Macon County, North Carolina

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Macon County is a one of the county from North Carolina's 100 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 29811. In July 2008, its estimated population was 33005, It is North Carolina's 33rd least populous county. Its area is just over 519.47 miē (1345.42 kmē), of which, 516.47 square miles (1337.65 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (7.77 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 45th largest by total area in North Carolina.


As of the census of 2000, there were 29811 people, 12828 households, and 8908 families residing in the county. The population density was 57.7 people per square mile (22.28/kmē), it is the 27th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 20746 housing units at an average density of 40.2 per square mile (15.52/kmē). The average household size was 2.28 people, and the average family size was 2.74 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 33005, The racial makeup of the county was 96.32% White, 1.82% Black or African American, 0.34% American Indian, 0.68% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.81% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32139, it is 63rd wealthiest county by median household income in North Carolina. The median income for a family in the county was $37381, it would be the 31st lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The per capita income for the county was $18642, it is the 32nd wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 6010 pupils and students, of which 49.13% are male and 50.87% are female, 20.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.36% nursery or pri school, 6.79% kindergarten, 46.59% elementary school, 23.59% high school and 17.67% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Franklin Town	Macon County	3.86	3.83	0.03	3490	911.2	15129	21534
2	Highlands Town	Macon County, Jackson County	6.18	6.06	0.12	909	150	24120	33750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	29811
April 2000 Estimate	29806
July 2000 Estimate	29961
July 2001 Estimate	30365
July 2002 Estimate	30756
July 2003 Estimate	31053
July 2004 Estimate	31412
July 2005 Estimate	31714
July 2006 Estimate	32159
July 2007 Estimate	32595
July 2008 Estimate	33005

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	161	161	322
Kindergarten	202	206	408
Elementary school	1416	1384	2800
High school	762	656	1418
College or graduate school	412	650	1062

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Macon County, North Carolina	$32139	$37381	$18642
North Carolina, United States	$39184	$46335	$20307
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587