Mount Holly, NC Demographic Data
Mount Holly, NC Summary
Mount Holly is located in Gaston County in North Carolina
- Population: 13,506
- Area: 9.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,352.62 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 629.59 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mount Holly, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,214
51%
50.8
Male
6,844
49%
49.2
Total Population
14,058
323,128,000
Mount Holly, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
971
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
884
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
849
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
893
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
867
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,111
15.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,556
18.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,805
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
685
4.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
673
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,041
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
505
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
218
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,793
76.8%
77.2
Female
5,847
54.2%
51.3
Male
4,946
45.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,308
73.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,159
15.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,764
12.5%
15.2
Female
1,020
57.8%
55.8
Male
744
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Mount Holly, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,964
99.3%
96.8
White
10,982
78.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,037
14.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
18
0.1%
0.8
Asian
337
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
102
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
32
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
36
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
49
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
63
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
55
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
590
4.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
94
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,143
8.1%
17.8
Mexican
603
4.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
143
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
94
0.7%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
303
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,915
91.9%
82.2
Mount Holly, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
318
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
857
8.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,597
27.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,219
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,178
12.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,586
16.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
839
8.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,175
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,419
87.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,425
25.2%
31.2
Mount Holly, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,373
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
5,317
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,614
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
296
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
754
6.6
5.8%
Mount Holly, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,765
89.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,322
10.1%
21.6%
Spanish
870
6.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
209
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
205
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
38
0.3%
1.1%
Mount Holly, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
321
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
359
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
697
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
638
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
898
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
995
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
666
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
753
13.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
220
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
212
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
48,712
57,617
Per capita income
29,346
31,128
Mount Holly, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
713
10.6%
9.8
Construction
267
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,304
19.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
490
7.3%
6.6
Information
172
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
954
14.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
472
7.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
727
10.8%
11.4
Public administration
201
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
740
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
505
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
194
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
468
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,537
37.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
972
14.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,495
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,270
18.8%
18.1%
Mount Holly, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,569
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,741
87.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
432
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
18
0.3%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
94
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
284
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.5
26.6
Mount Holly, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
197
3.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,480
43.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,209
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
873
15.2%
21.0
Mount Holly, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,759
93.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,580
62.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,179
37.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
429
6.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Mount Holly, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,188
1 room
82
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
89
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
201
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,249
20.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,586
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
887
14.3%
17.8
7 rooms
833
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
580
9.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
681
11.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mount Holly, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,188
1-unit, detached
4,283
69.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
387
6.3%
5.9
2-units
151
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
295
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
395
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
291
4.7%
4.4
20 or more units
94
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
287
4.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.1%
0.1
Mount Holly, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
394
6.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
360
5.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
740
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
597
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
530
8.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
649
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
906
14.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,690
27.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
322
5.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mount Holly, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,991
51.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
66
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,628
45.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
29
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
34
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.2%
1.1
Mount Holly, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,613
47295100.0
Less than $500
41
1.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
68
2.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
114
4.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
124
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
521
19.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
663
25.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,082
41.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,420
54.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
375
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
292
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
183
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
335
12.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Holly, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,121
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
52
2.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
193
9.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
203
9.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,662
78.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
58
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
753
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
390
19.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
238
11.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
230
11.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
170
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
190
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
814
40.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
147
0.0%
0.0%
Mount Holly, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,580
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
127
3.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
600
16.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
950
26.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
881
24.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
666
18.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
228
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
119
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
156,400
205,000