Mills River, NC Demographic Data
Mills River, NC Summary
Mills River is located in Henderson County in North Carolina
- Population: 6,806
- Area: 22.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 22.39 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 301.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,227.03 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mills River, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,438
49%
50.8
Male
3,552
51%
49.2
Total Population
6,990
323,128,000
Mills River, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
427
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
238
3.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
489
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
410
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
559
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
722
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
756
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,014
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
519
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
468
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
848
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
361
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
179
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,586
79.9%
77.2
Female
2,718
48.7%
51.3
Male
2,868
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,212
74.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,634
23.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,388
19.9%
15.2
Female
768
55.3%
55.8
Male
620
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Mills River, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,747
96.5%
96.8
White
6,495
92.9%
72.6
Black or African American
183
2.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.1%
0.8
Asian
51
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
25
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
26
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
12
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
243
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
105
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
53
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
40
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,885
98.5%
82.2
Mills River, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
166
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
211
4.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,354
27.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,062
21.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
591
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
939
19.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
544
11.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
377
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,490
92.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,483
30.5%
31.2
Mills River, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,528
26.2%
33.7%
Now Married
3,515
60.2%
47.5
Divorced
408
7.0%
11.0%
Separated
114
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
271
4.6
5.8%
Mills River, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,283
95.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
280
4.3%
21.6%
Spanish
113
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
67
1.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
67
1.0%
1.1%
Mills River, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
202
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
100
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
143
5.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
220
8.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
407
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
629
22.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
505
18.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
330
12.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
87
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
128
4.7%
6.4
Median household income
61,863
57,617
Per capita income
29,019
31,128
Mills River, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
53
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
377
10.6%
9.8
Construction
143
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
579
16.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
107
3.0%
6.6
Information
77
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
720
20.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
248
7.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
365
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
137
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
502
14.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
127
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
105
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
264
7.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,161
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
590
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
961
27.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
564
15.9%
18.1%
Mills River, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,440
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,663
77.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
476
13.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
22
0.6%
2.7
Other means
19
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
260
7.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.9
26.6
Mills River, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
71
2.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
673
24.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
974
35.4%
37.1
3 or more
1,033
37.5%
21.0
Mills River, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,751
92.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,264
82.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
487
17.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
228
7.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Mills River, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,979
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
34
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
42
1.4%
9.1
4 rooms
287
9.6%
16.5
5 rooms
521
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,031
34.6%
17.8
7 rooms
345
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
373
12.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
346
11.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mills River, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,979
1-unit, detached
2,374
79.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
97
3.3%
5.9
2-units
8
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
40
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
460
15.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mills River, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
114
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
59
2.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
131
4.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
225
7.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
265
8.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
680
22.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
818
27.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
650
21.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
15
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
22
0.7%
1.4%
Mills River, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
241
8.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
422
15.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,789
65.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
152
5.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
99
3.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
39
1.4%
1.1
Mills River, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,259
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
26
2.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
30
2.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
42
3.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
126
10.0%
11.8%
$500 to $999
278
22.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
334
26.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
423
33.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
645
51.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
171
13.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
60
4.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
3.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
337
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mills River, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
385
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
43
11.2%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
59
15.3%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
63
16.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
220
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
102
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
801
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
63
16.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
66
17.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
21
5.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
86
22.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
3.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
137
35.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
102
0.0%
0.0%
Mills River, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,264
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
116
5.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
170
7.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
321
14.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
356
15.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
704
31.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
430
19.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
141
6.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
26
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
221,300
205,000