Mount Gilead

Population: 1,166
Median household income: $58,281
Median home value: $141,700

Mount Gilead, a community in Montgomery County, North Carolina, has 1,166 residents. At $58,281, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $55,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Gilead's population declined 5.0% from 1,228 to 1,166, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $104,200 to $141,700.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 55.7% of the population. 81.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,166
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,281
Median home value: $141,700
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 683
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2281,166

Median household income

$35,125$58,281

Median home value

$104,200$141,700

Median gross rent

$725$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,228	$35,125	$104,200	$725
2020	1,202	$30,888	$120,200	$842
2021	1,085	$36,336	$121,600	$851
2022	1,090	$65,388	$134,500	$1,022
2023	1,166	$58,281	$141,700	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 242.0%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	3.5%
5 to 17	133	11.4%
18 to 24	23	2.0%
25 to 34	260	22.3%
35 to 44	154	13.2%
45 to 54	212	18.2%
55 to 64	123	10.5%
65 to 74	113	9.7%
75 and over	107	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	329	28.2%
Black or African American	649	55.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	139	11.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	125	12.9%
High school graduate	285	29.4%
Some college or associate's	359	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	108	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	92	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	477	81.1%
Carpooled	29	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	5.6%
Other means	38	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	240	43.2%
15 to 29 min	203	36.6%
30 to 44 min	20	3.6%
45 to 59 min	55	9.9%
60+ min	37	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.1% (197 of 1,151)

	Count	Share
Family households	371	79.4%
Nonfamily households	96	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	467	68.4%
Vacant	216	31.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	302	64.7%
Renter-occupied	165	35.3%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	528	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	10.2%
5 to 19 units	42	6.1%
20 or more units	4	0.6%
Mobile home & other	39	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3744900
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2164, -80.0050