Mount Holly, NC Housing Market & City Data

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16,257
Population Estimate
$171,796
Median Home Value
95.4%
Employment Rate
30.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$208
Median Listing Price$407,500
Median Days on Market55
Active Listings101
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)134
Avg Listing Price$455,354
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.21
Family Dual Income56.3
Median Household Income$60,574
Median Individual Income$32,749
Home Ownership68.0%
Home Value$171,796
Median Rent$863
Rent Burden26.4%
Poverty9.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.4%
  • Highschool Education27.5%
  • Some College32.3%
  • Bachelors Degree19.9%
  • Graduate Degree10.9%
  • Total College or Above30.8%
  • Stem Degree33.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.9%
  • Female50.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.9%
  • Divorced15.2%
  • Never Married33.1%
  • Widowed4.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMount Holly
State IDNC
Population16,257

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.7%
19–2916.0%
30–3917.4%
40–4914.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.6%
60–6910.4%
70–795.4%
80+2.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation71.5%
Unemployment Rate4.6%
Disabled12.5%

ETHNICITY

White78.1%
Black15.7%
Asian4.3%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.0%
Multiple0.8%

OTHER

Hispanic3.5%
Limited English0.7%
Health Uninsured10.8%
Veteran6.5%

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Neighborhoods in Mount Holly, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Mount Holly, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Riverfront Apartments

    Riverfront ↗

    Median asking price
    $269,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    67
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.8/10 · 6 schools

  • Autumn Woods

    Autumn Woods ↗

    Median asking price
    $196,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    44
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.6/10 · 5 schools

  • Ridgeview Baptist Church of Mt. Holly, NC

    Ridgeview ↗

    Median asking price
    $113,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    16
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.7/10 · 3 schools

  • Briar Creek Greenway

    Briar Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $117,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    15
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Hickory Ridge Estates

    Hickory Ridge Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $400,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.5/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.