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Township 3, Mars Hill, Madison County, NC

5,549 Population
24.1 square miles 230.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Madison County: 44.5 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,718 ±$3,220 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Madison County: $35,126 ±$3,208
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$82,321 ±$10,433 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Madison County: $58,531 ±$4,714
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.6% ±3.5% (373  ±181) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 12.1% † 2,539 (±2.3% / ±485)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.4 minutes ±6.1 (69,795  ±20,149) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Madison County: 32.7 282,170 (±3.1 / ±31,614)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,912 ±237 Number of households
  • Madison County: 8,342 ±292
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (4,901  ±679) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Madison County: 2.5 20,890 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.6% ±4.5% (84  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Madison County: 4.8% † 221 (±2.1% / ±96)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,320 ±220 Number of housing units
  • Madison County: 11,356 ±44
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$324,200 ±$43,394 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Madison County: $284,600 ±$22,454
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±3% (378  ±168.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Madison County: 5.9% † 1,271 (±1.5% / ±329.6)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±16.4% (3,233  ±391.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Madison County: 90.5% 14,436 (±5.3% / ±842.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45.1% ±4.6% (1,570  ±258.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Madison County: 32.2% 5,136 (±3% / ±481.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.8% ±1.4% (154  ±82) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Madison County: 1.4% 295
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.4% ±2.6% (292  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Madison County: 6.9% † 1,245 (±1.3% / ±240)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
292 Total veterans ±122 288 Male ±122 4 Female ±5

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