Moving to Mountain Home, North Carolina

Population: 2,169
Males: 1,085 (50.0%), Females: 1,084 (50.0%)

Henderson County

Zip code: 28758

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $41,042
Median house value: $122,000

Population by Race

Races in Mountain Home:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
• Hispanic (3.2%)
• Two or more races (1.5%)
• Black (1.2%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (18.7%), Irish (15.6%), United States (14.8%), English (14.5%), French (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.4%).

Elevation: 2200 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountain Home

• High school or higher: 83.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Home CDP

• Never married: 17.6%
• Now married: 58.7%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 13.3%

3.9% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Home:

• PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FLETCHER, NC)
• MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC)
• THOMS REHABILITATION HOSP (about 9 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountain Home:

• ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 5 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
• GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
• DONALDSON CENTER (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain Home:

• HENDERSONVILLE (about 8 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
• TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY (about 12 miles; BREVARD, NC; Abbreviation: 22W)
• MEYERS (about 19 miles; CANDLER, NC; Abbreviation: N39)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Home:

• ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 19 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
• FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
• SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
• BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
• CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
• GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)