Mount Holly City PUMA, NC

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2021 Population
107,025
1.25% 1-year decline
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
41.7
1.21% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
12.4%
2.97% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$57,269
7.41% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$156,500
7.49% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
47,526
0.536% 1-year decline

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In 2021, Mount Holly City PUMA, NC had a population of 107k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $57,269. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC declined from 108,376 to 107,025, a −1.25% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,316 to $57,269, a 7.41% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.1%), White (Hispanic) (3.28%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.61%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.81%).

6.82% of the households in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are Gaston College (2,915 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was $156,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Mount Holly City PUMA, NC is home to a population of 107k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.34% of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (4.65k people).

In 2021, there were 7.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.4k people) in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.51k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are Spanish (5,164 households), Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or Other Austronesian Languages (339 households), and German (304 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
53,980
Women
50.4%
53,061
Men
49.6%

The resident population of United States in 2021 was 107,041 inhabitants, with 49.6% men, and 50.4% women.

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Citizenship

97%
2021 Citizenship
97.2%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97% of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    83.4k ± 1.43k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.9k ± 1.02k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    3.51k ± 631
6.47%
Hispanic Population
6.92k people

In 2021, there were 7.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (83.4k people) in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.51k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.47% of the people in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are hispanic (6.92k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    1,593 ± 973 people
  2. Guatemala
    501 ± 548 people
  3. Indonesia
    236 ± 377 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 1,593 Mount Holly City PUMA, NC residents, followed by Guatemala with 501 and Indonesia with 236.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.34%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
4.65k people
4.22%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
4.57k people

As of 2021, 4.34% of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC residents (4.65k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was 4.22%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    5,164 households (5.11%)
  2. Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or Other Austronesian Languages
    339 households (0.336%)
  3. German
    304 households (0.301%)

6.82% of the households in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was Spanish. 5.11% of the households in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,058 ± 270
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,058 ± 260
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    809 ± 177

Mount Holly City PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC employs 47.5k people. The largest industries in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are Construction (4,305 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,459 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,449 people), and the highest paying industries are Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate ($100,509), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($92,090), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($90,558).

Males in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,090. The income inequality in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.382, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
22,780
Women
47.7%
25,002
Men
52.3%

The workforce of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC in 2020 was 47,782 people, with 47.7% woman, and 52.3% men.

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Occupations

47.5k
2021 Value
−0.536%
1 Year decline
± −0.536%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC declined at a rate of −0.536%, from 47.8k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,704 people), Retail salespersons (1,374 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

47.5k
2021 Value
−0.536%
1 Year decline
± −0.536%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC declined at a rate of −0.536%, from 47.8k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, are Construction (4,305 people), Restaurants & Food Services (2,459 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,449 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,264
Median earning men ± $1,160
$32,709
Median earning women ± $1,053

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,763), Information ($56,250), and Public Administration ($56,120).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($53,691), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,418), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,434).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $53.7B
  2. $49.7B
  3. $44.5B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $53.7B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($49.7B) and Machinery ($44.5B).

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$462B
2020 Value in North Carolina
$926B
Projected 2050 Value in North Carolina
100% growth

In 2020, total outbound North Carolina trade was $462B. This is expected to increase 100% to $926B by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $32.8B
  2. $26.1B
  3. $18.1B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was South Carolina with $32.8B, followed by Virginia with $26.1B and Georgia and $18.1B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that North Carolina shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis
Senator from North Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Ted Budd
Senator from North Carolina3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

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In 2021, universities in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC awarded 2,915 degrees. The student population of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 1,736 male students and 3,217 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are White (2,046 and 72.4%), followed by Black or African American (343 and 12.1%), Hispanic or Latino (183 and 6.48%), and Unknown (140 and 4.96%).

The largest universities in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are Gaston College (2,915 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC are Registered Nursing (485 and 16.6%), Biotechnology (372 and 12.8%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (352 and 12.1%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 4,953 students enrolled in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, 35% men and 65% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,158 records, of which 63% were women and 37% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 352 degrees awarded
  2. 71 degrees awarded
  3. 39 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Gaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 352 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Gaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,915 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Gaston College with 2,915 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 849 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, which is 0.411 times less than the 2,066 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,046 degrees mean that there were 5.97 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 343 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($430) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.735% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (29k), Some college (19.4k), and Secondary Education (14.9k).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was $156,500 in 2021, which is 0.639 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $145,600 to $156,500, a 7.49% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC is 73.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC is $57,269. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

Property

$156,500
Median Property Value 2021
±$3,874
$30,747
Median Property Taxes
±$1,241

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Holly City PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2021
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 73.6% of the housing units in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,269
Median Household Income
± $1,995
41.8k
Number of Households
± 1,465

In 2021, the median household income of the 41.8k households in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC grew to $57,269 from the previous year's value of $53,316.

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Wage Distribution

0.382
2021 Wage GINI in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC
0.396
2020 Wage GINI in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC

In 2021, the income inequality in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was 0.382 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.7% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mount Holly City PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (83.2%)
  2. Carpooled (8.71%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.01%)

In 2021, 83.2% of workers in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.71%) and those who worked at home (6.01%).

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Commute Time

27 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC (13.2k out of 106k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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88.3% of the population of Mount Holly City PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 47.9% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 9.68% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1399 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1405 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1710 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 363 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,399 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,399 patients per year. This represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1,405 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.7%
Uninsured
47.9%
Employer Coverage
15.4%
Medicaid
13.8%
Medicare
9.68%
Non-Group
1.49%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Holly City PUMA, NC grew by 4.07% from 11.2% to 11.7%.

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