Macon, North Carolina

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Population in 2022: 110 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -4.3%
 
Males: 58  (52.7%)
Females: 52  (47.3%)
Median resident age:

41.1 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip code: 27551

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,442 (it was $45,625 in 2000)
Macon:

$79,442
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,446 (it was $17,642 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $188,500 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
Macon:

$188,500
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $118,298; detached houses: $120,596; mobile homes: $91,880
March 2022 cost of living index in Macon: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 2.2%

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According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Macon, North Carolina as of May 21, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Macon is 20 to 1.


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Ancestries: American (60.7%), English (13.1%), Irish (4.9%), Hungarian (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 385 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 242 people per square mile   (very low).

Macon, North Carolina map

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,582 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,005 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rocky Mount, NC (36.9 miles , pop. 55,893).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (53.1 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (293.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Warrenton, NC (2.2 miles ),
Norlina, NC (2.5 miles ),
Littleton, NC (3.1 miles ),
Ebony, VA (3.3 miles),
Bracey, VA (3.4 miles ),
Gasburg, VA (3.7 miles ),
Middleburg, NC (3.7 miles),
Hollister, NC (3.9 miles )

Latitude: 36.44 N, Longitude: 78.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 252

Distribution of median household income in Macon, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Macon, NC in 2022

Macon satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.7%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Average climate in Macon, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Macon, North Carolina average temperatures Macon, North Carolina average precipitation Macon, North Carolina humidity Macon, North Carolina wind speed Macon, North Carolina snowfall Macon, North Carolina sunshine Macon, North Carolina clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI NO2 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 73.3. This is about average.

City:

73.3
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 1.38. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.38
U.S.:

5.11
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 8.95. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.95
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Macon-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.9 miles away from the Macon town center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1986, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.3 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Macon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 102.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 167.5 miles away from Macon center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Macon center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from Macon center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 104.5 miles away from Macon center
On 8/24/2011 at 00:04:36, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML) earthquake occurred 102.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Warren County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Droughts: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Macon topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Macon:

  • WARREN HILLS A PERSONAL CARE (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; WARRENTON, NC)

Airports located in Macon:

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Macon:

  • Vance-Granville Community College (about 24 miles; Henderson, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,232)
  • Southside Virginia Community College (about 30 miles; Alberta, VA; FT enrollment: 3,716)
  • Nash Community College (about 34 miles; Rocky Mount, NC; FT enrollment: 2,520)
  • Edgecombe Community College (about 49 miles; Tarboro, NC; FT enrollment: 2,058)
  • Durham Technical Community College (about 55 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 3,515)
  • North Carolina Central University (about 56 miles; Durham, NC; FT enrollment: 7,281)
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh (about 56 miles; Raleigh, NC; FT enrollment: 29,958)

Public elementary/middle school in Macon:

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Birthplace of: Reynolds Price - (born 1933), man of letters from the South.

Warren County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.3 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

73.1%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

1.9%
Whole state:

5.9%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Macon:

Marital status in Macon, NC
  • Never married: 13.2%
  • Now married: 76.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Macon:

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.4
North Carolina average:

11.7

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Macon, NC (based on Warren County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,37019
Mainline Protestant2,55419
Catholic1381
Black Protestant1183
Other121
None13,780-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Warren County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Warren County:

0.51 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Here:

6.69 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
Here:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

14.3%
State:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

36.4%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Warren County:

10.9%
North Carolina:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Macon:

50.5%
State:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Macon:

49.5%
State:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Macon:

29.2
North Carolina:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

19.0%
North Carolina:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

11.5%
North Carolina:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Macon:

6.8
North Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
Macon:

39.9%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
Macon:

56.4%
State:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Macon:

80.8%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Macon, NC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$4,228
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$2,242
Totals for Government 0$0 9$6,471

Macon government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - General - Other: $22,000 ($200.00)
    Regular Highways: $16,000 ($145.45)
    Central Staff Services: $7,000 ($63.64)
    Local Fire Protection: $2,000 ($18.18)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($9.09)

Macon government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,000 ($45.45)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $34,000 ($309.09)
    Highways: $4,000 ($36.36)
  • Tax - Property: $19,000 ($172.73)

Businesses in Macon, NC

  • U-Haul: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Macon:

  • WARR (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WARRENTON, NC; Owner: QUAD DIVISIONS, INC. DBA DARENSBURG BROADCASTING)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WETC (540 AM; 8 kW; WENDELL-ZEBULON, NC; Owner: CAROLINA REGIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHV (1370 AM; daytime; 4 kW; SOUTH HILL, VA; Owner: OLD BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHNC (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: THE PARADISE NETWORK (TPN) OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.)
  • WGTM (590 AM; 5 kW; WILSON, NC; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Macon:

  • WYFL (92.5 FM; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJIJ (94.3 FM; NORLINA, NC; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WTRG (100.7 FM; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQOK (97.5 FM; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRDU (106.1 FM; WILSON, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCPE (89.7 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION CORPORATION)
  • WRAL (101.5 FM; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WRAL-FM, INC.)
  • WPTM (102.3 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WRTP-FM (90.1 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYTT (97.9 FM; GASTON, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • WZRU (88.5 FM; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: ROANOKE VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKSK-FM (98.9 FM; SOUTH HILL, VA; Owner: OLD BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSMY-FM (103.1 FM; ALBERTA, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFXQ (99.9 FM; CHASE CITY, VA; Owner: JOYNER RADIO, INC.)
  • WICE (98.3 FM; CLARKSVILLE, VA; Owner: JOYNER RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Macon:

  • WUNP-TV (Channel 36; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WRPX (Channel 47; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Owner: PAXSON RALEIGH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WRAY-TV (Channel 30; WILSON, NC; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
  • WRAL-TV (Channel 5; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVD (Channel 11; DURHAM, NC; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNVN-LP (Channel 20; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W34AX (Channel 34; HENDERSON, NC; Owner: TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT)
  • WLFL (Channel 22; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: WLFL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRDC (Channel 28; DURHAM, NC; Owner: RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WNCN (Channel 17; GOLDSBORO, NC; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)

Macon fatal accident list:

Apr 11, 1981 01:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 7Number of bridges
  • 33ft / 10.4mTotal length
  • 3,150Total average daily traffic
  • 210Total average daily truck traffic
  • 6,300Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Macon)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • STATION, 1501 Church Hill Road (Lat: 36.441556 Lon: -78.067722), Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: WNEH974,
    Assigned Frequencies: 928.368 MHz, 952.368 MHz, Grant Date: 03/09/2012, Expiration Date: 04/21/2022, Cancellation Date: 06/25/2022, Certifier: Rod D Bozard, Registrant: Halifax Electric Membership Corporation, 208 West Whitfield Street, Enfield, NC 27823-0667, Phone: (252) 445-5111, Email:


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Macon)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172RG (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6352V, N6352V, N-6352V, Serial Number: 172RG0640, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 08/12/1980, Certificate Issue Date: 09/03/2020
    Registrant (Individual): Richard A Miles, 233 Florida Farm Rd, Macon, NC 27551

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Macon, NC
  • 52.8%Electricity
  • 41.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.6%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Macon, NC
  • 100.0%Electricity


Macon compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
There are 3 pilots and no other airmen in this city.
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