Rougemont is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,001 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rougemont is the 402nd largest community in North Carolina. Rougemont has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Rougemont, where the median household income is .
Rougemont real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Rougemont house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.03% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rougemont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rougemont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Rougemont, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.72 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Rougemont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Rougemont are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.99% of adults in Rougemont having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rougemont in 2022 was $27,327, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,308 for a family of four. However, Rougemont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rougemont is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rougemont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rougemont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rougemont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rougemont include English, German, Italian, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Rougemont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.