Mills River ZIP Codes — Henderson County, NC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,801	24.0%
18 and over	5,713	76.0%
65 and over	1,707	22.7%
Median age	44.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	6,590	86.4%
Asian	379	5%
Black or African American	219	2.9%
Two or more races	145	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	117	1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	112	1.5%
Other race	69	0.9%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	0.9%
$10k–$15k	1.0%
$15k–$25k	12.5%
$25k–$35k	5.6%
$35k–$50k	8.4%
$50k–$75k	16.8%
$75k–$100k	12.0%
$100k–$150k	23.7%
$150k–$200k	10.1%
$200k+	9.0%
Median income	$80,566

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$351,000
Median rent / month	$1,186
Owner occupied	85.5%
Renter occupied	14.5%
Vacant	9.3%
Single-family detached	74.8%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	21.4%
Median rooms	6.2
Avg household size (owned)	2.47

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.7%
2010–2019	15.9%
2000–2009	23.9%
1990–1999	20.6%
1980–1989	18.9%
1970–1979	7.1%
1960–1969	7.7%
1950–1959	3.0%
1940–1949	0.5%
1939 or earlier	1.7%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	4.0%
1 bedroom	0.9%
2 bedrooms	19.6%
3 bedrooms	50.7%
4 bedrooms	20.8%
5+ bedrooms	4.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	1.4%
1 vehicle	27.7%
2 vehicles	40.6%
3 or more	30.4%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	18.3%
Electricity	64.4%
Propane / LP gas	10.9%
Fuel oil	2.0%
Wood	2.9%
No fuel used	1.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,768	60.8%
Cohabiting couple	130	4.5%
Male householder, no spouse	319	11.0%
Female householder, no spouse	692	23.8%
Households with children under 18	948	32.6%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,126	38.7%
Average household size	2.58

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	29.1%	20.3%
Married	58.7%	57.7%
Separated	0.2%	0.3%
Widowed	2.7%	8.9%
Divorced	9.3%	12.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	93.8%
Bachelor's or higher	43.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	98	5.2%
Kindergarten	61	3.2%
Elementary school	835	44.3%
High school	637	33.8%
College / grad school	253	13.4%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	41.8%
Service	16.9%
Sales & office	22.7%
Natural resources & construction	7.4%
Production & transportation	11.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	81.1%
Government	11.3%
Self-employed	7.6%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	79.7%
Carpool	9.2%
Public transit	0.6%
Walk	0.2%
Other means	1.6%
Avg commute (minutes)	22.6

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	39.3%
Retirement income	25.7%
Supplemental Security	3.0%
Cash public assistance	0.7%
Food stamps / SNAP	12.3%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	31.8%
High cholesterol	36.1%
Heart disease	6.3%
Stroke	2.8%
Asthma	8.3%
Arthritis	26.3%
Kidney disease	2.8%
Pulmonary disease	6.2%
Cancer	7.6%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.1%
No physical activity	18.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	30.5%
Fair or poor health	10.9%
Poor mental health	12.3%
Poor physical health	9.2%
No health insurance	13.4%
Visited doctor (checkup)	78.6%
Visited dentist	71.7%
Cholesterol screening	92.5%
Teeth loss	9.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	410	7.2%

Disability	%
Any disability	13.2%
Under 18	2.6%
18–64 years	10.7%
65 and over	30.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	73.5%
Public insurance	33.8%
Uninsured under 19	3.8%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	7,155	95.2%
Spanish	44	0.6%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander	39	0.5%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	6,981	92.9%
Born in same state	6,929	92.2%
Born in different state	3,640	48.4%
Foreign born	52	0.7%
Naturalized citizen	533	7.1%
Not a US citizen	307	57.6%