Macon

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Macon.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Macon	County	23,499	29,811	33,922	37,016	38,717	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Macon.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Franklin	Town	Macon	3,621	3,698	3,884	4,173	4,362	→
Highlands	Town	Macon / Jackson	961	928	930	1,072	1,119	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	18,010
Females	19,004

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	6,669
18-64 years	19,427
65+ years	10,918

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,460
70-79 years	5,183
60-69 years	6,368
50-59 years	4,889
40-49 years	3,764
30-39 years	3,649
20-29 years	3,384
10-19 years	3,849
0-9 years	3,468

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	27,656
Urban	9,358

»Race« (C 2020)
White	32,099
Black/African American	257
Indigenous	279
Asian	265
Pacific Islander	8
Some other	1,770
2 or more	2,336

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	3,498
Other	33,516