Macon is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 106 people and two associated neighborhoods, Macon is the 574th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Macon was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Macon real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Macon house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Macon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Macon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Macon is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Macon who work in office and administrative support (20.00%), sales jobs (15.00%), and personal care services (10.00%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Macon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Macon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Macon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Macon may be for you. In Macon, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Macon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Macon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.54% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Macon in 2022 was $28,779, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,116 for a family of four. However, Macon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Macon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Macon residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Macon include English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Macon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
