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Maggie Valley, NC

2,112 Population
3.5 square miles 596.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.1 ±12.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 47.8 ±0.3
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,305 ±$8,420 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: $36,367 ±$1,499
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,125 ±$8,518 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: $61,912 ±$2,423
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.7% ±7.6% (301  ±170) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 13.1% † 8,116 (±1.9% / ±1,170)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.5 minutes ±16.5 (18,680  ±7,252) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 23.8 598,920 (±1.2 / ±38,259)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

875 ±161 Number of households
  • the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 27,123 ±647
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (2,047  ±453) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 2.3 62,017 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,842 ±221 Number of housing units
  • the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 35,560 ±41
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$320,500 ±$35,575 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: $279,200 ±$9,537
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±3.9% (175  ±91.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 10.4% † 6,485 (±1.7% / ±1,057.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.5% ±19.9% (1,483  ±211.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 91.3% 43,408 (±3.2% / ±1,507)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.9% ±4.9% (496  ±111.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 29.5% 14,047 (±1.8% / ±865.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

8.2% ±5.8% (174  ±128) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 2.8% 1,728
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.9% ±2.5% (191  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Waynesville, NC Micro Area: 9.7% † 4,981 (±1% / ±529)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
191 Total veterans ±55 168 Male ±49 23 Female ±20

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