Living in Macon County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 15,921 households are located in Macon County Schools area. Among them, 3,596 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.67 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,771 and 6,006 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,278) of residents are non-citizens and 7% (2,337) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Macon County Schools, North Carolina
Household	15,921
Population	34,451
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,596 (23%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,771
Total Students	6,006
Pre-Kindergarten	232
Kindergarten	344
Grade 1-8	2,691
Grade 9-12	1,695
College/Graduate School	1,044
Veterans	28,406
Non-citizen	1,278
Non-English Home Language	2,337
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

29,129 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,888 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,875 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 14,178 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Macon County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,826	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,357	82.14%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,107	8.01%
Public transportation	32	0.23%
Walked	312	2.26%
Other method	393	2.84%
Worked from home	625	4.52%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,178	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,198	29.61%
Service	3,465	24.44%
Sales and office	3,034	21.40%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,850	13.05%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,631	11.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,178	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	262	1.85%
Construction	1,762	12.43%
Manufacturing	765	5.40%
Wholesale trade	313	2.21%
Retail trade	1,840	12.98%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	585	4.13%
Information	277	1.95%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	724	5.11%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,384	9.76%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,913	20.55%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,005	14.14%
Other services, except public administration	864	6.09%
Public administration	484	3.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,178	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,861	76.60%
Government workers	1,952	13.77%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,365	9.63%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,288 for the 15,921 households in Macon County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,994. 30,023 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.71%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,921	-
Less than $10,000	957	6.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	956	6.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,101	13.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,989	12.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,599	16.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,022	18.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,750	10.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,671	10.50%
$150,000 - $199,999	383	2.41%
More than $200,000	493	3.10%
Median Household Income	$45,507	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,288	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,250	-
Less than $10,000	329	3.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	315	3.07%
$15,000 - $24,999	886	8.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	996	9.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,726	16.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,480	24.20%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,401	13.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,350	13.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	348	3.40%
More than $200,000	419	4.09%

Median Family Income	$57,171	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,970	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,994	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,022	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,022	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	34,625	-
With health insurance coverage	30,023	86.71%
Public coverage	16,118	46.55%
Private health insurance	21,151	61.09%
Without health insurance coverage	4,602	13.29%

Housing

There are 25,608 housing units in Macon County Schools area, North Carolina with 15,921 units (62.17%) occupied. 11,605 houses (72.89%) are occupied by owner and 4,316 houses (27.11%) are rented. The average housing value is $165,600 and the average rental cost is $756. 404 houses (1.58%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,003 houses (7.82%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,608	-
Occupied	15,921	62.17%
Owner Occupied	11,605	72.89%
Renter Occupied	4,316	27.11%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	19,853	77.53%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	332	1.30%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,753	6.85%
Mobile Homes	3,591	14.02%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	79	0.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,608	-
Built 2014 or later	404	1.58%
Built 2010 - 2013	338	1.32%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,524	17.67%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,435	17.32%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,431	21.21%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,508	17.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,224	8.68%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,741	6.80%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,003	7.82%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,608	-
1 room	287	1.12%
2 rooms	689	2.69%
3 rooms	1,973	7.70%
4 rooms	5,504	21.49%
5 rooms	6,435	25.13%
6 rooms	4,394	17.16%
7 rooms	2,765	10.80%
8 rooms	1,682	6.57%
9 rooms or more	1,879	7.34%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	25,608	-
no bedroom	327	1.28%
1 bedroom	1,824	7.12%
2 bedrooms	8,336	32.55%
3 bedrooms	11,403	44.53%
4 bedrooms	3,093	12.08%
5 bedrooms or more	625	2.44%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,605	-
Less than $50,000	792	6.82%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,644	14.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,568	22.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,044	17.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,981	17.07%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,695	14.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	682	5.88%
$1,000,000 or more	199	1.71%
Median House Value	$165,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,747	-
Less than $500	489	13.05%
$500 - $999	2,585	68.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	599	15.99%
$1,500 - $1,999	59	1.57%
$2,000 - $2,499	8	0.21%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	7	0.19%
Median Rental Costs	$756	-

Demographic

A total of 34,813 people lives in Macon County Schools area, North Carolina with 16,864 male and 17,949 female. The males to female ratio is 48.44 to 51.56. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	34,813	-
Male	16,864	48.44%
Female	17,949	51.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	34,813	-
Under 5 years	1,684	4.84%
5 - 9 years	1,468	4.22%
10 - 14 years	2,062	5.92%
15 - 19 years	1,812	5.20%
20 - 24 years	1,552	4.46%
25 - 34 years	3,592	10.32%
35 - 44 years	3,254	9.35%
45 - 54 years	4,182	12.01%
55 - 59 years	2,632	7.56%
60 - 64 years	2,706	7.77%
65 - 74 years	5,653	16.24%
75 - 84 years	3,075	8.83%
85 years and older	1,141	3.28%
Median Age	50.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	34,813	-
One Race	34,593	99.37%
White	32,536	93.46%
Black or African American	580	1.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native	240	0.69%
Asian	302	0.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	935	2.69%

Two or more races	220	0.63%
White and Black or African American	41	0.12%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.26%
White and Asian	40	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.07%

Living in Macon County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic