Mars Hill is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,107 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mars Hill is the 309th largest community in North Carolina.

Mars Hill real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Mars Hill house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.56% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Mars Hill is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Mars Hill to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

Being a small town, Mars Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Mars Hill ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Mars Hill, 48.87% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Mars Hill in 2018 was $29,467, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,868 for a family of four. However, Mars Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Mars Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mars Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mars Hill include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Mars Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.