Blowing Rock, NC Population

Overview

1,072

Total Population

61.0

Median age

52.15%

Female population %

91.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

72.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blowing Rock's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blowing Rock is 61.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blowing Rock's population under 18 was 3.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blowing Rock's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blowing Rock, 2.52% were under the age of 15, 12.69% aged 15 to 29, 45.43% aged 30 to 64, 33.77% aged 65 to 84, and 5.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 more females than males in Blowing Rock:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.15% females and 47.85% males in Blowing Rock, NC.
The Blowing Rock, NC gender ratio is 91.8:100 i.e. 91.8 men to 100 women (0.918).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 89.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 92.

Blowing Rock's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blowing Rock population: 96.74% are White, 0.65% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.87% are multiracial.
Blowing Rock's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,072 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blowing Rock is White with a population of 1,037 (96.74% of the total population).

Blowing Rock's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,478 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Blowing Rock's population decreased by 171 (12.12%), as compared to the national growth of 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 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blowing Rock's population was lowest in year 2013 at 1,194.