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Seven Devils, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Seven Devils is a Census town of 425 people across 2.19 square miles of land, lying across Watauga County and Avery County. Median household income is $111,667, 92.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seven Devils
What Seven Devils is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.19 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land194 plus or minus 70
- County holding the largest share of its areaWatauga County, 72.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inWatauga County 72.1 percent, Avery County 27.9 percent
Seven Devils crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seven Devils
How many people live in Seven Devils
- Population425 plus or minus 152
- Median age46.8 plus or minus 17.8
- Population under 18102 plus or minus 65
- Share under 1824.0 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Population 65 and over138 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over32.5 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Households180 plus or minus 49
- Family households140 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families77.8 percent plus or minus 16.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Seven Devils
- Median household income$111,667
- Per capita income$53,657 plus or minus $17,583
- Civilian labor force187 plus or minus 81
- Employed181 plus or minus 79
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over313 plus or minus 83
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent plus or minus 34.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher78.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree46.0 percent plus or minus 14.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Seven Devils
- Housing units593
- Occupied units180 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units413 plus or minus 84
- Vacancy rate69.6 percent
- Owner occupied167 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate92.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$426,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,583 plus or minus $1,206
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Single family units476
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more113 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more19.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Seven Devils gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute114 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.3 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more27 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.7 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Drove alone46.9 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home36.3 percent plus or minus 28.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seven Devils
Flood risk in Seven Devils
- NFIP communityTown of Seven Devils
- NFIP community number370481
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Seven Devils participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370481 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.
Watauga County, not Seven Devils
Watauga County context, not Seven Devils figures
- Establishments in Watauga County1,740
- Covered employment, Watauga County25,106
- Average annual pay, Watauga County$48,024
- Housing units permitted, Watauga County296
Every figure in this section is published for Watauga County as a whole and is not a measurement of Seven Devils.
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
Seven Devils questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Seven Devils, North Carolina?
425, in 180 households. Seven Devils town covers 2.19 square miles of land, which is 194 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Seven Devils in?
Seven Devils lies in more than one. By area it is 72.1 percent in Watauga County, 27.9 percent in Avery County. This page sits under Watauga County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Seven Devils?
$111,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $426,900. Median gross rent is $1,583 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Seven Devils in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Seven Devils appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Seven Devils, town of, community 370481, 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 Seven Devils figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Watauga 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 Seven Devils.
Is zoning published for Seven Devils?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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