About Mint Hill

Mint Hill is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 14,704 people and just one neighborhood, Mint Hill is the 63rd largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns , Mint Hill isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mint Hill are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mint Hill is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mint Hill who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.90%), sales jobs (17.65%), and management occupations (11.69%).

Also of interest is that Mint Hill has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Mint Hill is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mint Hill a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mint Hill has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mint Hill's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Mint Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.83 minutes every day commuting to work.

Mint Hill is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Mint Hill.

Mint Hill Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Mint Hill citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 27.63% of adults in Mint Hill have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Mint Hill in 2000 was $26,487, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,948 for a family of four. However, Mint Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Mint Hill home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mint Hill is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mint Hill include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Mint Hill is English. Some people also speak Spanish.