COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mills River vs Fletcher
PLACE A
Mills River, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fletcher, North Carolina
Mills River is 10% smaller than Fletcher. Mills River earns more, with a median household income $30,126 higher. Fletcher has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 4%).
MILLS RIVERFLETCHERDIFFERENCE
Total population7,5048,373−10% vs Fletcher
Population density3351,322−987
Population growth4.1%11.1%−7.1 pts
Median age46.441.7+4.7
Male46.8%49.5%−2.7 pts
Female53.2%50.5%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born7.4%10.2%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.9%80.6%−0.8 pts
Black1.9%2.5%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%8.5%+0.4 pts
Asian4.5%3.9%+0.6 pts
Other4.9%4.5%+0.4 pts
Median household income$105,398$75,272+$30,126
Per capita income$46,796$37,486+$9,310
Poverty rate2.6%7.6%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.362Even
Bachelor's degree or higher43.7%39.8%+3.9 pts
Graduate degree18.6%10.1%+8.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%3.0%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation64.4%63.6%+0.8 pts
Median home value$436,100$331,100+$105,000
Median gross rent$1,551$1,484+$67
Owner-occupied85.6%85.3%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%7.1%+7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%43.5%−20.6 pts
Average commute20.923.7−2.8
Worked from home11.5%11.1%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.9%10.9%−1.0 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025