Mars Hill is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,222 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mars Hill is the 309th largest community in North Carolina. Mars Hill real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Mars Hill house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Mars Hill is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mars Hill is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mars Hill who work in teaching (11.76%), management occupations (11.26%), and sales jobs (9.44%). Also of interest is that Mars Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Mars Hill is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Mars Hill area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Mars Hill maintain a good economy. As is often the case in a small town, Mars Hill doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Mars Hill, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Mars Hill is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Mars Hill in 2022 was $30,660, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,640 for a family of four. However, Mars Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mars Hill is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mars Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mars Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mars Hill include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mars Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
