2003 | 1,464 | 25 | 1.74% |
| 2004 | 1,436 | -28 | -1.91% |
| 2005 | 1,446 | 10 | 0.70% |
| 2006 | 1,460 | 14 | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 1,463 | 3 | 0.21% |
| 2008 | 1,477 | 14 | 0.96% |
| 2009 | 1,478 | 1 | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 1,240 | -238 | -16.10% |
| 2011 | 1,263 | 23 | 1.85% |
| 2012 | 1,250 | -13 | -1.03% |
| 2013 | 1,194 | -56 | -4.48% |
| 2014 | 1,222 | 28 | 2.35% |
| 2015 | 1,230 | 8 | 0.65% |
| 2016 | 1,247 | 17 | 1.38% |
| 2017 | 1,277 | 30 | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 1,328 | 51 | 3.99% |
| 2019 | 1,325 | -3 | -0.23% |
| 2020 | 1,372 | 47 | 3.55% |
| 2021 | 1,377 | 5 | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 1,371 | -6 | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 1,353 | -18 | -1.31% |
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Blowing Rock, NC population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Blowing Rock's population decreased by 171 (12.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blowing Rock's population increased by 132 (10.65%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Blowing Rock's population decreased by 19 (1.38%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Blowing Rock's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 1,353.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Blowing Rock's population peaked in year 2009 at 1,478.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Blowing Rock's population was lowest in year 2013 at 1,194.
Blowing Rock, NC annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Blowing Rock grew year by year for 15 years and declined for 8 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Blowing Rock had an average annual population growth rate of 0.18% per year. Overall the population shrank 4.11% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Blowing Rock annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 0.18% per year.
From 2017 to 2018 Blowing Rock population grew the most, with an increase of 51 people (a 3.99% year-on-year increase)..
From 2009 to 2010 Blowing Rock population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 238 people (a 16.10% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Blowing Rock, NC population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Blowing Rock's population decreased by 24 between 2021 and 2023. The decrease was 6 (increased) between 2021 and 2022; and decrease of 18 (1.31%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Blowing Rock, NC changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Blowing Rock increased by 159 (13.32%). The population was highest at 1,377 in the year 2021 and lowest at 1,222 in the year 2014. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was 1.27%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)