CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mars Hill

North Carolina · 1,611 residents · 2.10 sq mi

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Mars Hill is a city of 1,611 people in North Carolina. The median age is 21.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median rent is $255 a month. Median home value sits at $64,300. The poverty rate is 10.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,611

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,764 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 22.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.10 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.6%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.6%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.7%(59)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1921.9%(353)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2427.6%(444)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.4%(136)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.3%(117)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.3%(101)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(104)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(61)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,000

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,917 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,796

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,366 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,300

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $443 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.2%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.8% in 2000

36.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.8%(1,601)

Black5.9%(104)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(24)

Asian0.9%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(1,511)

Black4.9%(79)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(22)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other1.1%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(119)

South American0.6%(18)

Chilean0.6%(18)

Puerto Rican0.3%(10)

Spaniard0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(10)

Filipino0.1%(3)

Burmese0%(1)

Ancestry

English20.3%(613)

Irish13.9%(420)

German9%(271)

Scotch-Irish8%(242)

American6.4%(195)

Italian3.4%(104)

Scottish1.9%(58)

Russian1.8%(53)

French1.6%(48)

Welsh1.1%(34)

West Indian0.5%(16)

Jamaican0.5%(16)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.5%(15)

Polish0.5%(15)

Subsaharan African0.4%(13)

Canadian0.3%(9)

Czech0.3%(9)

Norwegian0.3%(8)

British0.1%(3)

Dutch0.1%(3)

Belgian0.1%(2)

Ukrainian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.3%(737)

Married36.7%(517)

Widowed2.2%(31)

Divorced8.8%(124)

Women 15+

Never married39.3%(452)

Married41.3%(475)

Widowed7%(80)

Divorced12.5%(144)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.1%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.1%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.5%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.9%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 164 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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