Mount Gilead vs Star

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Gilead and Star: population, income, housing, and more.

Mount Gilead and Star are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Star has the higher population (1,430 vs 1,166 in Mount Gilead). Mount Gilead has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $37,135 in Star). Mount Gilead has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $131,600 in Star).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Gilead	Star
Population	1,166	1,430
Median age	43.7 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,281	$37,135
Median home value	$141,700	$131,600
Median gross rent	$1,014	$547
Housing units	683	435
Homeownership rate	64.7%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Gilead	Star
Population	1,228 → 1,166 (-5.0%)	756 → 1,430 (+89.2%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $58,281 (+65.9%)	$34,038 → $37,135 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $141,700 (+36.0%)	$79,700 → $131,600 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,014 (+39.9%)	$532 → $547 (+2.8%)

Mount Gilead

Population

1,2281,166

Median household income

$35,125$58,281

Median home value

$104,200$141,700

Median gross rent

$725$1,014

Star

Population

7561,430

Median household income

$34,038$37,135

Median home value

$79,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Gilead	Star
Under 5	3.5%	8.8%
5 to 17	11.4%	27.4%
18 to 24	2.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	22.3%	6.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	7.6%
45 to 54	18.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	17.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.5%
75 and over	9.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Gilead	Star
White (non-Hispanic)	28.2%	47.3%
Black or African American	55.7%	31.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	11.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Gilead	Star
No high school diploma	12.9%	32.2%
High school graduate	29.4%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Gilead	Star
Drove alone	81.1%	89.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.6%	1.5%
Other means	6.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Gilead	Star
1-unit, detached	77.3%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Mount Gilead	Star
Poverty rate	17.1%	28.0%
Average household size	2.43	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1965	1974