Mount Holly

Population: 17,928
Median household income: $75,928
Median home value: $286,400

Mount Holly, a community in Gaston County, North Carolina, has 17,928 residents. Its median household income of $75,928 runs above the Gaston County figure of $65,472.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Holly's population grew 14.8% from 15,610 to 17,928, while its median home value rose 66.2% from $172,300 to $286,400.

37.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,928
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,928
Median home value: $286,400
Median gross rent: $1,145
Housing units: 7,546
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,61017,928

Median household income

$60,574$75,928

Median home value

$172,300$286,400

Median gross rent

$863$1,145

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,610	$60,574	$172,300	$863
2020	15,947	$57,379	$184,600	$864
2021	17,315	$64,742	$200,900	$936
2022	17,644	$73,923	$251,600	$1,104
2023	17,928	$75,928	$286,400	$1,145

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	791	4.4%
5 to 17	3,192	17.8%
18 to 24	1,162	6.5%
25 to 34	2,763	15.4%
35 to 44	2,700	15.1%
45 to 54	2,818	15.7%
55 to 64	2,562	14.3%
65 to 74	1,227	6.8%
75 and over	713	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,430	69.3%
Black or African American	2,746	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	701	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	539	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,477	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate20.3%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree25.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,032	8.1%
High school graduate	2,596	20.3%
Some college or associate's	4,305	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,313	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,537	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,026	75.7%
Carpooled	490	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,635	17.6%
Other means	102	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,132	14.8%
15 to 29 min	2,716	35.5%
30 to 44 min	2,864	37.5%
45 to 59 min	666	8.7%
60+ min	265	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 8.2% (1,460 of 17,892)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,147	70.8%
Nonfamily households	2,127	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,274	96.4%
Vacant	272	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,906	67.4%
Renter-occupied	2,368	32.6%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,519	73.1%
1-unit, attached	646	8.6%
2 to 4 units	421	5.6%
5 to 19 units	616	8.2%
20 or more units	196	2.6%
Mobile home & other	148	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3744960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 35.3144, -81.0066