Marietta vs McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of Marietta and McDonald: population, income, housing, and more.

Marietta and McDonald are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marietta has the higher population (130 vs 99 in McDonald). Marietta has the higher median home value ($127,100 vs $94,200 in McDonald). Since 2019, McDonald's population has grown faster (-1.0% vs -6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Marietta	McDonald
Population	130	99
Median age	42.5 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,125
Median home value	$127,100	$94,200
Median gross rent	$713	—
Housing units	62	40
Homeownership rate	88.2%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marietta	McDonald
Population	139 → 130 (-6.5%)	100 → 99 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $32,500 (-21.2%)	$43,750 → $53,125 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $127,100 (+51.3%)	$79,300 → $94,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $713 (+74.8%)	—

Marietta

Population

139130

Median household income

$41,250$32,500

Median home value

$84,000$127,100

Median gross rent

$408$713

McDonald

Population

10099

Median household income

$43,750$53,125

Median home value

$79,300$94,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marietta	McDonald
Under 5	3.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	9.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	3.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	18.5%	5.1%
45 to 54	3.1%	24.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	16.2%
65 to 74	25.4%	14.1%
75 and over	7.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marietta	McDonald
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	27.3%
Black or African American	37.7%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.7%	51.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marietta	McDonald
No high school diploma	16.5%	24.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marietta	McDonald
Drove alone	97.4%	80.0%
Carpooled	2.6%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marietta	McDonald
1-unit, detached	69.4%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.6%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Marietta	McDonald
Poverty rate	23.1%	8.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1968	1951