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Macon County Schools, NC

37,533 Population
515.6 square miles 72.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 50.1 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$35,682 ±$2,674 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Macon County: $35,682 ±$2,674
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$53,298 ±$3,676 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Macon County: $53,298 ±$3,676
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

14.4% ±2.7% (5,337  ±982) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 14.4% † 5,337 (±2.7% / ±982)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

22.6 minutes ±1.6 (338,970  ±29,095) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 22.6 338,970 (±1.6 / ±29,095)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

18,090 ±659 Number of households
  • Macon County: 18,090 ±659
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.1 ±0.1 (37,201  ±13) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Macon County: 2.1 37,201 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

3% ±1.6% (205  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 3% † 205 (±1.6% / ±112)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

27,070 ±32 Number of housing units
  • Macon County: 27,070 ±32
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$229,000 ±$9,909 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Macon County: $229,000 ±$9,909
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

15% ±2.8% (5,590  ±1,053.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 15% † 5,590 (±2.8% / ±1,053.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

90% ±4.4% (25,403  ±1,245.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 90% 25,403 (±4.4% / ±1,245.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
24.6% ±2.1% (6,930  ±605.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 24.6% 6,930 (±2.1% / ±605.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

5.7% (2,138  ±309) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 5.7% 2,138
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

9.8% ±1.2% (2,994  ±352) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Macon County: 9.8% † 2,994 (±1.2% / ±352)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
2,994 Total veterans ±352 2,756 Male ±332 238 Female ±93

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