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People QuickFacts |
Macon County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
33,005 | 9,222,414 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
10.7% | 14.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
29,806 | 8,046,500 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.7% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.2% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
23.6% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
52.4% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
96.3% | 73.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.8% | 21.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.7% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.8% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
3.1% | 7.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
93.4% | 67.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.1% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.5% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.3% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.2% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
6,939 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.0 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
23,449 | 4,201,378 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
81.3% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
4.9% | 16.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$103,700 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,828 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.28 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$39,272 | $44,772 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,642 | $20,307 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
14.7% | 14.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Macon County |
North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
1,318 | 227,9061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
10,444 | 3,586,5521 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
17.8% | 5.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
3,572 | 644,873 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,004 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.8% | 27.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
156,442 | 156,821,943 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
21,749 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
388,495 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,589 | $10,686 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
40,182 | 11,237,386 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
253 | 54,652 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
261,942 | 70,203,0291 |
