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Macon County Schools, NC

37,941 Population
515.6 square miles 73.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 49.7 ±0.5
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$38,705 ±$2,546 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Macon County: $38,705 ±$2,546
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$59,061 ±$6,098 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Macon County: $59,061 † ±$6,098
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

11.6% ±2.4% (4,352  ±912) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 11.6% † 4,352 (±2.4% / ±912)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

22.6 minutes ±1.5 (333,455  ±29,304) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 22.6 333,455 (±1.5 / ±29,304)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

18,406 ±675 Number of households
  • Macon County: 18,406 ±675
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2 ±0.1 (37,609  ±12) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 2 37,609 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.5% ±1.6% (178  ±113) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as 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

27,216 ±42 Number of housing units
  • Macon County: 27,216 ±42
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$251,900 ±$16,620 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Macon County: $251,900 ±$16,620
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

13.6% ±2.6% (5,145  ±963.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 13.6% † 5,145 (±2.6% / ±963.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

89.8% ±4.5% (25,809  ±1,319.3) High school grad or higher
  • 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)
27.9% ±2.6% (8,020  ±753.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 27.9% 8,020 (±2.6% / ±753.6)
  • about 80 percent of 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

5.9% (2,233  ±375) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 5.9% 2,233
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

9.4% ±1.3% (2,916  ±392) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 9.4% † 2,916 (±1.3% / ±392)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
2,916 Total veterans ±392 2,657 Male ±343 259 Female ±113

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