Mars Hill, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,772 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,772 (5 farm, 1,767 nonfarm))

Mars Hill, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 600 (549 occupied: 351 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

Housing density: 310 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $506 (lower quartile is $241, upper quartile is $578)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $555

Median gross rent in Mars Hill, NC in 2007: $548

Housing units in Mars Hill with a mortgage: 136 (15 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 141

Mars Hill,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $164,386 (it was $104,700 in 2000)

Mars Hill:	$164,386
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,904 - $215,359

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $207,560
Here: $207,560
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,028
Here: $194,028
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $110,614
Here: $110,614
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $217,589
Here: $217,589
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $62,418
Here: $62,418
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $37,340
Here: $37,340
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,217

In family households: 948 (237 male householders, 97 female householders)
266 spouses, 320 children (304 natural, 4 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 11 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 269 (97 male householders (58 living alone)), 113 female householders (104 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 632 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 194 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 162 1-person, 43 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

137 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (7 men, 48 women).

96.0% of residents of Mars Hill speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 54 (2.9%)
(44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mars Hill, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 94 6 rooms: 86 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 43 9 or more rooms: 46

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mars Hill, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 86 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 62
1990 to 1994: 30
1980 to 1989: 63
1970 to 1979: 120
1960 to 1969: 130
1950 to 1959: 73
1940 to 1949: 27
1939 or earlier: 80

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mars Hill:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 77 3 bedrooms: 205 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mars Hill:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 99 3 bedrooms: 41 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mars Hill in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 107 2 vehicles: 173 3 vehicles: 52 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Mars Hill in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 110 2 vehicles: 52 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mars Hill, NC:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 5
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 48
$125,000 to $149,999: 56
$150,000 to $174,999: 46
$175,000 to $199,999: 41
$200,000 to $249,999: 52
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 4
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mars Hill rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mars Hill:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 12

Mars Hill, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.6%
Number of people working at home: 11 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 100
5 to 9 minutes: 102
10 to 14 minutes: 64
15 to 19 minutes: 64
20 to 24 minutes: 76
25 to 29 minutes: 53
30 to 34 minutes: 120
35 to 39 minutes: 23
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 34
60 to 89 minutes: 3
90 or more minutes: 26

Mars Hill mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 521 (75%)
Carpooled: 79 (11%)
Motorcycle: 7 (1%)
Walked: 79 (11%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 11 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 91
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 42
$20,000 to $24,999: 42
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $44,999: 34
$45,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 57
$60,000 to $74,999: 40
$75,000 to $99,999: 41
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

English: 212

United States or American: 197

Scotch-Irish: 127

Other groups: 119

German: 117

Irish: 106

European: 33

African: 23

Italian: 23

Subsaharan African:: 23

Scottish: 21

French (except Basque): 19

British: 18

Polish: 16

Arab:: 10

Dutch: 10

Norwegian: 7

Belgian: 7

Lebanese: 6

Welsh: 6

Swedish: 5

Austrian: 3

Czech: 3

Hungarian: 3

Arab/Arabic: 3

Danish: 3

Northern European: 2

Slovene: 2

Swiss: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Palestinian: 1

Lithuanian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (33%)
Canada (31%)
Japan (22%)
United Kingdom (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1001
Northeast: 134
Midwest: 111
South: 494
West: 47

39% of Mars Hill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 1
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 63
Less than 1 year of college: 15
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
Associate degree: 21
Bachelor's degree: 79
Master's degree: 51
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 83
Less than 1 year of college: 47
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
Associate degree: 30
Bachelor's degree: 91
Master's degree: 56
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 18.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 77.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,333
Black householders: $31,687
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,099
Asian householders: $37,267
Two or more races householders: $107,808
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,196

Mars Hill household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mars Hill household income for Asian householders

Mars Hill marital status for males

Mars Hill marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,729
Black or African American householders: $129,274
Two or more races householders: $209,120

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 374
One, attached: 25
Two: 45
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 31
10 to 19: 5
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 68

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,522

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mars Hill:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (55%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	8.3%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	4.8%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 658

Here:	86.8%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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