A town of 1,197, settled in 1899. A regional job hub with 752 jobs.
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Ordered by what stands out in Mount Gilead. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Mount Gilead for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Charlotte (11%), Albemarle (9%) and Troy (7%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
Mount Gilead beats the North Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Mount Gilead | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.4% | 13.9% |
The typical Mount Gilead home is worth about $216,000, up 6.2% in a year, 36% below the North Carolina typical home.
Mount Gilead has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Mount Gilead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gilead Elementary | PK–5 | 190 | C |
Mount Gilead's reported crime rate is well below North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023.
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stanback Park | — | 20 |
Where Mount Gilead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
6 notable people were born in Mount Gilead.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Mount Gilead is a town in Montgomery County, in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,171 at the 2020 census.
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