North Carolina · Census place 41620
Mars Hill town, NC
Quick answer
Mars Hill town has 2,738 residents, ranking #274 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $77,826, the median home is worth $295,700 and median gross rent runs $942 a month.
- Population
- 2,738Mars Hill town residents
- Median household income
- $77,826Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $295,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $942Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mars Hill town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mars Hill town median would spend about 14.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.3% of residents and 61.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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