Sugar Mountain, NC Demographics

The total population of Sugar Mountain is estimated to be 489 with 230 males (47.03%) and 259 females (52.97%). There are 29 more females than males in Sugar Mountain.
The median household income in Sugar Mountain was $101,336 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 6,789(7.18%) from $94,547 in 2020. This income is 135.83% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Sugar Mountain sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $135,273. Overall, the median household income for the village of Sugar Mountain stands at $101,336.
In Sugar Mountain, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $66,206 for males and $64,404 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $72,286 for males and $94,230 for females.
In Sugar Mountain, population is primarily represented by White households, reporting a median income of $101,336.
In 2022, the population of Sugar Mountain was 376, a 0.27% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Sugar Mountain's population was 375, an increase of 0.27% compared to a population of 374 in 2020.
The median age in Sugar Mountain, NC is 62.7, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 4.43% were under the age of 15, 15.08% aged 15 to 29, 35.25% aged 30 to 64, 42.13% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Sugar Mountain population: 96.90% are White, 2.22% are Asian and 0.89% are multiracial.