Macclesfield is a city of 391 people in North Carolina. The median age is 30.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $135,200. Renters pay $796 a month at the median. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 23%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Macclesfield
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.3 → 30.8(−10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population486 → 391(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants67.6% → 57.9%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.4%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Macclesfield, decade by decade
Macclesfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
486
$50,502
$81,362
8.3%
32.4
2000
458
$62,687
$98,369
7.8%
40.3
2010
471
$41,809
$108,324
19.1%
44.8
2020
413
$39,213
$101,569
13.9%
58.4
2024
391
$56,000
$135,200
17.1%
74.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
