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Census Tract 9705.02, Macon, NC

2,101 Population
37.9 square miles 55.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

61.9 ±4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Highlands: 62.7 ±5.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Macon County: 49.7 ±0.5
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$69,610 ±$15,086 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Highlands: $63,661 † ±$9,602
  • nearly double the amount in Macon County: $38,705 ±$2,546
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$71,000 ±$20,778 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Highlands: $71,509 † ±$8,961
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Macon County: $59,061 † ±$6,098
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

12.5% ±8.1% (260  ±176) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Highlands: 7.9% † 83 (±5.4% / ±60)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Macon County: 11.6% † 4,352 (±2.4% / ±912)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

16.8 minutes ±3.5 (10,535  ±3,774) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Highlands: 14.6 † 4,990 (±5.3 / ±2,923)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Macon County: 22.6 333,455 (±1.5 / ±29,304)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

1,148 ±223 Number of households
  • Highlands: 643 † ±154
  • Macon County: 18,406 ±675
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
1.8 ±0.1 (2,070  ±429) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Highlands: 1.6 † 1,046 (±0.5 / ±236)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Macon County: 2 37,609 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.4% ±3.2% (5  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Highlands: 2.3% † 3 (±4.4% / ±6)
  • a little less than the rate in Macon County: 2.5% † 178 (±1.6% / ±113)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

3,079 ±196 Number of housing units
  • Highlands: 2,454 ±242
  • Macon County: 27,216 ±42
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$760,700 ±$164,580 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Highlands: $700,900 † ±$106,442
  • more than double the amount in Macon County: $251,900 ±$16,620
  • more than double the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

28.9% ±17.2% (606  ±380.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Highlands: 19.8% † 212 (±10.2% / ±118.9)
  • more than double the rate in Macon County: 13.6% † 5,145 (±2.6% / ±963.5)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

90% ±21.6% (1,548  ±238.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Highlands: 96.9% † 903 (±26.4% / ±162.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 89.8% 25,809 (±4.5% / ±1,319.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
51.4% ±12.7% (885  ±146.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Highlands: 57.8% † 539 (±16.6% / ±109)
  • nearly double the rate in Macon County: 27.9% 8,020 (±2.6% / ±753.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.4% ±1.7% (51  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Highlands: 6.8% † 73 (±4.1% / ±47)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Macon County: 5.9% 2,233
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

5.6% ±1.8% (102  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Highlands: 7.5% † 75 (±4.3% / ±46)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Macon County: 9.4% † 2,916 (±1.3% / ±392)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
102 Total veterans ±37 100 Male ±37 2 Female ±4

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