Moving to Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Population: 1,418. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,424 (+0.4% change)
Males: 659 (46.5%), Females: 759 (53.5%)

Watauga County

Zip code: 28605

Demographics

Median resident age: 50.7 years
Median household income: $54,271
Median house value: $252,000

Population by Race

Races in Blowing Rock:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• Hispanic (0.6%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (22.1%), German (17.9%), Irish (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (9.4%), United States (7.8%), Scottish (5.8%).

Elevation: 3579 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blowing Rock

• High school or higher: 88.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 16.1%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blowing Rock town

• Never married: 19.4%
• Now married: 62.1%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 9.5%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+12.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Blowing Rock:

• BLOWING ROCK HOSPITAL (CHESTNUT DR BOX 148)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Blowing Rock:

• WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BOONE, NC)
• CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
• CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LENOIR, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blowing Rock:

• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 34 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 56 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
• ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blowing Rock:

• MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 23 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
• JOHNSON COUNTY (about 23 miles; MOUNTAIN CITY, TN; Abbreviation: 6A4)
• AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 26 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Abbreviation: 7A8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blowing Rock:

• APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
• NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
• GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 65 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)

Public primary/middle school in Blowing Rock:

• BLOWING ROCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 430; Location: 165 MORRIS STREET; Grades: KG – 08)