CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mar-Mac

North Carolina · 3,211 residents · 4.55 sq mi

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With 3,211 people, Mar-Mac is a city in North Carolina. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.2% of residents. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $62,200. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,211

+7%vs 2000

vs 3,004 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(255)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(241)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(243)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(232)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(183)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(574)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(523)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(413)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(325)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(169)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(53)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,413

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,145 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,855

−32%vs 2000

vs $18,794 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,200

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$388

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $542 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.2%(2,229)

Black19.5%(587)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(95)

Asian1.5%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(3,032)

Black5.1%(164)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.5%(15)

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

Mexican23.4%(672)

Central American15.2%(437)

Honduran14.8%(427)

Salvadoran0.3%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(30)

Ancestry

American13%(375)

Irish10.5%(301)

German7%(200)

Italian5%(145)

English4.6%(132)

Scotch-Irish4.2%(121)

Scottish2.1%(60)

French0.8%(22)

French Canadian0.5%(14)

Arab0.5%(13)

Egyptian0.5%(13)

Canadian0.4%(11)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.4%(11)

Latvian0.3%(9)

Dutch0.2%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.6 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married22.8%(219)

Married54.5%(523)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced22.6%(217)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(340)

Married35%(423)

Widowed18.6%(225)

Divorced18.3%(222)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.1%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.3%

+9.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.2%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.5%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.5%

+9.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)52%(115)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48%(106)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 221 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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