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Overview for Macon County, NC
Macon County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 516.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 62.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 88.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 1.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.28 persons compared to an average family size of 2.74 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,911. Per capita income grew by 13.0% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
32,148
Covered Employment
11,142
Growth (%) since 1990
36.8%
Average wage per job
$27,044
Households (2000)
12,828
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
8.5%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
15,429
Average wage per job
$30,575
Unemployment Rate (2005)
4.5
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$24,529
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$33,313
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
Macon County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 516.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 62.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 88.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 1.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.28 persons compared to an average family size of 2.74 persons.
