Municipality Profile for Mars Hill

Population
Population 19901,611
Population 20001,764
Population 20061,813
Percent White91.2%
Percent Black6.0%
Percent American Indian0.3%
Percent Asian0.9%
Percent Hispanic1.4%
Percent 0-1711.7%
Percent 18-4459.2%
Percent 45-6415.7%
Percent 65 and over13.3%
Median Age22.6
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$32,917
Per Capita Income 2000$13,366
Population in Poverty 2000206
Poverty Rate 200016.9%
Children in Poverty55
Child Poverty Rate21.1%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate58.8%
Percent of Housing Built Before 193913.5%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197957.7%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200028.8%
Percent Mobile Homes11.3%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education12.6%
Percent with High School Diploma17.5%
Percent that have Attended College25.0%
Percent with Associates Degree6.1%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher38.9%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionRural
Geographic RegionMountain
Ability to Pay4
CountyMadison

Updated on January 22, 2008
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