COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mars Hill vs Black Mountain
PLACE A
Mars Hill, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Mars Hill is 90% smaller than Black Mountain. Black Mountain earns more, with a median household income $25,110 higher. Black Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -17%).
MARS HILLBLACK MOUNTAINDIFFERENCE
Total population8418,491−90% vs Black Mountain
Population density3951,265−870
Population growth-16.5%7.4%−23.9 pts
Median age50.958.4−7.5
Male42.1%45.4%−3.4 pts
Female57.9%54.6%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born0.6%2.5%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%89.2%+8.5 pts
Black0.5%4.2%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%1.5%−0.6 pts
Asian0.1%0.4%−0.3 pts
Other0.7%4.6%−3.9 pts
Median household income$51,932$77,042−$25,110
Per capita income$26,915$52,875−$25,960
Poverty rate13.9%5.9%+7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.487−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%56.3%−34.2 pts
Graduate degree9.4%21.8%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate19.3%3.9%+15.4 pts
Labor force participation50.2%48.8%+1.4 pts
Median home value$125,000$358,900−$233,900
Median gross rent$473$1,652−$1,179
Owner-occupied58.2%66.9%−8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%26.3%−12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%58.9%−33.0 pts
Average commute23.021.4+1.6
Worked from home12.9%19.7%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.2%5.9%+2.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024