Hays vs Mulberry

A side-by-side comparison of Hays and Mulberry: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mulberry has the higher population (2,134 vs 1,355 in Hays). Hays has the higher median household income ($54,063 vs $52,416 in Mulberry). Mulberry has the higher median home value ($164,000 vs $158,900 in Hays).

Population, income & housing

	Hays	Mulberry
Population	1,355	2,134
Median age	41.7 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$52,416
Median home value	$158,900	$164,000
Median gross rent	—	$608
Housing units	745	980
Homeownership rate	91.2%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hays	Mulberry
Population	1,277 → 1,355 (+6.1%)	2,239 → 2,134 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$27,031 → $54,063 (+100.0%)	$36,855 → $52,416 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $158,900 (+63.1%)	$160,100 → $164,000 (+2.4%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $744 (+20.4%)	$829 → $608 (-26.7%)

Hays

Population

1,2771,355

Median household income

$27,031$54,063

Median home value

$97,400$158,900

Median gross rent

$618$744

Mulberry

Population

2,2392,134

Median household income

$36,855$52,416

Median home value

$160,100$164,000

Median gross rent

$829$608

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hays	Mulberry
Under 5	12.5%	8.2%
5 to 17	5.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	16.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	8.4%
35 to 44	6.3%	5.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	21.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.5%
75 and over	7.7%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hays	Mulberry
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hays	Mulberry
No high school diploma	10.4%	16.8%
High school graduate	34.8%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hays	Mulberry
Drove alone	87.3%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hays	Mulberry
1-unit, detached	73.4%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Hays	Mulberry
Poverty rate	4.4%	11.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1991	1977