Mills River, NC Population

Overview

7,082

Total Population

46.3

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

66.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

153

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mills River's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mills River is 46.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mills River's population under 18 was 21.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mills River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mills River, 15.31% were under the age of 15, 15.15% aged 15 to 29, 45.07% aged 30 to 64, 23.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Mills River:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Mills River, NC.
The Mills River, NC gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 470.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 368.

Mills River's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mills River population: 88.42% are White, 3.74% are Black or African American, 1.92% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.32% are Asian, 1.19% are some other race and 1.41% are multiracial.
Mills River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 153 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,929 (97.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mills River is White with a population of 6,262 (88.42% of the total population).

Mills River's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,398 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Mills River's population increased by 938 (16.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mills River's population increased by 352 (5.22%), 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, Mills River's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,801.