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Mountain Home, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Mountain Home is a Census CDP of 3,437 people across 3.77 square miles of land, in Henderson County. Median household income is $83,083, 75.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mountain Home
What Mountain Home is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.77 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land911
- County holding the largest share of its areaHenderson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mountain Home
- Population3,437
- Median age50.5
- Population under 18415 plus or minus 214
- Share under 1812.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over930 plus or minus 222
- Share 65 and over27.1 percent
- Households1,445
- Family households1,027 plus or minus 259
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mountain Home
- Median household income$83,083 plus or minus $23,943
- Per capita income$41,711
- Civilian labor force1,978 plus or minus 453
- Employed1,964 plus or minus 447
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over2,567
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.0 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mountain Home
- Housing units1,545
- Occupied units1,445
- Vacant units100 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied1,090
- Renter occupied355 plus or minus 198
- Ownership rate75.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$400,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,240 plus or minus $395
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units1,241 plus or minus 266
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Mobile homes291 plus or minus 154
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mountain Home gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,814 plus or minus 429
- Commuting under 15 minutes611 plus or minus 235
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more270 plus or minus 130
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone82.3 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Henderson County, not Mountain Home
Henderson County context, not Mountain Home figures
- Establishments in Henderson County3,085
- Covered employment, Henderson County44,207
- Average annual pay, Henderson County$54,106
- Housing units permitted, Henderson County1,610
Every figure in this section is published for Henderson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mountain Home.
All Henderson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mountain Home questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mountain Home, North Carolina?
3,437, in 1,445 households. Mountain Home CDP covers 3.77 square miles of land, which is 911 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mountain Home in?
Henderson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mountain Home?
$83,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $400,000. Median gross rent is $1,240 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Mountain Home figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Henderson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mountain Home.
Is zoning published for Mountain Home?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.