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Population: 2,030. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,998 (-1.6% change)
Males: 951 (46.8%), Females: 1,079 (53.2%)

Mitchell County

Zip code: 28777

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $24,766
Median house value: $74,500

Population by Race

Races in Spruce Pine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (23.6%), English (13.7%), Irish (7.1%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), Scottish (4.4%).

Elevation: 2517 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spruce Pine

  • High school or higher: 70.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spruce Pine town

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

5.2% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.9% North America, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+0.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Spruce Pine:

  • SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (125 HOSPITAL DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Spruce Pine:

  • MCDOWELL HOSPITAL,THE (about 15 miles; MARION, NC)
  • YANCEY COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BURNSVILLE, NC)
  • CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spruce Pine:

  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 45 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 50 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spruce Pine:

  • AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 7 miles; SPRUCE PINE, NC; Abbreviation: 7A8)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 15 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)
  • ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 32 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Abbreviation: 0A9)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Spruce Pine:

  • MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 577; Location: PO BOX 547; Public; Website: www.mayland.cc.nc.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spruce Pine:

  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 39 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)

Private high school in Spruce Pine:

  • TRI-COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location: RT. 2 BOX 1220; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Spruce Pine:

  • HARRIS MIDDLE (Students: 336; Location: 121 HARRIS STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DEYTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 311; Location: 308 HARRIS STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • GREENLEE PRIMARY (Students: 306; Location: 2206 CARTERS RIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 02)

Private primary/middle schools in Spruce Pine:

  • SPRUCE PINE MONTESSORI CREATIV (Students: 60; Location: 201 WALNUT AVE S; Grades: PK – UG)
  • ALTAPASS BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: ROUTE 3 BOX 165; Grades: KG – 10)

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