| ECONOMY | Banner Elk, North Carolina | United States |
| | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| | -0.2% | 1.6% |
| | 31.8% | 33.5% |
| | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| | 5.3% | 4.6% |
| | $20,792 | $31,177 |
| | $53,750 | $57,652 |
| | $79,167 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| | 16.8% | 6.2% |
| | 2.8% | 10.4% |
| | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| | 15.8% | 11.6% |
| | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| | 1.8% | 4.7% |
| | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| | 2.0% | 6.7% |
| | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| | 17.5% | 9.3% |
| | 6.8% | 13.8% |
| | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| | 11.8% | 7.4% |
| | 4.4% | 4.9% |
| | 3.9% | 4.8% |