CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Macclesfield

North Carolina · 486 residents · 0.54 sq mi

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With 486 people, Macclesfield is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 41.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $33,900. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 21%. The median household earns $21,042, about 30% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

486

+6%vs 2000

vs 458 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 45.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024391

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(31)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.8%(43)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(77)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(52)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(65)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(57)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,042

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,412 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,943

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,042 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$329

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $459 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.6% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.3%(368)

Black17.7%(81)

Hispanic / Latino2%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.2%(414)

Black14.8%(72)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(14)

Central American2%(8)

Salvadoran2%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.8%(11)

Filipino1.3%(5)

Ancestry

American43.7%(171)

Subsaharan African10.5%(41)

Nigerian10.5%(41)

English5.4%(21)

Irish3.6%(14)

German2.6%(10)

Swedish1.5%(6)

French0.5%(2)

Scottish0.5%(2)

Welsh0.5%(2)

Dutch0.3%(1)

Polish0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Nigerian population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(43)

Married52.3%(68)

Widowed3.8%(5)

Divorced10.8%(14)

Women 15+

Never married25%(34)

Married59.6%(81)

Widowed10.3%(14)

Divorced5.1%(7)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−21.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.2%

−24.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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