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Macon County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 37,898 (20% urban, 80% rural); it was 29,811 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,325
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,959
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,433
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,307 (it was 2,395 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%

Land area: 516 sq. mi.

Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 73 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Macon County: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.8%), Construction (12.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.0%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Macon County, NC (2022)
    • 32,76486.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,0958.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 9542.5%Two or more races
    • 3661.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3340.9%Asian alone
    • 1060.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1020.3%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

50.7 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 18,539  (48.9%)
Females: 19,359  (51.1%)
Average household size:
Macon County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $52,040 ($32,139 in 1999)
This county:

$52,040
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $690 (lower quartile is $536, upper quartile is $927)
This county:

$690
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $251,931 (it was $97,400 in 2000)
Macon:

$251,931
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,194 - $411,326

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $378,572
Here:

$378,572
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $300,504
Here:

$300,504
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $265,358
Here:

$265,358
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $459,902
Here:

$459,902
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $203,331
Here:

$203,331
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $129,830
Here:

$129,830
State:

$124,933

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,405
Here:

$55,405
State:

$107,261

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,095
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $314

Institutionalized population: 210

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 18
  • Burglaries: 124
  • Thefts: 293
  • Auto thefts: 40

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 38
  • Thefts: 87
  • Auto thefts: 8
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 174 buildings, average cost: $613,300
  • 2021: 149 buildings, average cost: $358,700
  • 2020: 109 buildings, average cost: $316,600
  • 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $1,450,000
  • 2018: 95 buildings, average cost: $285,400
  • 2017: 93 buildings, average cost: $294,800
  • 2016: 91 buildings, average cost: $325,700
  • 2015: 85 buildings, average cost: $152,800
  • 2014: 107 buildings, average cost: $296,000
  • 2013: 75 buildings, average cost: $291,100
  • 2012: 66 buildings, average cost: $326,600
  • 2011: 77 buildings, average cost: $271,800
  • 2010: 77 buildings, average cost: $262,900
  • 2009: 146 buildings, average cost: $212,200
  • 2008: 253 buildings, average cost: $259,900
  • 2007: 344 buildings, average cost: $309,300
  • 2006: 342 buildings, average cost: $282,000
  • 2005: 363 buildings, average cost: $236,400
  • 2004: 374 buildings, average cost: $237,900
  • 2003: 276 buildings, average cost: $205,500
  • 2002: 323 buildings, average cost: $224,700
  • 2001: 390 buildings, average cost: $169,500
  • 2000: 359 buildings, average cost: $194,500
  • 1999: 410 buildings, average cost: $179,000
  • 1998: 387 buildings, average cost: $149,400
  • 1997: 347 buildings, average cost: $124,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Macon, NC residents
Average permit cost in Macon, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,034 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $894 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Macon, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Macon, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Macon, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.8%
Macon County:

14.8%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(13.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.5% for Black residents, 30.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.7% for American Indian residents, 28.5% for other race residents, 43.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 50.7 years old
(Males: 48.4 years old, Females: 53.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 54.1 years old, Black residents: 47.1 years old, American Indian residents: 67.0 years old, Asian residents: 63.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.8 years old, Other race residents: 15.9 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Macon County is $413 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.

Cities in this county include: Franklin, Highlands.

Macon County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Macon County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Conway County, Arkansas , Faulkner County, Arkansas , Madison County, Alabama , Lincoln County , White County, Arkansas , Walker County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Macon, NC
County total employment by year in Macon, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Macon, NC

Current college students: 1,062
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,015 (41.3% naturalized citizens)

Macon County:

5.3%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3842010 or later
  • 8472000 to 2009
  • 1291990 to 1999
  • 1861980 to 1989
  • 761970 to 1979
  • 234Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Macon County marital status for males Macon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 21,228
  • One, attached: 303
  • Two: 242
  • 3 or 4: 724
  • 5 to 9: 583
  • 10 to 19: 202
  • 20 or more: 185
  • Mobile homes: 3,994
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 118

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 6,587 (556 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 538 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 99

Here:

5.7% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Macon County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant16,48676
Mainline Protestant4,50824
Catholic1,2602
Other5145
None11,209-
Macon County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Macon County:

2.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

1.23 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Macon County:

6.14 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 54
This county:

16.57 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Macon County:

9.9%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Macon County:

27.7%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.2%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Macon County:

Average size of farms: 65 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,249
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $450.75
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.13%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10,287
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $68,473
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.74
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.30%
Corn for grain: 86 harvested acres
Vegetables: 233 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acres

Earthquake activity:

Macon County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from Macon County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 101.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 156.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 136.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 213.4 miles away from Macon County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 03, 2013 to July 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4146: September 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4146, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • North Carolina Severe Storm, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 06, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1073: October 23, 1995, FEMA Id: 1073, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3110: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • North Carolina SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 25, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-394: June 25, 1973, FEMA Id: 394, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Macon County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Macon

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,003 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled: 1,119 (7.3%)
  • Bus: 19 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 16 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 203 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 12 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 352 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 1,183 (7.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Manufacturing (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (47%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Colombia (6%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Cuba (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Macon County


  • American (19%)
  • English (15%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • German (6%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4%)
  • Scottish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Macon County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 198 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 192 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 37 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 8 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Macon County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 178 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 161 people in nursing homes
  • 73 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 69 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in other types of correctional institutions
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $63,372.

8.74% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($78,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.74%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.42% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($19,419 average AGI)
6.32% relocated from other states ($59,065 average AGI)
Macon County:

6.32%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jackson County, NC  0.64% ($95,522 average AGI)
from Buncombe County, NC  0.33% ($51,435)
from Rabun County, GA  0.22% ($38,645)
from Fulton County, GA  0.19% ($220,846)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.17% ($86,583)
from Pinellas County, FL  0.16% ($54,364)
from Hillsborough County, FL  0.15% ($118,619)


6.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,105 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.58%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.90% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($13,879 average AGI)
4.69% relocated to other states ($52,226 average AGI)
Macon County:

4.69%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jackson County, NC  0.50% ($37,015 average AGI)
to Rabun County, GA  0.36% ($32,449)
to Buncombe County, NC  0.28% ($48,263)
to Palm Beach County, FL  0.15% ($44,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Births per 1000 population in Macon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Macon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Macon County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 17.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Macon County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Macon County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Macon County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Macon County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Macon County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Macon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,358 (7,262 aged, 1,096 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 922 (13%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Macon County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (589)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (462)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (418)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (354)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (312)
  • Unspecified dementia (310)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (253)
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (185)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (106)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (81)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.37
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,271
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 519
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,016

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,145
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,474
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 19

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 193.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 119.6
  • Other - 73.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 37,898
  • Male householders: 8,737 (2,527 living alone), Female householders: 9,468 (3,504 living alone)
  • 9,053 spouses (8,808 opposite-sex spouses), 889 unmarried partners, (808 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,608 children (6,954 natural, 342 adopted, 302 stepchildren), 740 grandchildren, 142 brothers or sisters, 176 parents, 13 foster children, 206 other relatives, 840 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 343

Size of family households: 6,098 2-persons, 2,342 3-persons, 1,594 4-persons, 677 5-persons, 233 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,031 1-person, 937 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

4,109 married couples with children.
1,636 single-parent households (360 men, 1,276 women).

93.1% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 33% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $212,425,000 ($6,763 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,695,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,857,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,655,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $126,000
Federal grants: $37,805,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,338,000 ($2,894,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,644,000 ($4,814,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $796,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,925,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,261,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,676
Here:

52 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,012
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +186
Here:

+6 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,542
Here:

+79 per 1000 residents
State:

+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Macon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.79 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.4

Year house built in Macon County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Macon County, North Carolina
  • 902020 or later
  • 1,6982010 to 2019
  • 4,8962000 to 2009
  • 4,6271990 to 1999
  • 5,2391980 to 1989
  • 4,8021970 to 1979
  • 1,9271960 to 1969
  • 1,4941950 to 1959
  • 8011940 to 1949
  • 9341939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, North Carolina
  • 611 room
  • 1312 rooms
  • 7973 rooms
  • 1,9104 rooms
  • 3,7005 rooms
  • 2,6536 rooms
  • 1,6817 rooms
  • 1,2148 rooms
  • 1,3299+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
  • 1901 room
  • 1222 rooms
  • 8513 rooms
  • 1,4434 rooms
  • 8415 rooms
  • 7506 rooms
  • 2287 rooms
  • 1118 rooms
  • 1499+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, North Carolina
  • 63no bedroom
  • 3811 bedroom
  • 3,9032 bedrooms
  • 7,1893 bedrooms
  • 1,5934 bedrooms
  • 3045+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
  • 192no bedroom
  • 6081 bedroom
  • 2,1922 bedrooms
  • 1,3093 bedrooms
  • 3134 bedrooms
  • 765+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 516no vehicle
  • 3,9261 vehicle
  • 5,3952 vehicles
  • 2,5423 vehicles
  • 6384 vehicles
  • 5415+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 582no vehicle
  • 1,7991 vehicle
  • 1,3462 vehicles
  • 9073 vehicles
  • 304 vehicles
  • 345+ vehicles

86.4% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in North Carolina.

Macon County:

86.4%
State average:

87.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16,655
  • Other state: 18,919
  • Northeast: 2,876
  • Midwest: 3,171
  • South: 11,529
  • West: 1,320
Year householders moved into unit in Macon County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Macon County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 58.9%Electricity
  • 23.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.0%Wood
  • 4.6%Utility gas
  • 4.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 75.1%Electricity
  • 15.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.6%Wood
  • 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 631
Here:

20.5%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 419
Here:

23.6%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 468
Here:

37.7%
North Carolina:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Macon County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,968,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,357,000
    Other: $1,822,000
    Other: $1,699,000
    Hospital Public: $1,470,000
    Hospital Public: $1,356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $718,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $700,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $346,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $995,000
    General Public Buildings: $697,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $346,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Air Transportation: $181,000
    Parks and Recreation: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,228,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
    Health - Other: $7,789,000
    Health - Other: $7,688,000
    Police Protection: $6,693,000
    Police Protection: $6,572,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,485,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,473,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
    General - Other: $3,188,000
    General - Other: $2,720,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,573,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,431,000
    Financial Administration: $2,326,000
    Financial Administration: $2,286,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,269,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,223,000
    Libraries: $1,019,000
    Libraries: $999,000
    Transit Utilities: $796,000
    Transit Utilities: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $769,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $555,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
    Central Staff Services: $434,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
    General Local Government Support: $417,000
    Other: $411,000
    General Local Government Support: $390,000
    Education: $350,000
    Other: $332,000
    Public Welfare: $22,000
    Public Welfare: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,623,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $281,000
    Other - General - Other: $91,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
    Public Welfare: $936,000
    Transit Utilities: $114,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    Health and Hospitals: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
    Transit Utilities: $61,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,678,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,083,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,832,000
    General Revenue - Other: $904,000
    Interest Earnings: $699,000
    Rents: $291,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
    Rents: $279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Sale of Property: $14,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $761,000
    Health - Other: $639,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
    Solid Waste Management: $411,000
    Police Protection: $339,000
    Police Protection: $251,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $166,000
    General Public Building: $159,000
    Transit Utilities: $144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $82,000
    General Public Building: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,000
    Local Fire Protection: $47,000
    Transit Utilities: $45,000
    Health - Other: $38,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,222,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,088,000
    Education: $33,334,000
    Public Welfare: $4,975,000
    Public Welfare: $4,157,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    Other: $1,714,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,196,000
    Transit Utilities: $666,000
    Housing and Community Development: $596,000
    Transit Utilities: $508,000
    Housing and Community Development: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $182,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,732,000
    Property: $31,782,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,062,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,382,000
    Other Selective Sales: $982,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
    Other License: $118,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $111,000
    Other License: $103,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $29,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,405,000
    : $26,712,000

Macon County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,968,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,357,000
    Other: $1,822,000
    Other: $1,699,000
    Hospital Public: $1,470,000
    Hospital Public: $1,356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $718,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $700,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $346,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $995,000
    General Public Buildings: $697,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $346,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Air Transportation: $181,000
    Parks and Recreation: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,228,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
    Health - Other: $7,789,000
    Health - Other: $7,688,000
    Police Protection: $6,693,000
    Police Protection: $6,572,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,485,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,473,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
    General - Other: $3,188,000
    General - Other: $2,720,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,573,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,431,000
    Financial Administration: $2,326,000
    Financial Administration: $2,286,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,269,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,223,000
    Libraries: $1,019,000
    Libraries: $999,000
    Transit Utilities: $796,000
    Transit Utilities: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $769,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $555,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
    Central Staff Services: $434,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
    General Local Government Support: $417,000
    Other: $411,000
    General Local Government Support: $390,000
    Education: $350,000
    Other: $332,000
    Public Welfare: $22,000
    Public Welfare: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,623,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $281,000
    Other - General - Other: $91,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
    Public Welfare: $936,000
    Transit Utilities: $114,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    Health and Hospitals: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
    Transit Utilities: $61,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,678,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,083,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,832,000
    General Revenue - Other: $904,000
    Interest Earnings: $699,000
    Rents: $291,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
    Rents: $279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Sale of Property: $14,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $761,000
    Health - Other: $639,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
    Solid Waste Management: $411,000
    Police Protection: $339,000
    Police Protection: $251,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $166,000
    General Public Building: $159,000
    Transit Utilities: $144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $82,000
    General Public Building: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,000
    Local Fire Protection: $47,000
    Transit Utilities: $45,000
    Health - Other: $38,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,222,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,088,000
    Education: $33,334,000
    Public Welfare: $4,975,000
    Public Welfare: $4,157,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    Other: $1,714,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,196,000
    Transit Utilities: $666,000
    Housing and Community Development: $596,000
    Transit Utilities: $508,000
    Housing and Community Development: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $182,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,732,000
    Property: $31,782,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,062,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,382,000
    Other Selective Sales: $982,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
    Other License: $118,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $111,000
    Other License: $103,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $29,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,405,000
    : $26,712,000

Macon County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,968,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,357,000
    Other: $1,822,000
    Other: $1,699,000
    Hospital Public: $1,470,000
    Hospital Public: $1,356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $718,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $700,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $346,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $995,000
    General Public Buildings: $697,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $346,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Air Transportation: $181,000
    Parks and Recreation: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,228,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
    Health - Other: $7,789,000
    Health - Other: $7,688,000
    Police Protection: $6,693,000
    Police Protection: $6,572,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,485,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,473,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
    General - Other: $3,188,000
    General - Other: $2,720,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,573,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,431,000
    Financial Administration: $2,326,000
    Financial Administration: $2,286,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,269,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,223,000
    Libraries: $1,019,000
    Libraries: $999,000
    Transit Utilities: $796,000
    Transit Utilities: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $769,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $555,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
    Central Staff Services: $434,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
    General Local Government Support: $417,000
    Other: $411,000
    General Local Government Support: $390,000
    Education: $350,000
    Other: $332,000
    Public Welfare: $22,000
    Public Welfare: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,623,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $281,000
    Other - General - Other: $91,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
    Public Welfare: $936,000
    Transit Utilities: $114,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    Health and Hospitals: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
    Transit Utilities: $61,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,678,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,083,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,832,000
    General Revenue - Other: $904,000
    Interest Earnings: $699,000
    Rents: $291,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
    Rents: $279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Sale of Property: $14,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $761,000
    Health - Other: $639,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
    Solid Waste Management: $411,000
    Police Protection: $339,000
    Police Protection: $251,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $166,000
    General Public Building: $159,000
    Transit Utilities: $144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $82,000
    General Public Building: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,000
    Local Fire Protection: $47,000
    Transit Utilities: $45,000
    Health - Other: $38,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,222,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,088,000
    Education: $33,334,000
    Public Welfare: $4,975,000
    Public Welfare: $4,157,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    Other: $1,714,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,196,000
    Transit Utilities: $666,000
    Housing and Community Development: $596,000
    Transit Utilities: $508,000
    Housing and Community Development: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $182,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,732,000
    Property: $31,782,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,062,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,382,000
    Other Selective Sales: $982,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
    Other License: $118,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $111,000
    Other License: $103,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $29,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,405,000
    : $26,712,000

Macon County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,968,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,357,000
    Other: $1,822,000
    Other: $1,699,000
    Hospital Public: $1,470,000
    Hospital Public: $1,356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $718,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $700,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $346,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,896,000
    Air Transportation: $995,000
    General Public Buildings: $697,000
    General Public Buildings: $408,000
    Solid Waste Management: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $346,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Air Transportation: $181,000
    Parks and Recreation: $113,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $47,228,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
    Health - Other: $7,789,000
    Health - Other: $7,688,000
    Police Protection: $6,693,000
    Police Protection: $6,572,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,485,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,473,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
    General - Other: $3,188,000
    General - Other: $2,720,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,573,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,431,000
    Financial Administration: $2,326,000
    Financial Administration: $2,286,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,269,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,223,000
    Libraries: $1,019,000
    Libraries: $999,000
    Transit Utilities: $796,000
    Transit Utilities: $790,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $769,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $555,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
    Central Staff Services: $434,000
    Central Staff Services: $392,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $34,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
    General Local Government Support: $417,000
    Other: $411,000
    General Local Government Support: $390,000
    Education: $350,000
    Other: $332,000
    Public Welfare: $22,000
    Public Welfare: $21,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,623,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $281,000
    Other - General - Other: $91,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
    Public Welfare: $936,000
    Transit Utilities: $114,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,000
    Health and Hospitals: $64,000
    Housing and Community Development: $62,000
    Transit Utilities: $61,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Sewerage: $42,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,761,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,678,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,083,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,832,000
    General Revenue - Other: $904,000
    Interest Earnings: $699,000
    Rents: $291,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
    Rents: $279,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $270,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $40,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Sale of Property: $14,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $761,000
    Health - Other: $639,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
    Solid Waste Management: $411,000
    Police Protection: $339,000
    Police Protection: $251,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $166,000
    General Public Building: $159,000
    Transit Utilities: $144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $82,000
    General Public Building: $78,000
    Correctional Institutions: $55,000
    Local Fire Protection: $47,000
    Transit Utilities: $45,000
    Health - Other: $38,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Correctional Institutions: $25,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $24,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,222,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,088,000
    Education: $33,334,000
    Public Welfare: $4,975,000
    Public Welfare: $4,157,000
    Other: $1,859,000
    Other: $1,714,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,196,000
    Transit Utilities: $666,000
    Housing and Community Development: $596,000
    Transit Utilities: $508,000
    Housing and Community Development: $349,000
    General Local Government Support: $182,000
    General Local Government Support: $76,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $34,732,000
    Property: $31,782,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $11,062,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,382,000
    Other Selective Sales: $982,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
    Other License: $118,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $111,000
    Other License: $103,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $29,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $28,405,000
    : $26,712,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 709
  • Number of aged recipients: 150
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 559
  • Number of recipients under 18: 78
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 377
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 254
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 379
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 272
Most common first names in Macon County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James26273.6 years
William25676.5 years
John25076.5 years
Robert17574.6 years
Mary17280.7 years
Charles15574.6 years
George14576.1 years
Frank9676.9 years
Thomas8174.2 years
Fred8078.2 years
Most common last names in Macon County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith8775.5 years
Sanders7973.5 years
Ledford6877.9 years
Jones6777.2 years
Gibson6677.8 years
Holland6375.8 years
Cabe5779.7 years
Tallent5376.5 years
Johnson5274.4 years
Henry5179.0 years
Businesses in Macon County, NC
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware2Knights Inn1
Advance Auto Parts1La-Z-Boy2
Arby's1Lane Furniture2
AutoZone1Little Caesars Pizza1
Burger King1Lowe's1
Chevrolet1MasterBrand Cabinets4
Comfort Inn1McDonald's2
Dairy Queen1Microtel1
Domino's Pizza1New Balance1
FedEx6Nike4
Ford1Pizza Hut1
GNC1RadioShack2
Goodwill2SONIC Drive-In1
H&R Block1Taco Bell1
Hardee's1U-Haul3
Hilton1U.S. Cellular2
Jones New York2UPS7
KFC1Walmart1
Kincaid3Wendy's1
Kmart1