Macon County vs. Clay County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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