Demographics of Mills River town, North Carolina

Mills River town, North Carolina had 7,504 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +371 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mills River town, in four figures

7,504
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,281 ±22.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +371 people.; 46.4 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $105,398 ±$13,380
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Mills River town, North Carolina's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mills River town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Mills River town, North Carolina's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mills River town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,133	100.0	100.0
2021	7,175	100.6	100.2
2022	7,245	101.6	100.7
2023	7,325	102.7	101.6
2024	7,424	104.1	102.5
2025	7,504	105.2	103.1

Population of Mills River town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,133	—
2021	7,175	+42
2022	7,245	+70
2023	7,325	+80
2024	7,424	+99
2025	7,504	+80

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±2.1: for men 46.5 ±3.0 and for women 46.3 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mills River town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	401 ±128	5.5% ±1.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,182 ±207	16.2% ±2.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	474 ±192	6.5% ±2.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,397 ±221	19.2% ±3.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,057 ±276	28.3% ±3.8	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,770 ±281	24.3% ±3.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $105,398 ±$13,380, and income per person $46,796 ±$4,500, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mills River town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	235 ±99	8.6% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	263 ±94	9.6% ±3.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	470 ±131	17.2% ±4.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	339 ±107	12.4% ±3.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	511 ±132	18.7% ±4.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	572 ±174	21.0% ±6.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	337 ±100	12.4% ±3.6	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mills River town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	94 to 278	1.3% to 3.8%	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 62	0% to 4.0%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	33 to 151	1.0% to 4.4%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	24 to 126	1.1% to 5.5%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mills River town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mills River town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,172 ±239	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±8.6	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±4.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.6% ±6.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.4% ±4.7	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$436,100 ±$46,517	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,551 ±$437	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mills River town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	309 to 987	4.2% to 13.6%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,814 ±481	79.9% ±6.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	26 to 244	0.4% to 3.4%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	325 ±160	4.5% ±2.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	131 to 515	1.8% to 7.1%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mills River town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	3,332 ±349	45.8% ±4.8	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,387 ±379	46.5% ±5.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 73	0% to 1.0%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	536 ±193	7.4% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	369 ±151	5.1% ±2.1	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	60 to 274	0.8% to 3.8%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Mills River town among the places of North Carolina

131st of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Mills River town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Porters Neck CDP	7,654 ±721
Marion city	7,579 ±23
King city	7,408 ±245
Half Moon CDP	7,378 ±1,196
Forest City town	7,363 ±34
Mills River town	7,281 ±22
Trinity city	7,111 ±23
St. James town	7,072 ±14
Unionville town	6,954 ±25
Swannanoa CDP	6,901 ±1,072
Selma town	6,817 ±27

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026