Clay County vs. Macon County

	Clay County (NC)	Macon County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,139	35,285
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.2%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,590	33,925
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,587	33,922
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.3%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.3%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.1%	28.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.5%
White alone, percent	96.1%	95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.6%	7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.9%	89.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	891	2,820
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.2%	5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,360	25,653
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.2%	72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,900	$165,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,144	$1,055
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$307	$305
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$714	$747
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	7.8%
Building permits, 2018	73	95
Households, 2014-2018	5,062	15,699
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.13	2.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	6.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	82.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.8%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.7%	50.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.9%	44.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,607	63,264
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	14,934	134,134
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	134,443	432,474
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,662	$12,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,801	$43,597
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,590	$28,429
Persons in poverty, percent	14.6%	16.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	214	1,107
Total employment, 2017	1,680	9,349
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	48,582	318,211
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.5%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,100	3,346
All firms, 2012	1,233	4,247
Men-owned firms, 2012	583	2,106
Women-owned firms, 2012	413	1,330
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,151	3,928
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	128	267
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,007	3,736
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	49.3	65.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	214.75	515.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (NC) and Macon county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.