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Mars Hill, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Mars Hill is a Census town of 3,025 people across 2.10 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $81,429, 64.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mars Hill
What Mars Hill is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,438
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison 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 Mars Hill
- Population3,025
- Median age27.6
- Population under 18639 plus or minus 179
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over423 plus or minus 108
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent
- Households890
- Family households561 plus or minus 135
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mars Hill
- Median household income$81,429
- Per capita income$30,841
- Civilian labor force1,459
- Employed1,393
- Unemployed66 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over1,619
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mars Hill
- Housing units1,047
- Occupied units890
- Vacant units157 plus or minus 72
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied575 plus or minus 120
- Renter occupied315 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate64.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,043
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Single family units766
- Share single family73.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more235 plus or minus 104
- Share in buildings of two or more22.4 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mars Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,065 plus or minus 226
- Commuting under 15 minutes212 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more370 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone66.4 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home15.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mars Hill (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$2,483,200
- Average approval$248,320
- Median approval$225,000
- Largest approval$700,000
- Jobs supported202
- Jobs per approval20.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mars Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Mars Hill (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$659,000
- Average approval$659,000
- Median approval$659,000
- Largest approval$659,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mars Hill, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Mars Hill
- NFIP communityTown of Mars Hill
- NFIP community number370385
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Town of Mars Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370385 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Mars Hill
Madison County context, not Mars Hill figures
- Establishments in Madison County402
- Covered employment, Madison County4,310
- Average annual pay, Madison County$47,583
- Housing units permitted, Madison County155
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mars Hill.
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.
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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
Mars Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mars Hill, North Carolina?
3,025, in 890 households. Mars Hill town covers 2.10 square miles of land, which is 1,438 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mars Hill in?
Madison 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 Mars Hill?
$81,429. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,700. Median gross rent is $1,043 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mars Hill businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $225,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $659,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mars Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mars Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mars Hill. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Mars Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mars Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mars Hill, town of, community 370385, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mars Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison 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 Mars Hill.
Is zoning published for Mars Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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