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14,999

Population

0.3% YoY

2023

45.1

Median Age

4.4% YoY

2022

$55,534

Median Household Income

14.9% YoY

2022

6,907

Labor Force

0.7% MoM

11.4% YoY

7/2025

6,623

Employed

0.2% MoM

11.6% YoY

7/2025

4.1%

Unemployment Rate

10.9% MoM

4.7% YoY

7/2025

$272,500

Median Sale Price

8.4% MoM

28.8% YoY

8/2025

8

Homes Sold

42.9% MoM

38.5% YoY

8/2025

15.3

Months Inventory

96.3% MoM

120.3% YoY

8/2025

103

Days on Market

55 MoM

21 YoY

8/2025

122

Listings

19.6% MoM

32.6% YoY

8/2025

233

Price per Sq Ft

3.1% MoM

19.8% YoY

8/2025

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Cities included in Mitchell County: Spruce Pine, Bakersville


Zip Codes included in Mitchell County: [Click for zip code level data] 28705, 28777


 1.  Population Data from U.S. Census Bureau.
 2.  Employment Data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics
 3.  Sales Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

MoM = Month over Month. The percentage change from the previous month to the current month.
YoY = Year over Year. The percentage change from the same period the previous year to the current period.

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