Editing Macon County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 5333
|1840= 4869
|1850= 6389
|1860= 6004
|1870= 6615
|1880= 8064
|1890= 10102
|1900= 12104
|1910= 12191
|1920= 12887
|1930= 13672
|1940= 15880
|1950= 16174
|1960= 14935
|1970= 15788
|1980= 20178
|1990= 23499
|2000= 29811
|2010= 33922
|2020= 37014
|estyear=2023
|estimate=38412
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36113.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 27, 2013|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905072037/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36113.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/maconcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Macon County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Macon County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Macon County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37113&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Macon County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37113&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Macon County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37113&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|28,628
|30,599
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31,535
|96.03%
|90.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85.20%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|353
|419
|style='background: #ffffe6; |252
|1.18%
|1.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|79
|143
|style='background: #ffffe6; |167
|0.27%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|117
|201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |250
|0.39%
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|11
|28
|style='background: #ffffe6; |103
|0.04%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|165
|299
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,203
|0.55%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|454
|2,230
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,498
|1.52%
|6.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.45%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''29,811'''
|'''33,922'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''37,014'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}


As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 37,014 people, 15,921 households, and 10,250 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 29,811 people, 12,828 households, and 8,902 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|58|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 20,746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|40|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.18% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 12,828 households, out of which 24.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.30% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 27.90% from 45 to 64, and 22.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 92.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,139, and the median income for a family was $37,381. Males had a median income of $28,113 versus $20,081 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,642. About 8.80% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.00% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.