Macon County, North Carolina (NC)
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: 69 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.4%), Construction (13.6%), Retail trade (12.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 31,36888.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,5927.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 5531.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3190.9%Asian alone
- 2420.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2180.6%Two or more races
- 860.2%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 50.6 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.1 years |
| Males: 17,193 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 18,377 |  (51.7%) |
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| Macon County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $47,789 ($32,139 in 1999)
| This county: | $47,789 |
| North Carolina: | $57,341 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $615 (lower quartile is $466, upper quartile is $815)
| This county: | $615 |
| State: | $755 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $185,472 (it was $97,400 in 2000)
| Macon: | $185,472 |
| North Carolina: | $193,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,038Detached houses: $285,169
Here: $285,169 State: $265,100 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,038
Here: $222,038 State: $217,635 In 2-unit structures: $225,053
Here: $225,053 State: $185,455 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,752
Here: $328,752 State: $181,079 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $138,920
Here: $138,920 State: $231,999 Mobile homes: $95,304
Here: $95,304 State: $77,551 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,418
Here: $38,418 State: $376,925
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $309
Institutionalized population: 210
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 163
- Thefts: 276
- Auto thefts: 26
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 20
- Burglaries: 195
- Thefts: 243
- Auto thefts: 24
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 347 buildings, average cost: $124,600
- 1998: 387 buildings, average cost: $149,400
- 1999: 410 buildings, average cost: $179,000
- 2000: 359 buildings, average cost: $194,500
- 2001: 390 buildings, average cost: $169,500
- 2002: 323 buildings, average cost: $224,700
- 2003: 276 buildings, average cost: $205,500
- 2004: 374 buildings, average cost: $237,900
- 2005: 363 buildings, average cost: $236,400
- 2006: 342 buildings, average cost: $282,000
- 2007: 344 buildings, average cost: $309,300
- 2008: 253 buildings, average cost: $259,900
- 2009: 146 buildings, average cost: $212,200
- 2010: 77 buildings, average cost: $262,900
- 2011: 77 buildings, average cost: $271,800
- 2012: 66 buildings, average cost: $326,600
- 2013: 75 buildings, average cost: $291,100
- 2014: 107 buildings, average cost: $296,000
- 2015: 85 buildings, average cost: $152,800
- 2016: 91 buildings, average cost: $325,700
- 2017: 93 buildings, average cost: $294,800
- 2018: 95 buildings, average cost: $285,400
- 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $1,450,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $845 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $740 (0.4%)
| Macon County: | 14.3% |
| North Carolina: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 50.6 years old
(Males: 47.9 years old, Females: 52.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.9 years old, Black residents: 32.8 years old, American Indian residents: 59.9 years old, Asian residents: 50.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.6 years old, Other race residents: 19.9 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.
Local government website: www.maconnc.org
Neighboring counties: Conway County, Arkansas 
, Faulkner County, Arkansas , Madison County, Alabama , Lincoln County 
, White County, Arkansas , Walker County, Georgia .
| Here: | 5.1% |
| North Carolina: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 1,062
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,037 (34.5% naturalized citizens)
| Macon County: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6382010 or later
- 6612000 to 2009
- 2701990 to 1999
- 1861980 to 1989
- 761970 to 1979
- 234Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20,382
- One, attached: 343
- Two: 429
- 3 or 4: 565
- 5 to 9: 553
- 10 to 19: 119
- 20 or more: 120
- Mobile homes: 3,500
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 88
Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 6,032 (41 second mortgage, 692 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,825
| Here: | 54.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 63.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Macon County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 16,486 | 76 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,508 | 24 |
| Catholic | 1,260 | 2 |
| Other | 514 | 5 |
| None | 11,209 | - |
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 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 10,839 (81.3%)
- Carpooled: 1,206 (9.0%)
- Bus: 38 (0.3%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 9 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 357 (2.7%)
- Bicycle: 24 (0.2%)
- Walked: 233 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 625 (4.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Mexico (52%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Colombia (7%)
- England (3%)
- Guatemala (2%)
- India (2%)
- Bangladesh (2%)
- American (33%)
- English (8%)
- Irish (6%)
- Scotch-Irish (6%)
- German (5%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
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
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)
6.76% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($63,160 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.76% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.94% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($10,781 average AGI)
4.82% relocated from other states ($52,379 average AGI)
Macon County: 4.82% North Carolina average: 3.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Jackson County, NC |  0.48% ($33,590 average AGI) |
| from Rabun County, GA | 0.23% ($42,862) |
| from Buncombe County, NC | 0.16% ($46,350) |
5.66% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,721 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.66% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.94% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($15,297 average AGI)
3.72% relocated to other states ($26,424 average AGI)
Macon County: 3.72% North Carolina average: 3.07%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Jackson County, NC | 0.44% ($44,661 average AGI) |
| to Buncombe County, NC | 0.40% ($57,280) |
| to Rabun County, GA | 0.21% ($29,769) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
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%)
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 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.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 119.6
- Other - 73.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35,570- Male householders: 7,635 (1,949 living alone), Female householders: 8,616 (2,920 living alone)
8,335 spouses (8,202 opposite-sex spouses), 615 unmarried partners, (604 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,925 children (7,214 natural, 224 adopted, 493 stepchildren), 490 grandchildren, 219 brothers or sisters, 246 parents, 0 foster children, 230 other relatives, 864 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 367
Size of family households: 6,101 2-persons, 2,051 3-persons, 1,326 4-persons, 633 5-persons, 183 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,913 1-person, 904 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 27 4-persons.
4,119 married couples with children.
1,577 single-parent households (425 men, 1,152 women).
93.3% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 65% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
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 |
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: | 5.9 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Macon County, North Carolina
- 7812014 or later
- 3492010 to 2013
- 4,3472000 to 2009
- 4,4491990 to 1999
- 5,3761980 to 1989
- 4,5861970 to 1979
- 2,2311960 to 1969
- 1,7461950 to 1959
- 9421940 to 1949
- 1,0491939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, North Carolina
- 341 room
- 1232 rooms
- 5303 rooms
- 1,5704 rooms
- 2,8775 rooms
- 2,3376 rooms
- 1,6677 rooms
- 1,1768 rooms
- 1,5099+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
- 1111 room
- 1762 rooms
- 7623 rooms
- 1,2724 rooms
- 1,0765 rooms
- 6576 rooms
- 1317 rooms
- 1288 rooms
- 779+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Macon County, North Carolina
- 30no bedroom
- 3301 bedroom
- 3,2232 bedrooms
- 6,0583 bedrooms
- 1,6704 bedrooms
- 4995+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County, North Carolina
- 110no bedroom
- 5941 bedroom
- 1,8322 bedrooms
- 1,4323 bedrooms
- 3674 bedrooms
- 465+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 392no vehicle
- 3,3791 vehicle
- 4,5862 vehicles
- 2,2443 vehicles
- 6854 vehicles
- 5485+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Macon County in renter-occupied apartments
- 449no vehicle
- 1,8781 vehicle
- 1,4452 vehicles
- 6043 vehicles
- 94 vehicles
- 165+ vehicles
85.6% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in North Carolina.
| Macon County: | 85.6% |
| State average: | 84.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15,978
- Other state: 17,360
- Northeast: 3,134
- Midwest: 3,048
- South: 10,055
- West: 1,007
- 53.3%Electricity
- 28.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.4%Wood
- 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Utility gas
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 69.6%Electricity
- 15.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.5%Wood
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%Utility gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 251
| Here: | 9.2% |
| North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 196
| Here: | 11.5% |
| North Carolina: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 165
| Here: | 19.2% |
| North Carolina: | 19.1% |
Macon County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
Other: $1,822,000
Hospital Public: $1,356,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $995,000
General Public Buildings: $697,000
Solid Waste Management: $388,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
Health - Other: $7,789,000
Police Protection: $6,572,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
General - Other: $2,720,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
Financial Administration: $2,326,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
Libraries: $999,000
Transit Utilities: $796,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
Central Staff Services: $392,000
Air Transportation: $54,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
Other: $411,000
General Local Government Support: $390,000
Public Welfare: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
Transit Utilities: $114,000
Health and Hospitals: $66,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
Sewerage: $44,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $904,000
Rents: $291,000
Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Sale of Property: $14,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $251,000
General Public Building: $159,000
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: $24,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,334,000
Public Welfare: $4,975,000
Other: $1,714,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
Housing and Community Development: $596,000
Transit Utilities: $508,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Sewerage: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $31,782,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
Other Selective Sales: $982,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
Other License: $118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,712,000
Macon County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
Other: $1,822,000
Hospital Public: $1,356,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $995,000
General Public Buildings: $697,000
Solid Waste Management: $388,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
Health - Other: $7,789,000
Police Protection: $6,572,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
General - Other: $2,720,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
Financial Administration: $2,326,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
Libraries: $999,000
Transit Utilities: $796,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
Central Staff Services: $392,000
Air Transportation: $54,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
Other: $411,000
General Local Government Support: $390,000
Public Welfare: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
Transit Utilities: $114,000
Health and Hospitals: $66,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
Sewerage: $44,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $904,000
Rents: $291,000
Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Sale of Property: $14,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $251,000
General Public Building: $159,000
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: $24,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,334,000
Public Welfare: $4,975,000
Other: $1,714,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
Housing and Community Development: $596,000
Transit Utilities: $508,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Sewerage: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $31,782,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
Other Selective Sales: $982,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
Other License: $118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,712,000
Macon County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
Other: $1,822,000
Hospital Public: $1,356,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $995,000
General Public Buildings: $697,000
Solid Waste Management: $388,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
Health - Other: $7,789,000
Police Protection: $6,572,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
General - Other: $2,720,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
Financial Administration: $2,326,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
Libraries: $999,000
Transit Utilities: $796,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
Central Staff Services: $392,000
Air Transportation: $54,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
Other: $411,000
General Local Government Support: $390,000
Public Welfare: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
Transit Utilities: $114,000
Health and Hospitals: $66,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
Sewerage: $44,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $904,000
Rents: $291,000
Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Sale of Property: $14,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $251,000
General Public Building: $159,000
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: $24,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,334,000
Public Welfare: $4,975,000
Other: $1,714,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
Housing and Community Development: $596,000
Transit Utilities: $508,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Sewerage: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $31,782,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
Other Selective Sales: $982,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
Other License: $118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,712,000
Macon County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,907,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $4,366,000
Other: $1,822,000
Hospital Public: $1,356,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $943,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $630,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $481,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $995,000
General Public Buildings: $697,000
Solid Waste Management: $388,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $207,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $43,306,000
Health - Other: $7,789,000
Police Protection: $6,572,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,603,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,558,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,419,000
General - Other: $2,720,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,589,000
General Public Buildings: $2,555,000
Financial Administration: $2,326,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,583,000
Libraries: $999,000
Transit Utilities: $796,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $508,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $436,000
Central Staff Services: $392,000
Air Transportation: $54,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $516,000
Other: $411,000
General Local Government Support: $390,000
Public Welfare: $21,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,604,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $938,000
Transit Utilities: $114,000
Health and Hospitals: $66,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
Sewerage: $44,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,651,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,803,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,848,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $904,000
Rents: $291,000
Fines and Forfeits: $287,000
Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Sale of Property: $14,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,000
Solid Waste Management: $411,000
Police Protection: $251,000
General Public Building: $159,000
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: $24,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,758,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,334,000
Public Welfare: $4,975,000
Other: $1,714,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,387,000
Housing and Community Development: $596,000
Transit Utilities: $508,000
General Local Government Support: $182,000
Sewerage: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $31,782,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,893,000
Other Selective Sales: $982,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $125,000
Other License: $118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $27,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $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 | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 262 | 73.6 years |
| William | 256 | 76.5 years |
| John | 250 | 76.5 years |
| Robert | 175 | 74.6 years |
| Mary | 172 | 80.7 years |
| Charles | 155 | 74.6 years |
| George | 145 | 76.1 years |
| Frank | 96 | 76.9 years |
| Thomas | 81 | 74.2 years |
| Fred | 80 | 78.2 years |
| Most common last names in Macon County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 87 | 75.5 years |
| Sanders | 79 | 73.5 years |
| Ledford | 68 | 77.9 years |
| Jones | 67 | 77.2 years |
| Gibson | 66 | 77.8 years |
| Holland | 63 | 75.8 years |
| Cabe | 57 | 79.7 years |
| Tallent | 53 | 76.5 years |
| Johnson | 52 | 74.4 years |
| Henry | 51 | 79.0 years |
| Businesses in Macon County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Arby's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| FedEx | 6 | Nike | 4 | |
| Ford | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Hilton | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | UPS | 7 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kincaid | 3 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | |||
