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Montreat, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Montreat is a Census town of 630 people across 2.73 square miles of land, in Buncombe County. Median household income is $115,568, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Montreat
What Montreat is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.73 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land231 plus or minus 56
- County holding the largest share of its areaBuncombe County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montreat
How many people live in Montreat
- Population630 plus or minus 153
- Median age19.9
- Population under 1850 plus or minus 46
- Share under 187.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over15 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over2.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households62 plus or minus 49
- Family households47 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent plus or minus 46.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montreat
Income and work in Montreat
- Median household income$115,568 plus or minus $60,290
- Per capita income$16,033 plus or minus $7,321
- Civilian labor force303 plus or minus 102
- Employed274 plus or minus 101
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate9.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over117 plus or minus 95
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 110.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher91.5 percent plus or minus 103.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree34.2 percent plus or minus 39.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montreat
Housing in Montreat
- Housing units755 plus or minus 155
- Occupied units62 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units693 plus or minus 145
- Vacancy rate91.8 percent
- Owner occupied62 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$606,400
- Single family units755 plus or minus 156
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montreat
How Montreat gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute223 plus or minus 75
- Commuting under 15 minutes161 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes72.2 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.3 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone39.0 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked45.2 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Worked from home13.9 percent plus or minus 14.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Montreat
Flood risk in Montreat
- NFIP communityTown of Montreat
- NFIP community number370476
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Town of Montreat participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370476 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Buncombe County, not Montreat
Buncombe County context, not Montreat figures
- Establishments in Buncombe County9,863
- Covered employment, Buncombe County136,495
- Average annual pay, Buncombe County$58,785
- Housing units permitted, Buncombe County3,613
Every figure in this section is published for Buncombe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Montreat.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Montreat questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Montreat, North Carolina?
630, in 62 households. Montreat town covers 2.73 square miles of land, which is 231 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Montreat in?
Buncombe County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Montreat?
$115,568. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $606,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Montreat in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Montreat appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Montreat, town of, community 370476, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Montreat figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Buncombe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Montreat.
Is zoning published for Montreat?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.