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Population in July 2007: 9,947. Population change since 2000: +1.5%
 

Males: 4,623  (48.1%)
Females: 4,995  (51.9%)

Gaston County

Median resident age:  34.8 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28120.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,200 (it was $39,459 in 2000)
Mount Holly  $35,200
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,200 (it was $89,900 in 2000)
Mount Holly  $105,200
North Carolina:  $127,600

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L&E Properties, Inc.
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Races in Mount Holly:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.8%)
  • Black (9.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other Asian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Holly: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (21.6%), German (11.3%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Italian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1879

Elevation: 632 feet

Land area: 7.78 square miles.

Population density: 1240 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Holly

  • High school or higher: 73.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Holly city

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

276 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.9% Latin America).

This city:  2.9%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Mount Holly, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Holly to the number of sex offenders is 1608 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mount Holly:  0.9% ($847)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (11.4 miles , pop. 66,277).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (14.4 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (518.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Belmont, NC (3.7 miles ), McAdenville, NC (4.7 miles ), Cramerton, NC (5.5 miles ), Lowell, NC (5.9 miles ), Spencer Mountain, NC (6.2 miles) , Stanley, NC (6.9 miles ), Ranlo, NC (7.9 miles ), Lowesville, NC (8.8 miles ).

Latitude: 35.30 N, Longitude: 81.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -5 (-0.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 719 (15.1%)


77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 704

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,636 (+20.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Mount Holly by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100101
    per 100,000 10.20.00.010.30.010.1
Rapes 040322
    per 100,000 0.040.20.030.820.420.3
Robberies 14469912
    per 100,000 143.140.261.492.491.8121.6
Assaults 261931253346
    per 100,000 265.8191.1317.2256.6336.8466.1
Burglaries 1165472749386
    per 100,000 1185.9543.2736.8759.4949.1871.4
Thefts 168134176225164178
    per 100,000 1717.41348.01801.12309.11673.61803.6
Auto thefts 131423222725
    per 100,000 132.9140.8235.4225.8275.5253.3
Arson 601122
    per 100,000 61.30.010.210.320.420.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 278.9185.7224.3287.8266.7319.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 37 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.11
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Mount Holly, North Carolina

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Mount Holly-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Mount Holly city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Tyler Berg - College basketball player (Wofford Terriers).


Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Holly:
  • CHARLOTTE INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION (about 13 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
  • GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GASTONIA, NC)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Holly, NC

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Holly:
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 9 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; ID: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 40 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 80 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; ID: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Holly:
  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 11 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID: AKH)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 15 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
  • LANEYS (about 20 miles; MAIDEN, NC; ID: N92)

Amtrak stations near Mount Holly:
  • 11 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 15 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Mount Holly:
  • 16 miles: McGuire 1 and 2 in Cornelius, NC.
  • 20 miles: Catawba 1 in Clover, SC.

Local government website: www.ci.mount-holly.nc.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Holly:
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 20 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 4,976)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Mount Holly:

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Notable location: Belmont Junction (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Mount Holly include: Aldersgate Church (A), Bethel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Fites Creek (A), Dutchmans Creek (B), South Stanley Creek (C), Taylors Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Holiday Inn Exp Ste Mt Holly (250 Beaty Road).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.8%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.5%

Mount Holly compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mount Holly (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Mount Holly Branch at 150 South Main Street, branch established on 1968-03-11. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • First National Bank and Trust Company: Mount Holly Branch at 701 South Main Street, branch established on 1996-03-04. Info updated 2006-10-19: Bank assets: $1,792.2 mil, Deposits: $1,421.5 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Mount Holly Branch at 101 South Main Street, branch established on 1936-09-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Citizens South Bank: South Main Street Branch at 233 South Main Street, branch established on 1938-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $740.6 mil, Deposits: $565.2 mil, headquarters in Gastonia, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$13,420$53,6800$0
Sewerage 9$17,995$23,9930$0
Police - Other 4$9,673$29,01910$3,415
Solid Waste Management 20$41,296$24,7780$0
Streets and Highways 11$23,469$25,6030$0
Fire - Other 1$2,152$25,8240$0
Firefighters 15$41,531$33,2250$0
Police Protection - Officers 30$91,348$36,5390$0
Other Government Administration 15$23,049$18,4390$0
Parks and Recreation 4$13,216$39,6485$2,653
Water Supply 8$29,993$44,9900$0
Other and Unallocable 2$7,224$43,3440$0
Totals for Government 122$314,366$30,92115$6,068



Mount Holly government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,749,000
    Solid Waste Management: $177,000
    All Other: $104,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
  • Construction - Fire Protection: $1,458,000
    Regular Highways: $322,000
    Water Utilities: $206,000
    Parks & Recreation: $80,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,808,000
    Sewerage: $1,354,000
    Regular Highways: $1,237,000
    Fire Protection: $1,013,000
    Central Staff Services: $877,000
    Solid Waste Management: $767,000
    Water Utilities: $580,000
    Parks & Recreation: $304,000
    Housing & Community Development: $230,000
    General - Other: $172,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $277,000
    All Other: $94,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $109,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,116,000
    All Other: $115,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,695,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,819,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $2,457,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,024,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $295,000
    Water Utilities: $238,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $378,000
    Rents: $127,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $100,000
    Property Sale Other: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $269,000
    Police Protection: $237,000
    General - Other: $201,000
    Water Utilities: $170,000
    Fire Protection: $75,000
    Housing & Community Development: $48,000
    Central Staff: $22,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,839,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $749,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $565,000
    Highways: $327,000
    All Other: $24,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,297,000
    NEC: $106,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,705,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $162,000

6.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.28%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)
Gaston County:  0.03%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mecklenburg County, NC  1.62% ($43,443 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, NC  0.65% ($28,452)
from Lincoln County, NC  0.46% ($32,006)


5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,622 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.40%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Gaston County:  0.02%
North Carolina average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mecklenburg County, NC  1.19% ($33,752 average AGI)
to Cleveland County, NC  0.61% ($26,615)
to Lincoln County, NC  0.54% ($33,361)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Holly:
  • WCGC (1270 AM; 10 kW; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WHVN, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WYFQ (930 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGFY (1480 AM; 10 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WOGR (1540 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WNOW (1030 AM; daytime; 9 kW; MINT HILL, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE METRO RADIO, INC.)
  • WZRH (960 AM; 1 kW; DALLAS, NC; Owner: ZYBEK MEDIA GROUP, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Holly:
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WA2XKB (98.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: COLUMBINE INVESTMENTS, INC.)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WSGE (91.7 FM; DALLAS, NC; Owner: GASTON COLLEGE)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • W230AJ (93.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W201CU (88.1 FM; BELMONT, NC; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Holly:
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W38CN (Channel 38; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNSC-TV (Channel 30; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

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