Overview
17,315
Total Population
37.4
Median age
51.74%
Female population %
93.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
39.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
799
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Mount Holly's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Mount Holly is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Mount Holly's population under 18 was 20.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Mount Holly's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.38% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Mount Holly, 17.04% were under the age of 15, 19.88% aged 15 to 29, 51.70% aged 30 to 64, 10.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.16% were 85 years of age and older.
![Mount Holly, NC population by age group The graph shows Mount Holly's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/mount-holly-nc-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 601 more females than males in Mount Holly:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.74% females and 48.26% males in Mount Holly, NC.
- The Mount Holly, NC gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 775.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 869.
![Mount Holly, NC population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Mount Holly, NC population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/mount-holly-nc-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Mount Holly's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Mount Holly population: 74.47% are White, 15.82% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.98% are Asian, 1.01% are some other race and 3.68% are multiracial.
- Mount Holly's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 799 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,516 (95.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Mount Holly is White with a population of 12,894 (74.47% of the total population).
![Mount Holly, NC population by race The bar chart shows Mount Holly, NC population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/mount-holly-nc-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Mount Holly's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 18,170 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Mount Holly's population increased by 3,949 (40.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Mount Holly's population increased by 4,103 (30.04%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Holly's population was lowest in year 2004 at 9,635.
![Mount Holly, NC population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Mount Holly's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-mount-holly-nc-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)