Bent Creek, NC Demographic Data
Bent Creek, NC Summary
Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,762
- Area: 2.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 794.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,215.22 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bent Creek, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
690
53%
50.8
Male
615
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,305
323,128,000
Bent Creek, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
52
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
73
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
15
1.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
23
1.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
0
0.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
66
5.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
281
21.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
125
9.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
197
15.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
73
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
188
14.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
197
15.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
15
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,142
87.5%
77.2
Female
568
49.7%
51.3
Male
574
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,142
87.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
454
34.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
400
30.7%
15.2
Female
193
48.3%
55.8
Male
207
51.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Bent Creek, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,305
100.0%
96.8
White
1,251
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
36
2.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
18
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
18
1.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
135
10.3%
17.8
Mexican
135
10.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,170
89.7%
82.2
Bent Creek, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15
1.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
151
13.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
468
41.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
146
12.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
254
22.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
108
9.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15
1.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,127
98.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
362
31.7%
31.2
Bent Creek, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
136
11.7%
33.7%
Now Married
660
56.7%
47.5
Divorced
111
9.5%
11.0%
Separated
156
13.4%
2.0
Widowed
102
8.8
5.8%
Bent Creek, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,118
89.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
135
10.8%
21.6%
Spanish
135
10.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bent Creek, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
0
0.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
18
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
38
5.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
87
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
183
28.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
99
15.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
78
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
112
17.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
17
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
47,470
57,617
Per capita income
37,071
31,128
Bent Creek, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
150
20.7%
9.8
Construction
34
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
193
26.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
31
4.3%
6.6
Information
36
5.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
61
8.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
64
8.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
71
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
39
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
16
2.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
28
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
65
9.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
256
35.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
18
2.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
189
26.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
195
27.0%
18.1%
Bent Creek, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
723
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
698
96.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
0
0.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
10
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
15
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.4
26.6
Bent Creek, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
0
0.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
217
33.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
324
49.8%
37.1
3 or more
110
16.9%
21.0
Bent Creek, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
651
96.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
566
86.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
85
13.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
24
3.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Bent Creek, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
675
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
70
10.4%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
54
8.0%
16.5
5 rooms
101
15.0%
19.8
6 rooms
120
17.8%
17.8
7 rooms
145
21.5%
12.0
8 rooms
106
15.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
79
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Bent Creek, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
675
1-unit, detached
542
80.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
20
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
113
16.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bent Creek, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
21
3.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
237
35.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
189
28.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
153
22.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
20
3.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
46
6.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bent Creek, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
436
67.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
187
28.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
2.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
9
1.4%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Bent Creek, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
285
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
6.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
52
18.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
52
18.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
162
56.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
120
42.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
72
25.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
77
27.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bent Creek, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
64
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
20
31.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
68.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
21
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,158
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
37
57.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
27
42.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
21
0.0%
0.0%
Bent Creek, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
566
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
70
12.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23
4.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
133
23.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
214
37.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
112
19.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
14
2.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
221,000
205,000