Median household income (1999): $44,573
Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,792
| This zip code | $39,792 | | North Carolina: | $40,729 |
Nearest zip codes: 28214, 28012, 28101, 28164, 28098, 28032.
Housing units in zip code 28120 with a mortgage: 2,637 (333 second mortgage, 440 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,210
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $946
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $245
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 243
- 1995 to 1998: 692
- 1990 to 1994: 591
- 1980 to 1989: 969
- 1970 to 1979: 1,036
- 1960 to 1969: 938
- 1950 to 1959: 942
- 1940 to 1949: 549
- 1939 or earlier: 574
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Holly, NC (28120):
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 86
- 2 bedrooms: 1,018
- 3 bedrooms: 2,908
- 4 bedrooms: 554
- 5 or more bedrooms: 34
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 39
- 1 bedrooms: 364
- 2 bedrooms: 843
- 3 bedrooms: 358
- 4 bedrooms: 52
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 28120 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 182
- 1 vehicle: 1,145
- 2 vehicles: 1,985
- 3 vehicles: 983
- 4 vehicles: 243
- 5 or more vehicles: 73
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 162
- 1 vehicle: 779
- 2 vehicles: 607
- 3 vehicles: 100
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 28120:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 38
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 60
- $40,000 to $49,999: 133
- $50,000 to $59,999: 211
- $60,000 to $69,999: 298
- $70,000 to $79,999: 423
- $80,000 to $89,999: 397
- $90,000 to $99,999: 387
- $100,000 to $124,999: 640
- $125,000 to $149,999: 498
- $150,000 to $174,999: 297
- $175,000 to $199,999: 232
- $200,000 to $249,999: 145
- $250,000 to $299,999: 29
- $300,000 to $399,999: 5
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 28120:
- Less than $100: 32
- $100 to $149: 31
- $150 to $199: 47
- $200 to $249: 67
- $250 to $299: 88
- $300 to $349: 146
- $350 to $399: 212
- $400 to $449: 155
- $450 to $499: 85
- $500 to $549: 206
- $550 to $599: 93
- $600 to $649: 127
- $650 to $699: 110
- $700 to $749: 54
- $800 to $899: 31
- No cash rent: 164
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,689
- Black or African American householders: $91,419
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $96,912
- Asian householders: $137,312
- Some other race householders: $137,312
- Two or more races householders: $274,624
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $103,747
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,828
- One, attached: 64
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 270
- 5 to 9: 216
- 10 to 19: 104
- 20 to 49: 111
- 50 or more: 79
- Mobile homes: 847

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,523 (85%)
- Carpooled: 893 (12%)
- Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 79 (1%)
- Other means: 21 (0%)
- Worked at home: 148 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 165
- 5 to 9 minutes: 507
- 10 to 14 minutes: 856
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1117
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1247
- 25 to 29 minutes: 779
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1598
- 35 to 39 minutes: 258
- 40 to 44 minutes: 170
- 45 to 59 minutes: 539
- 60 to 89 minutes: 110
- 90 or more minutes: 191
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,395
- In family households: 13,485 (3,664 male householders, 882 female householders)
3,693 spouses, 4,105 children (3,705 natural, 83 adopted, 317 stepchildren), 440 grandchildren, 159 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 243 other relatives, 206 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,910 (704 male householders (536 living alone)), 964 female householders (894 living alone)), 242 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 76 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,037 2-persons, 1,257 3-persons, 863 4-persons, 257 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,430 1-person, 229 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
2,378 married couples with children.
821 single-parent households (226 men, 595 women).
96.0% of residents of 28120 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 20% well, 19% not well, 8% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% very well, 48% well, 32% not well).
Foreign born population: 314 (2.0%)
(36.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (49%)
- Mexico (17%)
- Laos (12%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Colombia (4%)
- Africa, n.e.c. (3%)
- Hong Kong (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 98
- 1990 to 1994: 84
- 1985 to 1989: 43
- 1980 to 1984: 49
- 1975 to 1979: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 9
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 3357
- Other groups: 1904
- German: 1409
- Irish: 859
- English: 674
- Scotch-Irish: 549
- Scottish: 237
- Italian: 235
- European: 224
- Dutch: 127
- French (except Basque): 102
- Polish: 98
- French Canadian: 39
- Norwegian: 38
- British: 36
- African: 24
- Subsaharan African:: 24
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 24
- Welsh: 23
- Hungarian: 23
- Slovak: 18
- Barbadian: 17
- Arab:: 16
- Lebanese: 16
- Lithuanian: 12
- Russian: 12
- Croatian: 9
- Yugoslavian: 9
- Ukrainian: 7
- Swiss: 7
- Bahamian: 7
- Danish: 6
- Greek: 6
- Czech: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 5
- Latvian: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN AND EFIRD INCORPORATED (20 AMERICAN STREET in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2003-1760, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3YG3A3XD, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -1560, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: THREAD MILLS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: AMERICAN & EFIRD INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN & EFIRD INC-MT HOLLY, AMERICAN & EFIRD INC. PLANTS 05 13 & 15, AMERICAN AND EFIRD PLT #15, AMERICAN & EFIRD PLT #5 & #15, AMERICAN & EFIRD PLTS 5,13 & 15
- CLARIANT CORPORATION (625 E. CATAWBA AVE. in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2003-2022, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00PXBD64FBEN8EH2H9, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -1393, AIR PROGRAM, -0-016261, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, -2317, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: CLARIANT CORP MT HOLLY W MHW F, CLARIANT CORP SOU-TEX, CLARIANT CORP. WEST MOUNT HOLLY PLANT
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, RIVERBEND STEAM STATION (175 STEAMPLANT STATION in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1993-0908, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2000-0278,
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES
Organizations: DUKE POWER CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DUKE POWER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION W F LARK MAINTE, DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION W F LARK MAINTEN, DUKE ENERGY ATTN: J. ED HOGAN, DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION W F LARK MAINTE, DUKE ENERGY RIVERBEND STEAM STATION, DUKE POWER COMPANY, DUKE POWER CO., RIVERBEND S.E., DUKE POWER RIVERBEND STEAM STATION
- AUTUMN WOODS - PHASE 3 (RAMEY, INC.) (HIGHWAY 273 in MT. HOLLY, NC)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2004-4802, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2004-4802, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2005-4515, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- ARROCHEM INCORPORATED (201 WESTLAND FARM ROAD in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3Y883HYU, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING, AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS, FINISHING AGENTS, SULFONATED OILS, AND ASSISTANTS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: DAVID & PATTY HOSTETLER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARRO CHEM INC, ARRO CHEM INC
- BELMONT TEXTILE MACHINERY CO (1212 WEST CATAWBA AVENUE EXTENSION in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3Y09508K, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -000136582, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, -NC0136582,
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: TEXTILE MACHINERY; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- CEKAL SPECIALTIES INCORPORATED (801 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00NT2D64FBEN8E5498, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -1461, AIR PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS, FINISHING AGENTS, SULFONATED OILS, AND ASSISTANTS; CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS
Business NAICS classification: SURFACE ACTIVE AGENT MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: CEKAL SPECIALTIES INC.
- CREATIVE DYEING INCORPORATED (417 EAST CHARLOTTE AVENUE in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF TEXTILES
Business NAICS classification: TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING (EXCEPT BROADWOVEN FABRIC) MILLS.
Organizations: CREATIVE DYEING CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMERICAN & EFIRD RUSH PLANT (108 RUSH ST in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3YG3GMXC, WASTEWATER FACILITY, -1462, AIR PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: YARN SPINNING MILLS; THREAD MILLS
Business NAICS classification: YARN SPINNING MILLS.
Alternative names: AMERICAN AND EFIRD INCORPORATED, AMERICAN & EFIRD INC RUSH PL, AMERICAN & EFIRD RUSH PLT **INACTIVE**
- ADRIAN MADORA PLANT 6 (101 MILL STREET in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, -115DA4YG00M29W84AX3X8FGNQ0, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: THREAD MILLS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- AMERICAN & EFIRD GROVE PLT INACTIVE (P O BOX 507 in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: THREAD MILLS
Alternative names: AMERICAN AND EFIRD GROVE PLT
- AUTOMOTIVE CARRIER SERVICES (1801 N MAIN STREET in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3WGA75GC, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL
- B & J SAND COMPANY INCORPORATED (1123 KELLY ROAD in MOUNT HOLLY, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M29W84AY3WR18R8C, WASTEWATER FACILITY
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Alternative names: B AND J SAND COMPANY INCORPORATED
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (48%)
- Utility gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11589
- Northeast: 782
- Midwest: 662
- South: 1916
- West: 172
62% of the 28120 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 14,505. Population change in the 1990s: +1,090 (+7.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 146
| Here: | 9.2% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
| Here: | 6.4% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 112
| Here: | 24.0% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (100-249: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 14)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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