U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Mars Hill, NC

Madison County, North Carolina

Latitude: 35.828496     Longitude: -82.547843
Population 1,834 (2005)
Elevation of Mars Hill, North Carolina: 2900 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3741620, place: Mars Hill town, North Carolina)

Total Population: 1,764
Male: 831 (47.11%)
Female: 933 (52.89%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 70 (3.97%)
5 to 9 years: 53 (3%)
10 to 14 years: 57 (3.23%)
15 to 19 years: 377 (21.37%)
20 to 24 years: 410 (23.24%)
25 to 34 years: 151 (8.56%)
35 to 44 years: 134 (7.6%)
45 to 54 years: 150 (8.5%)
55 to 59 years: 66 (3.74%)
60 to 64 years: 61 (3.46%)
65 to 74 years: 123 (6.97%)
75 to 84 years: 75 (4.25%)
85 years and over: 37 (2.1%)

Median age: 22.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,557 (88.27%)
21 years and over: 1,049 (59.47%)
62 years and over: 270 (15.31%)
65 years and over: 235 (13.32%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,557 (88.27%)
--Male: 723 (40.99%)
--Female: 834 (47.28%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 235 (13.32%)
--Male: 74 (4.2%)
--Female: 161 (9.13%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,749 (99.15%)
--White: 1,601 (90.76%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 24 (1.36%)
--Black or African American: 105 (5.95%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 5 (0.28%)
--Asian: 15 (0.85%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.06%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.06%)
----Japanese: 10 (0.57%)
----Korean: 2 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.06%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 15 (0.85%)
Two or more Races: 15 (0.85%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 24 (1.36%)
--Mexican: 13 (0.74%)
--Puerto Rican: 5 (0.28%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 5 (0.28%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,740 (98.64%)
--White Alone: 1,601 (90.76%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,134 (64.29%)
--Householder: 541 (30.67%)
--Spouse: 244 (13.83%)
--Child: 245 (13.89%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 192 (10.88%)
--Other relatives: 34 (1.93%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 12 (0.68%)
--Nonrelatives: 70 (3.97%)
----Unmarried partner: 12 (0.68%)
Living in group quarters: 630 (35.71%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 630 (35.71%)
Total households: 541
Family households (families): 312 (57.67%)
----With own children under 18 years: 111 (20.52%)
--Married-couple families: 244 (45.1%)
----With own children under 18 years: 76 (14.05%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 60 (11.09%)
----With own children under 18 years: 30 (5.55%)
Nonfamily households: 229 (42.33%)
--Householder living alone: 179 (33.09%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 94 (17.38%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 119 (22%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 177 (32.72%)
Average household size: 2.1 people
Average family size: 2.68 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 586
Occupied housing units: 541 (92.32%)
Vacant housing units: 45 (7.68%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 5 (0.85%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.5%
Occupied housing units: 541 (92.32%)
Owner occupied housing units: 318 (54.27%)
Renter occupied housing units: 223 (38.05%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.19 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.96 people

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