Mountain Home, NC Demographic Data
Mountain Home, NC Summary
Mountain Home is located in Henderson County in North Carolina
- Population: 3,489
- Area: 3.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 920.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,111.55 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mountain Home, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,260
57%
50.8
Male
1,701
43%
49.2
Total Population
3,961
323,128,000
Mountain Home, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
295
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
236
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
139
3.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
275
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
188
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
461
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
309
7.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
559
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
468
11.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
318
8.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
387
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
186
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
140
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,150
79.5%
77.2
Female
1,785
56.7%
51.3
Male
1,365
43.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,016
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
896
22.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
713
18.0%
15.2
Female
465
65.2%
55.8
Male
248
34.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Mountain Home, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,935
99.3%
96.8
White
3,908
98.7%
72.6
Black or African American
27
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
26
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
201
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
139
3.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
40
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
22
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,760
94.9%
82.2
Mountain Home, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
50
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
188
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,039
36.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
750
26.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
96
3.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
499
17.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
206
7.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
238
8.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,590
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
705
24.9%
31.2
Mountain Home, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
674
20.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,836
55.8%
47.5
Divorced
398
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
95
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
288
8.8
5.8%
Mountain Home, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,480
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
186
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
146
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.2%
1.1%
Mountain Home, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
72
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
80
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
113
7.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
417
27.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
205
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
331
21.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
161
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
100
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
29
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
39
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
41,997
57,617
Per capita income
22,879
31,128
Mountain Home, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
167
9.2%
9.8
Construction
49
2.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
547
30.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
97
5.4%
6.6
Information
94
5.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
175
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
60
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
292
16.1%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
207
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
84
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
39
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
43
2.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
628
34.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
308
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
497
27.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
335
18.5%
18.1%
Mountain Home, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,807
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,478
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
247
13.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
19
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
63
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Mountain Home, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
84
5.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
616
39.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
481
31.1%
37.1
3 or more
366
23.7%
21.0
Mountain Home, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,547
96.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,048
67.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
499
32.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
54
3.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
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
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Mountain Home, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,601
1 room
48
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
143
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
248
15.5%
16.5
5 rooms
422
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
343
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
67
4.2%
12.0
8 rooms
189
11.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
141
8.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Mountain Home, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,601
1-unit, detached
1,101
68.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
22
1.4%
5.9
2-units
61
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
35
2.2%
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
382
23.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mountain Home, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
12
0.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
97
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
141
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
191
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
150
9.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
364
22.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
514
32.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
132
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Mountain Home, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
404
26.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
63
4.1%
4.7
Electricity
937
60.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
143
9.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Mountain Home, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
515
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
8.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
109
21.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
178
34.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
182
35.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
243
47.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
78
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
54
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
36
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
104
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mountain Home, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
499
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
18
3.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
11.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
93
18.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
333
66.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
912
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9
1.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
49
9.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
12.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
6.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
54
10.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
293
58.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mountain Home, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,048
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
191
18.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
173
16.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
105
10.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
186
17.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
107
10.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
286
27.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
169,600
205,000