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Mills River township, Henderson County, NC

14,635 Population
77.1 square miles 189.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±2.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Henderson County: 47.5 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$44,013 ±$3,611 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Henderson County: $40,567 ±$1,397
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$94,219 ±$16,363 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Henderson County: $68,187 ±$3,678
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

7% ±2.8% (1,022  ±411) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Henderson County: 11.6% † 13,529 (±1.4% / ±1,645)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

23.3 minutes ±3.5 (143,645  ±15,269) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Henderson County: 22.5 1,079,660 (±0.7 / ±45,274)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

5,759 ±419 Number of households
  • Henderson County: 51,067 ±711
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.5 ±0.2 (14,605  ±891) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Henderson County: 2.3 117,120 (±0 / ±32)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

6.4% ±2.9% (179  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Henderson County: 6.4% † 1,466 (±1.4% / ±326)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

6,461 ±422 Number of housing units
  • Henderson County: 58,044 ±60
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$374,400 ±$26,809 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Henderson County: $351,400 ±$8,797
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

5.5% ±2.1% (796  ±301.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Henderson County: 10.3% † 12,049 (±1.2% / ±1,450.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

94.7% ±3.7% (10,084  ±785.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Henderson County: 91.6% 81,347 (±2.4% / ±2,091.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
40.1% ±3.4% (4,266  ±459) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Henderson County: 36.5% 32,432 (±1.4% / ±1,204.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.4% ±1.8% (930  ±262) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Henderson County: 8.3% 9,824
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

9.5% ±2.7% (1,104  ±317) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Henderson County: 8.1% 7,811 (±0.6% / ±617)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
1,104 Total veterans ±317 1,028 Male ±312 76 Female ±57

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