Mount Holly City, North Carolina


Mount Holly City is a city located in the Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The city has a population of 9618 as per the 2000 census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 10081, making it North Carolina's 70th largest. Its area is just over 7.98 sq mi (20.67 kmē), of which, 7.78 square miles (20.15 kmē) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 kmē) of it is water, it is the 99th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 9618 people, 4028 households, and 2657 families residing in the city. The population density was 1236.3 people per square mile (477.34/kmē), making it the 127th most densely populated city in North Carolina. There were 4241 housing units at an average density of 545.1 per square mile (210.46/kmē). The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.89. Age range in the city was well distributed with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The median age was 34.8 years, The median age of males was 33.3 years, for females the median age was 36.3 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 86.05% White, 9.3% Black or African American, 0.35% American Indian, 2.5% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 1.06% from two or more races and 0.75% Other races.

Mount Holly city North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Mount Holly city North Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Mount Holly City North Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $39459, it is the 196th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $46295, it would be the 207th highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The per capita income for the city was $20161, making its North Carolina's 184th highest city by per capita income. The median income was $24098, Median income for males is $30000, compared with $20285 for females.

In 2000, 2014 pupils and students, of which 972 are male and 1042 are female, 20.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 120 nursery or pri school, 107 kindergarten, 944 elementary school, 492 high school and 351 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census9618
April 2000 Estimate9650
July 2000 Estimate9654
July 2001 Estimate9650
July 2002 Estimate9636
July 2003 Estimate9582
July 2004 Estimate9560
July 2005 Estimate9611
July 2006 Estimate9717
July 2007 Estimate9905
July 2008 Estimate10081
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5664120
Kindergarten5948107
Elementary school431513944
High school264228492
College or graduate school162189351
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Mount Holly city, North Carolina$39459$46295$20161
Gaston County, North Carolina$39482$46271$19225
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587