COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mars Hill vs Fletcher
PLACE A
Mars Hill, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Fletcher, North Carolina
Mars Hill is 90% smaller than Fletcher. Fletcher earns more, with a median household income $23,340 higher. Fletcher has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -17%).
MARS HILLFLETCHERDIFFERENCE
Total population8418,373−90% vs Fletcher
Population density3951,322−927
Population growth-16.5%11.1%−27.7 pts
Median age50.941.7+9.2
Male42.1%49.5%−7.4 pts
Female57.9%50.5%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.6%10.2%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%80.6%+17.1 pts
Black0.5%2.5%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%8.5%−7.5 pts
Asian0.1%3.9%−3.8 pts
Other0.7%4.5%−3.8 pts
Median household income$51,932$75,272−$23,340
Per capita income$26,915$37,486−$10,571
Poverty rate13.9%7.6%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.362Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%39.8%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree9.4%10.1%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate19.3%3.0%+16.3 pts
Labor force participation50.2%63.6%−13.4 pts
Median home value$125,000$331,100−$206,100
Median gross rent$473$1,484−$1,011
Owner-occupied58.2%85.3%−27.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%7.1%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%43.5%−17.6 pts
Average commute23.023.7−0.7
Worked from home12.9%11.1%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.2%10.9%−2.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024