McDonald vs Orrum

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

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

McDonald has the higher population (99 vs 56 in Orrum). McDonald has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $23,000 in Orrum). McDonald has the higher median home value ($94,200 vs $77,500 in Orrum).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald	Orrum
Population	99	56
Median age	51.8 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$23,000
Median home value	$94,200	$77,500
Housing units	40	38
Homeownership rate	79.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald	Orrum
Population	100 → 99 (-1.0%)	61 → 56 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $53,125 (+21.4%)	$36,667 → $23,000 (-37.3%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $94,200 (+18.8%)	$56,300 → $77,500 (+37.7%)

McDonald

Population

10099

Median household income

$43,750$53,125

Median home value

$79,300$94,200

Orrum

Population

6156

Median household income

$36,667$23,000

Median home value

$56,300$77,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonald	Orrum
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.1%	8.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.1%	3.6%
45 to 54	24.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	42.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	14.3%
75 and over	13.1%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald	Orrum
White (non-Hispanic)	27.3%	42.9%
Black or African American	7.1%	14.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	42.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald	Orrum
No high school diploma	24.1%	30.6%
High school graduate	19.3%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald	Orrum
Drove alone	80.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	20.0%	0.0%
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)

	McDonald	Orrum
1-unit, detached	92.5%	47.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	42.1%

Poverty & households

	McDonald	Orrum
Poverty rate	8.1%	28.6%
Average household size	2.54	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	35	—
Median year structure built	1951	1982