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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mars Hill is $18,695, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Mars Hill median household income is $41,385, which has grown by 25.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mars Hill residents spend 23.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #462

Mars Hill, NC	18,695 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	9,646 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	8,324 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	10,645 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #325

Mars Hill, NC	41,385 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	57,080 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #210

Mars Hill, NC	25.73%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Mars Hill, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.00%	$25,072, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.81%	$18,187, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.26%	$1,320, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.48%	$19,698, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	58,333 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	75,050 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Mars Hill, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$41,318, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Mars Hill, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$11,875, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,292, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,431, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$40,625, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Mars Hill, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,858, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	933, 50.22%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	500, 53.59%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	500, 53.59%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	442, 88.40%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	58, 11.60%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	433, 46.41%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	925, 49.78%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	536, 57.95%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	536, 57.95%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	488, 91.04%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 8.96%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	389, 42.05%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Mars Hill, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	913, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	574, 62.87%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	114, 12.49%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.55%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	64, 7.01%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	156, 17.09%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mars Hill, NC	23.7 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Mars Hill, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	930	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	442, 47.53%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	152, 34.39%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	124, 28.05%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 11.76%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 3.85%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	52, 11.76%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 7.01%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	488, 52.47%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	151, 30.94%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	144, 29.51%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	118, 24.18%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.61%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 14.75%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Mars Hill, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	930, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	17, 1.83%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	61, 6.56%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	46, 4.95%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 1.72%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	65, 6.99%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 0.86%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	8, 0.86%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50, 5.38%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	86, 9.25%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	407, 43.76%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	86, 9.25%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	61, 6.56%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 2.04%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Mars Hill, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	252	17.56%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	41	12.73%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.