High Country Times

Of the 614 people living in Beech Mountain in 2019, 51.8 percent (318) were women and 48.2 percent (296) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the High Country Times.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by a ratio of 143-to-124. In the 65 and over age range, there were 139 females and 151 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	124	20.2
Females 18 and over	143	23.3
Males 65 and over	151	24.6
Females 65 and over	139	22.6

Source: US Census Bureau