Graham County vs. Macon County

	Graham County (NC)	Macon County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,484	35,285
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.3%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,861	33,925
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,861	33,922
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.8%	28.5%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	51.5%
White alone, percent	88.5%	95.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	8.0%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.8%	7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.0%	89.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	533	2,820
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,059	25,653
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.0%	72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$119,200	$165,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$872	$1,055
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$287	$305
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$556	$747
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.7%	7.8%
Building permits, 2018	15	95
Households, 2014-2018	3,288	15,699
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.7%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	6.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	61.8%	82.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	49.7%	70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.5%	24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.6%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.6%	50.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.2%	44.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,611	63,264
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,505	432,474
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,116	$12,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,525	$43,597
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,323	$28,429
Persons in poverty, percent	18.9%	16.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	167	1,107
Total employment, 2017	1,793	9,349
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	64,103	318,211
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	20.8%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	727	3,346
All firms, 2012	719	4,247
Men-owned firms, 2012	326	2,106
Women-owned firms, 2012	234	1,330
Minority-owned firms, 2012	90	214
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	610	3,928
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	657	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	36.4%	25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.3	65.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	292.08	515.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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