Being a small town, Maxton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Maxton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.24% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Maxton in 2022 was $15,783, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,132 for a family of four. Maxton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.25% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Maxton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maxton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Maxton include English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Maxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
