Roan Mountain, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,160
Males: 570 (49.1%), Females: 590 (50.9%)
Carter County
Zip code: 37687
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $17,813
Median house value: $77,300
Population by Race
Races in Roan Mountain:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: United States (26.5%), English (9.3%), German (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (5.9%), Irish (5.3%), Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 2575 feet
Land area: 7.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Roan Mountain
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 0.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Roan Mountain CDP
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Roan Mountain:
- SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LINVILLE, NC)
- SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roan Mountain:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 30 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 57 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roan Mountain:
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 14 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Abbreviation: 0A9)
- AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 19 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Abbreviation: 7A8)
- JOHNSON CITY (about 20 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Abbreviation: 0A4)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roan Mountain:
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 52 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
Schools
Public high school in Roan Mountain:
- CLOUDLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 370; Location: 476 CLOUDLAND DR; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Roan Mountain:
- CLOUDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 385; Location: 8540 HIGHWAY 19 E; Grades: KG – 06)