Macon vs Norlina

A side-by-side comparison of Macon and Norlina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Norlina has the higher population (1,050 vs 79 in Macon). Macon has the higher median household income ($79,464 vs $34,659 in Norlina). Macon has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $88,200 in Norlina).

Population, income & housing

	Macon	Norlina
Population	79	1,050
Median age	30.9 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,464	$34,659
Median home value	$162,500	$88,200
Median gross rent	—	$718
Housing units	44	503
Homeownership rate	88.6%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon	Norlina
Population	116 → 79 (-31.9%)	1,115 → 1,050 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $79,464 (+42.6%)	$29,861 → $34,659 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$65,700 → $162,500 (+147.3%)	$67,700 → $88,200 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$601 → $718 (+19.5%)

Macon

Population

11679

Median household income

$55,714$79,464

Median home value

$65,700$162,500

Norlina

Population

1,1151,050

Median household income

$29,861$34,659

Median home value

$67,700$88,200

Median gross rent

$601$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon	Norlina
Under 5	12.7%	1.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	22.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	1.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	20.4%
65 to 74	17.7%	15.7%
75 and over	5.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon	Norlina
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	37.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	56.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon	Norlina
No high school diploma	5.3%	9.9%
High school graduate	24.6%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon	Norlina
Drove alone	100.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon	Norlina
1-unit, detached	79.5%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Macon	Norlina
Poverty rate	10.1%	17.4%
Average household size	2.26	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1948	1981