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Moving to Hot Springs, North Carolina

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Population: 645. Estimated population in July 2024: 642 (-0.5% change)
Males: 312 (48.4%), Females: 333 (51.6%)

Madison County

Zip code: 28743

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $20,714
Median house value: $65,600

Population by Race

Races in Hot Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (20.9%), German (12.1%), Irish (12.1%), English (5.3%), Russian (2.8%), Dutch (2.3%).

Elevation: 1334 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hot Springs

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 10.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hot Springs town

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

2.2% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+20.1%).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hot Springs:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 26 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)

Public primary/middle school in Hot Springs:

  • HOT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 132; Location: SERPENTINE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

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