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Moving to Montreat, North Carolina

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Population: 630. Estimated population in July 2024: 661 (+4.9% change)
Males: 319 (50.6%), Females: 311 (49.4%)

Buncombe County

Zip code: 28757

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.8 years
Median household income: $45,625
Median house value: $218,900

Population by Race

Races in Montreat:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (31.4%), Scotch-Irish (14.8%), Irish (11.6%), Scottish (10.3%), German (7.5%), French (2.7%).

Elevation: 2560 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Montreat

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 83.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 40.5%
  • Unemployed: 48.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montreat town

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 67.0%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 1.8%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Montreat:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montreat:

  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 22 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 53 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 57 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Montreat:

  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 22 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)
  • HENDERSONVILLE (about 26 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
  • AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 30 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Abbreviation: 7A8)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Montreat:

  • MONTREAT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,159; Location: 310 GAITHER CIR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.montreat.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montreat:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 18 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 52 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)

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