What is the median household income in Mars Hill, NC?

Name: Income and affordability in Mars Hill, NC, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Mars Hill, NC is $81,429 (±$8,733) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,043 a month would take about $41,700 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Mars Hill, the median household income went from $46,932 in 2015–2019 to $81,429 in 2020–2024 (+73.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $81,429 (±$8,733)
Median renter income: $37,083 (±$15,907)
Income to afford median rent: about $41,700

Income in Mars Hill against Madison County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mars Hill	Madison County	North Carolina	United States
Median household income	$81,429 (±$8,733)	$58,531 (±$4,714)	$72,388 (±$324)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$37,083 (±$15,907)	$36,602 (±$6,438)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,042 (±$16,489)	$70,387 (±$8,627)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,043 (±$172)	$780 (±$64)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mars Hill, median household income is higher than in Madison County ($58,531).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($72,388).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Madison County, Mars Hill ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 165 of 643.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Mars Hill

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,043 a month ($12,516 a year) needs an income of about $41,700 a year.

The median renting household in Mars Hill earns $37,083 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$46,932 (±$8,832)	$81,429 (±$8,733)	+73.5%	Up after inflation
Median gross rent	$769 (±$153)	$1,043 (±$172)	+35.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$206,800 (±$27,761)	$294,700 (±$37,479)	+42.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Mars Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mars Hill
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Mars Hill	—	$81,429 (±$8,733)	—
Marshall	7.6 mi	$56,728 (±$14,536)	Lower
Weaverville	8.9 mi	$88,221 (±$30,215)	Not measurably different
Woodfin	13 mi	$71,384 (±$11,820)	Not measurably different
Burnsville	15 mi	$50,997 (±$6,679)	Lower
Emma	16 mi	$43,907 (±$9,117)	Lower
Hot Springs	16 mi	$44,688 (±$34,276)	Lower
Asheville	18 mi	$71,102 (±$3,950)	Lower
Swannanoa	18 mi	$69,760 (±$11,858)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marshall, NC ($56,728), Burnsville, NC ($50,997), Emma, NC ($43,907).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Mars Hill	$81,429 (±$8,733)
2	Marshall	$56,728 (±$14,536)
3	Hot Springs	$44,688 (±$34,276)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mars Hill

What is the median household income in Mars Hill?

The median household income in Mars Hill is $81,429 (±$8,733) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Mars Hill?

About $41,700 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,043 a month.

Have incomes in Mars Hill kept up with inflation?

In Mars Hill, the median household income went from $46,932 in 2015–2019 to $81,429 in 2020–2024 (+73.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

What do renters earn in Mars Hill?

The median renting household in Mars Hill, NC earns $37,083 (±$15,907) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mars Hill town, North Carolina (place:41620, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.