Mars Hill, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,764. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,834 (+4.0% change)
Males: 831 (47.1%), Females: 933 (52.9%)
Madison County
Zip code: 28754
Demographics
Median resident age: 22.6 years
Median household income: $32,917
Median house value: $112,300
Population by Race
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
Population by Education
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
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
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mars Hill:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 28 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 46 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 69 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mars Hill:
- MEYERS (about 26 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)
- GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 30 miles; GREENEVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GCY)
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 38 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
Colleges and Universities
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 and Universities
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; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
Public primary/middle school in Mars Hill:
- MARS HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 550; Location: 200 SCHOOL HOUSE LANE; Grades: KG – 05)