Census place 3743480

Mint Hill

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Mint Hill town

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Mint Hill.

According to the 2025 estimate, Mint Hill has a population of 29,476 and 1,199 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 93 covered North Carolina places are: median household income is $100,860, above the comparison median of $66,738; median home value is $428,900, above the comparison median of $309,100; and population density is 1,199/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,644/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median household income
$100,860
Above the comparison median of $66,738
median home value
$428,900
Above the comparison median of $309,100
population density
1,199/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,644/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Mint Hill's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
29,476
2025 estimate
Annual change
+2.2%
Population estimate
Density
1,199/sq mi
24.6 sq mi land area
Median age
45.1 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$100,860
Median home value
$428,900
Median gross rent
$1,528
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.3%
Typical commute
28.6 min
Drive-alone commute
69.8%
Public transit commute
0.2%
Walked to work
0.6%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
16.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
43.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
63.6%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.7%
Working from home
20.6%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
96.2%
Homes built 2020+
4.3%
Households without a vehicle
1.7%
Households with children
28.8%
Residents with a disability
11.1%
Residents without insurance
10.1%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Mecklenburg County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
11
Hurricane declarations
6
Tropical Storm declarations
3
Severe Ice Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: MONROE AP (11 mi from place center)
Average high
72.3°F
Average low
50.2°F
Annual rainfall
37.9"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Mint Hill.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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