Mint Hill

Population: 26,954
Median household income: $99,272
Median home value: $386,900

Located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mint Hill is a community with a population of 26,954. The median household income of $99,272 is above the Mecklenburg County median ($83,765).

From 2019 to 2023, Mint Hill's population held roughly steady from 26,697 to 26,954, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $268,300 to $386,900.

38.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,954
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $99,272
Median home value: $386,900
Median gross rent: $1,498
Housing units: 10,888
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,69726,954

Median household income

$75,084$99,272

Median home value

$268,300$386,900

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,498

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,697	$75,084	$268,300	$1,173
2020	27,258	$80,093	$281,200	$1,025
2021	26,236	$84,468	$313,900	$1,220
2022	26,537	$92,102	$357,100	$1,409
2023	26,954	$99,272	$386,900	$1,498

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,083	4.0%
5 to 17	4,219	15.7%
18 to 24	1,757	6.5%
25 to 34	2,822	10.5%
35 to 44	3,278	12.2%
45 to 54	4,382	16.3%
55 to 64	4,077	15.1%
65 to 74	3,001	11.1%
75 and over	2,335	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,862	66.3%
Black or African American	4,015	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	1,179	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	110	0.4%
Two or more races	699	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,075	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,463	7.4%
High school graduate	4,241	21.3%
Some college or associate's	6,560	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,948	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,683	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,214	67.2%
Carpooled	1,277	9.3%
Public transit	27	0.2%
Walked	104	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3,030	22.1%
Other means	65	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,427	13.4%
15 to 29 min	4,010	37.5%
30 to 44 min	3,466	32.4%
45 to 59 min	1,261	11.8%
60+ min	523	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 8.7% (2,341 of 26,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,836	76.9%
Nonfamily households	2,358	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,194	93.6%
Vacant	694	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,413	82.5%
Renter-occupied	1,781	17.5%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,323	85.6%
1-unit, attached	570	5.2%
2 to 4 units	9	0.1%
5 to 19 units	308	2.8%
20 or more units	488	4.5%
Mobile home & other	190	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3743480
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 25 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 35.1785, -80.6557