Mountain Home, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population
3,518
12.7% 1-year decline
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
52.4
5.86% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
13.3%
5.53% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$68,750
16.5% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$353,200
13.4% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
1,957
16.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mountain Home, NC had a population of 3.52k people with a median age of 52.4 and a median household income of $68,750. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mountain Home, NC declined from 4,028 to 3,518, a −12.7% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,010 to $68,750, a 16.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Home, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (9.47%), Other (Hispanic) (3.5%), White (Hispanic) (2.33%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.9%).

None of the households in Mountain Home, 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.

88.3% of the residents in Mountain Home, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Mountain Home, NC was $353,200, and the homeownership rate was 66.8%.

Most people in Mountain Home, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Mountain Home, NC was 3 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaHenderson County, NCAsheville, NCHenderson & Transylvania Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Mountain Home, NC is home to a population of 3.52k people, from which 88.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.7% of Mountain Home, NC residents were born outside of the country (447 people).

In 2023, there were 8.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.84k people) in Mountain Home, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 333 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 123 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.3%
2023 Citizenship
88.2%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 88.3% of Mountain Home, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain Home, NC was 88.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain Home, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.84k ± 616
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    333 ± 376
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    123 ± 203
15.3%
Hispanic Population
538 people

In 2023, there were 8.53 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.84k people) in Mountain Home, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 333 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 123 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.3% of the people in Mountain Home, NC are hispanic (538 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

12.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
447 people
14.5%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
583 people

As of 2023, 12.7% of Mountain Home, NC residents (447 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mountain Home, NC was 14.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    141 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    91 ± 76
  3. Korea
    51 ± 67

Mountain Home, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mountain Home, NC employs 1.96k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Mountain Home, NC were Manufacturing (442 people), Educational Services (347 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (243 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($123,239), Manufacturing ($58,173), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,085).

Employment

Occupations

1.96k
2023 Value
± 433
−16.1%
1 Year decline
± 36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mountain Home, NC declined at a rate of −16.1%, from 2.33k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain Home, NC, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (344 people), Management Occupations (275 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (256 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain Home, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.96k
2023 Value
± 433
−16.1%
1 Year decline
± 36%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mountain Home, NC declined at a rate of −16.1%, from 2.33k employees to 1.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain Home, NC, are Manufacturing (442 people), Educational Services (347 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (243 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain Home, NC, though some of these residents may live in Mountain Home, 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

$38,779
Median earning men ± $13,492
$30,346
Median earning women ± $9,675

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($123,693), Manufacturing ($60,788), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,417), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($23,682), and Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.995% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.855% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.18M), Some college (1.81M), and Bachelors Degree (1.69M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain Home, NC was $353,200 in 2023, which is 1.16 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $311,400 to $353,200, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Mountain Home, NC is 66.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Mountain Home, NC have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountain Home, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$353,200
Median Property Value 2023
±$69,107
$1,030
Median Property Taxes
±$274

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

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

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Rent vs Own

66.8%
Homeownership
2023
65.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 66.8% of the housing units in Mountain Home, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.3%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Mountain Home, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$68,750
Median Household Income
± $18,116
1.54k
Number of Households
± 356

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.54k households in Mountain Home, NC grew to $68,750 from the previous year's value of $59,010.

The following chart displays the households in Mountain Home, 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 $25k - $30k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mountain Home, NC is from Mountain Home, NC.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (79.9%)
  2. Carpooled (12.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.15%)

In 2023, 79.9% of workers in Mountain Home, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (7.15%).

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Commute Time

16.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain Home, NC have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mountain Home, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mountain Home, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mountain Home, NC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain Home, NC (446 out of 3.35k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mountain Home, NC is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

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

86.1% of the population of Mountain Home, NC has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 9.61% on Medicaid, 20.2% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 0% 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 317 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.6% were men and 46.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.3% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 27% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.6% were men and 46.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.9%
Uninsured
40.1%
Employer Coverage
9.61%
Medicaid
20.2%
Medicare
16.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mountain Home, NC declined by 34.1% from 21.1% to 13.9%.

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