Mills River

  1. Mills River Legal Resources
  2. Mills River Statistics
  3. Mills River Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Mills River Employment Information
  5. Mills River Family Information
  6. Mills River Education Information
  7. Mills River Public Benefits Information
  8. Mills River Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Mills River Legal Resources Back to top

North Carolina Constitution
North Carolina Codes

North Carolina State Resources
North Carolina Website
North Carolina Governor
North Carolina Legislature
North Carolina Courts
North Carolina Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
North Carolina Western


Mills River Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,102
  • Land Area (2000): 187.611 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.121 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,509
Mills River Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 207 2.59%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 61 0.76%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,731 96.65%

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Mills River Employment Information Back to top
Mills River Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 311 14.39%
2. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 107 4.95%
3. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 100 4.63%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 98 4.53%
5. Public Administration 98 4.53%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 91 4.21%
7. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 87 4.03%
8. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 86 3.98%
9. Health Care 82 3.79%
10. Machinery Manufacturing 79 3.66%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 72 3.33%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 61 2.82%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 56 2.59%
14. Repair and Maintenance 53 2.45%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 47 2.17%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 45 2.08%
17. Printing and Related Manufacturing 44 2.04%
18. Paper Manufacturing 43 1.99%
19. Wood Manufacturing 42 1.94%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 40 1.85%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 362 19.47%
2. Educational Services 262 14.09%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 153 8.23%
4. Social Assistance 87 4.68%
5. Finance and Insurance 75 4.03%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 58 3.12%
7. Metal Manufactuing 54 2.90%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 49 2.64%
9. Department and Other General Stores 45 2.42%
10. Paper Manufacturing 45 2.42%
11. Public Administration 42 2.26%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 39 2.10%
13. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 33 1.78%
14. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 32 1.72%
15. Construction 31 1.67%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 30 1.61%
17. U.S. Postal Service 30 1.61%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 29 1.56%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 27 1.45%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 25 1.34%

Mills River Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 147 6.80%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 145 6.71%
3. Other Production Occupations 139 6.43%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 126 5.83%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 97 4.49%
6. Other Management Occupations 95 4.40%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 71 3.29%
8. Top Executives 65 3.01%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 57 2.64%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 57 2.64%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 56 2.59%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 54 2.50%
13. Engineers 54 2.50%
14. Cashiers 52 2.41%
15. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 51 2.36%
16. Carpenters 47 2.17%
17. Other Construction Trades 46 2.13%
18. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 45 2.08%
19. Business Operations Specialists 44 2.04%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 42 1.94%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 150 8.07%
2. Registered Nurses 118 6.35%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 99 5.33%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 97 5.22%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 93 5.00%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 76 4.09%
7. Other Management Occupations 74 3.98%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 72 3.87%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 72 3.87%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 63 3.39%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 54 2.90%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 53 2.85%
13. Secretaries and Admins 53 2.85%
14. Other Healthcare Support 50 2.69%
15. Other Production Occupations 46 2.47%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 44 2.37%
17. Customer Service Representatives 43 2.31%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 38 2.04%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 36 1.94%
20. Child Care Workers 34 1.83%

Mills River Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,635 57.73%
15-35 hours 620 9.85%
1-14 hours 162 2.57%
No regular hours 1,880 29.86%

Mills River Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 60 1.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM 67 1.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 149 3.88%
6 AM-6:29 AM 247 6.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 747 19.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM 703 18.30%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 675 17.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM 436 11.35%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 124 3.23%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 172 4.48%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 19 0.49%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 22 0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM 203 5.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM 217 5.65%

Mills River Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 94 2.45%
5-9 252 6.56%
10-14 447 11.64%
15-19 751 19.55%
20-24 875 22.78%
25-29 438 11.40%
30-34 735 19.14%
35-39 65 1.69%
40-44 40 1.04%
45-59 63 1.64%
60-89 50 1.30%
At least 90 31 0.81%

Mills River Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,857 74.38%
30-44 10 0.26% 830 21.61%
45-59 0 0.00% 63 1.64%
At least 60 0 0.00% 81 2.11%

Mills River Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 328 8.26%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,443 86.75%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.25%
Color 4 Box Other 16 0.40%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 10 0.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 34 0.86%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 128 3.22%

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Mills River Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,199 (7,999 people)
Families (2000): 2,499 (7,106 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,130
People at same address in 1995: 4,362
Mills River Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 174 5.44%
$10,000-$14,999 170 5.31%
$15,000-$19,999 148 4.63%
$20,000-$24,999 158 4.94%
$25,000-$29,999 267 8.35%
$30,000-$34,999 196 6.13%
$35,000-$39,999 148 4.63%
$40,000-$44,999 245 7.66%
$45,000-$49,999 204 6.38%
$50,000-$59,999 288 9.00%
$60,000-$74,999 460 14.38%
$75,000-$99,999 399 12.47%
$100,000-$124,999 207 6.47%
$125,000-$149,999 47 1.47%
$150,000-$199,999 72 2.25%
$200,000 or more 16 0.50%

Mills River Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 610 18.79%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,306 40.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 101 3.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 514 15.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 10 0.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 493 15.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 154 4.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 42 1.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 13 0.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

Mills River Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,552 28.17%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,356 14.97%
Public Assistance 59 0.65%
Retirement 769 8.49%
Self Employment 400 4.42%
Social Security 927 10.23%
Supplemental Security 81 0.89%
Wage / Salary 2,471 27.28%
Other 444 4.90%

Mills River Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,318 60.13%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 874 39.87%

Mills River Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 281 9.03%
Color 1 Box Married 2,307 74.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 463 14.87%
Color 3 Box Widowed 62 1.99%

Mills River Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 261 7.88%
Color 1 Box Married 2,308 69.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 383 11.56%
Color 3 Box Widowed 360 10.87%

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Mills River Education Information Back to top
Mills River Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 260 4.26%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 502 8.22%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,929 31.59%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,507 24.68%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 557 9.12%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 908 14.87%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 444 7.27%

Mills River Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 40 0.49% 74 0.91% 114 1.41%
Kindergarten 115 1.42% 24 0.30% 139 1.72%
Grades 1-4 404 4.99% 34 0.42% 438 5.41%
Grades 5-8 453 5.59% 43 0.53% 496 6.12%
Grades 9-12 360 4.44% 24 0.30% 384 4.74%
Undergrad college 214 2.64% 44 0.54% 258 3.18%
Graduate or professional school 44 0.54% 0 0.00% 44 0.54%
Total 1,630 20.12% 243 3.00% 1,873 23.12%

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Mills River Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mills River Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,449 93.29%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 536 6.71%

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Mills River Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mills River Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,022 12.61%
10-19 Years 1,017 12.55%
20-29 Years 719 8.87%
30-39 Years 1,212 14.96%
40-49 Years 1,311 16.18%
50-59 Years 1,173 14.48%
60-69 Years 825 10.18%
70-79 Years 561 6.92%
80-89 Years 238 2.94%
90+ Years 24 0.30%

Mills River Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,987 49.21%
Color 1 Box Female 4,115 50.79%

Mills River Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,799 96.26%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 139 1.72%
Color 1 Box African-American 81 1.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 46 0.57%
Color 2 Box Asian 18 0.22%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 11 0.14%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.04%

Mills River Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,386 19.89%
2. German 1,317 18.90%
3. English 1,238 17.77%
4. Irish 795 11.41%
5. Scotch Irish 530 7.61%
6. Scottish 368 5.28%
7. Italian 223 3.20%
8. French Non-Basque 155 2.22%
9. Welsh 148 2.12%
10. Dutch 134 1.92%

Mills River Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,237 96.33%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 175 2.33%
3. French 35 0.47%
4. Korean 20 0.27%
5. German 18 0.24%
6. Scandinavian 9 0.12%
7. Other Slavic 8 0.11%
8. Hungarian 6 0.08%
9. Polish 5 0.07%

Mills River Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,848 98.11%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 77 0.96%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 74 0.93%

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Mills River Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.