Population 35,505 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Airy
Household size in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.37 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.41 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.34 | 2.49 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.33 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Mount Airy are small: just 2.33 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has edged down from 2.37 in 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.1 | 39.1 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.3 | 40.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.5 | 41.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.5 | 41.5 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.4 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Mount Airy is 43.5 years old, older than the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 42.1 in 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.0% | 11.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Mount Airy (12.0%), close to the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share has edged up 1.3 points since 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mount Airy
Renters in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.5% | 29.2% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.0% | 31.4% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.3% | 33.2% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.9% | 30.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +1.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Mount Airy own their homes; 29.9% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. About half of owners (49.1%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the center; owners are most common in the northwest. The renter share has risen 3.4 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Mount Airy is close to the national rate: 10.8% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. Vacancy is down 0.6 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1980 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1985 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Mount Airy was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the wider Winston-Salem area, where the median home dates to 1985. The newest homes are mostly in the southeast, the oldest in the center. Only 23 of the 332 North Carolina cities with 5,000+ people have older homes.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $560 | $700 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $628 | $751 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $612 | $830 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $732 | $1,102 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$172 | +$403 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Mount Airy pays $732 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $172 a month from 2006–10, a 31% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 27.2% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. The priciest rents are in the southeast; the most affordable are in the north.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mount Airy
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.4% | 25.2% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 25.9% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.6% | 27.2% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.3% | 31.2% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +6.0 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mount Airy have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.3%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree has risen 2.9 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the north and least in the center.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.5% | 83.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.6% | 84.4% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.4% | 87.0% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.6% | 89.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.1 pts | +5.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Mount Airy never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. The share with a diploma is up 10.1 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. Mount Airy has a lower share of high school graduates than the great majority of North Carolina cities.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mount Airy
| Period | Mount Airy | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.3% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.9% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | −3.5 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Mount Airy than nationally: unemployment was 3.9%, against 5.4%. Unemployment has fallen 5.0 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mount Airy compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy | 2.33 | 43.5 | 12.0% | 29.9% | 10.8% | 1976 | $732 | 18.3% | 83.6% | 3.9% |
| Toast | 2.33 | 48.1 | 13.7% | 27.0% | 11.9% | 1979 | $779 | 26.0% | 83.2% | 5.0% |
| Ash Hill | 2.51 | 47.0 | 14.1% | 20.2% | 11.6% | 1985 | $978 | 18.5% | 79.5% | 2.2% |
| Ararat | 2.41 | 35.6 | 10.1% | 23.1% | 10.7% | 1984 | $771 | 21.9% | 85.7% | 2.0% |
| Cana | 2.16 | 43.6 | 9.6% | 27.8% | 25.1% | 1980 | $789 | 17.6% | 86.8% | 7.0% |
| Pilot Mountain | 2.41 | 48.9 | 10.4% | 23.1% | 10.2% | 1983 | $967 | 22.1% | 88.9% | 4.7% |
| Bottom | 2.51 | 41.6 | 12.9% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1997 | $672 | 20.0% | 76.5% | 4.8% |
| Lambsburg | 2.23 | 52.9 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 37.6% | 1984 | $979 | 21.8% | 81.9% | 2.2% |
| Dobson | 2.55 | 39.1 | 15.6% | 23.0% | 11.3% | 1986 | $670 | 16.2% | 78.4% | 5.2% |
| Carters Mills | 2.29 | 61.8 | 6.6% | 15.0% | 10.6% | 1979 | $930 | 10.3% | 86.6% | 18.8% |
| Lowgap | 2.39 | 52.8 | 11.2% | 15.4% | 21.0% | 1987 | $695 | 18.1% | 78.6% | 7.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mount Airy. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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