Demographics of Mount Holly city, North Carolina

Mount Holly city, North Carolina had 19,033 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,290 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mount Holly city, in four figures

19,033
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,208 ±41.; +7.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,290 people.; 39.0 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,385 ±$5,630
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.

Mount Holly city, North Carolina's population grew 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mount Holly city, 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

Mount Holly city, North Carolina's population grew 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mount Holly city, 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	17,743	100.0	100.0
2021	17,967	101.3	100.2
2022	18,137	102.2	100.7
2023	18,427	103.9	101.6
2024	18,762	105.7	102.5
2025	19,033	107.3	103.1

Population of Mount Holly city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,743	—
2021	17,967	+224
2022	18,137	+170
2023	18,427	+290
2024	18,762	+335
2025	19,033	+271

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±1.9: for men 38.3 ±1.9 and for women 40.0 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mount Holly city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,001 ±257	5.5% ±1.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,234 ±427	17.8% ±2.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,180 ±345	6.5% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,222 ±542	28.7% ±3.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,467 ±470	30.0% ±2.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,104 ±246	11.6% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,385 ±$5,630, and income per person $42,722 ±$3,285, 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 Mount Holly city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	858 ±266	11.7% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,232 ±293	16.9% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,299 ±211	17.8% ±2.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,007 ±192	13.8% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,297 ±223	17.8% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	978 ±185	13.4% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	636 ±145	8.7% ±1.9	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 Mount Holly city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,491 ±466	8.2% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	409 ±195	9.7% ±4.5	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	784 ±290	7.3% ±2.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	298 ±122	9.4% ±3.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mount Holly city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mount Holly city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,598 ±357	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±1.9	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% ±1.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±2.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±3.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$337,800 ±$19,371	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,256 ±$115	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±3	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 Mount Holly city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,789 ±485	9.8% ±2.7	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,907 ±664	65.4% ±3.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,992 ±616	16.4% ±3.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	620 ±260	3.4% ±1.4	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	56 to 334	0.3% to 1.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	684 ±203	3.8% ±1.1	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 Mount Holly city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	10,227 ±639	56.2% ±3.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,582 ±539	36.1% ±3.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	342 ±133	1.9% ±0.7	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,057 ±384	5.8% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	573 ±209	3.1% ±1.1	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	164 to 804	0.9% to 4.4%	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%.

Mount Holly city among the places of North Carolina

58th 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 Mount Holly city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kinston city	19,505 ±26
Elizabeth City city	18,871 ±65
Lumberton city	18,859 ±42
Lenoir city	18,299 ±64
Pinehurst village	18,256 ±38
Mount Holly city	18,208 ±41
Graham city	18,048 ±35
Hope Mills town	17,939 ±49
Havelock city	17,691 ±30
Morganton city	17,646 ±35
Stallings town	16,886 ±269

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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