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Population (year 2000): 1,764. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,834 (+4.0% change)
Males: 831 (47.1%), Females: 933 (52.9%)
Madison County
Zip code:
28754
Median resident age: 22.6 years
Median household income: $32,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,300 (year 2000)
Races in Mars Hill:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
- Black (6.0%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (13.8%), United States
(11.2%), German (10.0%), Irish (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (8.1%),
Scottish (2.2%).
Elevation: 2325 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mars Hill
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 18.5%
- Unemployed: 13.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mars Hill town
- Never married: 50.6%
- Now married: 39.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 5.0%
3.1% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.0% North
America, 0.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mars Hill:
- MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
ASHEVILLE, NC)
- YANCEY COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
BURNSVILLE, NC)
- JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 23
miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mars
Hill:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 28 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 46 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 69 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mars Hill:
- MEYERS (about 26 miles; CANDLER, NC; ID: N39)
- GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 30 miles;
GREENEVILLE, TN; ID: GCY)
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 38 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC;
ID: 0A7)
College/University in Mars Hill:
- MARS HILL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,135; Location: 100 ATHLETIC ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.mhc.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mars Hill:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 14
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 17 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
51 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Public primary/middle school in Mars Hill:
- MARS HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 550;
Location: 200 SCHOOL HOUSE LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
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