Mount Gilead, NC

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2024 Population
1,197
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43.5
0.458% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.8%
1.63% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$58,885
1.04% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$157,300
11% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
597
1.53% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Gilead, 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.

81.3% of the residents in Mount Gilead, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Gilead, NC was $157,300, and the homeownership rate was 61.2%.

Most people in Mount Gilead, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Gilead, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Gilead, NC is home to a population of 1.2k people, from which 81.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 20.9% of Mount Gilead, NC residents were born outside of the country (250 people).

In 2024, there were 1.62 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (547 people) in Mount Gilead, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 338 White (Non-Hispanic) and 280 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.3%
2024 Citizenship
87.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 81.3% of Mount Gilead, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Gilead, NC was 87.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Gilead, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    547 ± 196
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    338 ± 132
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    280 ± 142
1.84%
Hispanic Population
22 people

In 2024, there were 1.62 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (547 people) in Mount Gilead, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 338 White (Non-Hispanic) and 280 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.84% of the people in Mount Gilead, NC are hispanic (22 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Gilead, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

20.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
250 people
13.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
159 people

As of 2024, 20.9% of Mount Gilead, NC residents (250 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Gilead, NC was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    15 ± 22
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 25
  3. Vietnam
    9 ± 22

Mount Gilead, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Gilead, NC employs 597 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Gilead, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (187 people), Manufacturing (83 people), and Construction (59 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,596), Public Administration ($61,848), and Construction ($43,866).

Employment

Occupations

597
2024 Value
± 181
1.53%
1 Year growth
± 44.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Gilead, NC grew at a rate of 1.53%, from 588 employees to 597 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Gilead, NC, are Healthcare Support Occupations (95 people), Production Occupations (66 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (54 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Gilead, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

597
2024 Value
± 181
1.53%
1 Year growth
± 44.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Gilead, NC grew at a rate of 1.53%, from 588 employees to 597 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Gilead, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (187 people), Manufacturing (83 people), and Construction (59 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Gilead, NC, though some of these residents may live in Mount Gilead, 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

$36,875
Median earning men ± $19,418
$43,409
Median earning women ± $19,988

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($33,125), Manufacturing ($26,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($18,977).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,409), Manufacturing ($30,417), and Retail Trade ($25,313).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Gilead, NC was $157,300 in 2024, which is 0.473 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $141,700 to $157,300, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Gilead, NC is 61.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Gilead, NC have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Gilead, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$157,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,148
$319
Median Property Taxes
±$119

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 Gilead, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mount Gilead, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.2%
Homeownership
2024
74.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.2% of the housing units in Mount Gilead, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$58,885
Median Household Income
± $17,736
521
Number of Households
± 154

In 2024, the median household income of the 521 households in Mount Gilead, NC grew to $58,885 from the previous year's value of $58,281.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Gilead, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Gilead, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Other (8.38%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.87%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Mount Gilead, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.38%) and those who worked at home (6.87%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Gilead, NC have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.55% of the workforce in Mount Gilead, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Gilead, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Gilead, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Gilead, NC (199 out of 1.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Gilead, 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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Health

93.7% of the population of Mount Gilead, NC has health coverage, with 49% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 8.38% on non-group plans, and 0.508% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.9% were men and 59.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11% under 18 years, 26.1% between 18 and 34 years, 45.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.9% were men and 59.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.26%
Uninsured
49%
Employer Coverage
20.3%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
8.38%
Non-Group
0.508%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Gilead, NC grew by 2.94% from 6.08% to 6.26%.

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