Macon vs Warrenton

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

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

Warrenton has the higher population (859 vs 79 in Macon). Macon has the higher median household income ($79,464 vs $37,188 in Warrenton). Warrenton has the higher median home value ($164,300 vs $162,500 in Macon).

Population, income & housing

	Macon	Warrenton
Population	79	859
Median age	30.9 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,464	$37,188
Median home value	$162,500	$164,300
Median gross rent	—	$560
Housing units	44	580
Homeownership rate	88.6%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	27.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon	Warrenton
Population	116 → 79 (-31.9%)	1,188 → 859 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $79,464 (+42.6%)	$27,361 → $37,188 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$65,700 → $162,500 (+147.3%)	$107,800 → $164,300 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$549 → $560 (+2.0%)

Macon

Population

11679

Median household income

$55,714$79,464

Median home value

$65,700$162,500

Warrenton

Population

1,188859

Median household income

$27,361$37,188

Median home value

$107,800$164,300

Median gross rent

$549$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon	Warrenton
Under 5	12.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	10.1%	5.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	22.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	1.3%	7.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	17.7%	22.6%
75 and over	5.1%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon	Warrenton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	52.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	33.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon	Warrenton
No high school diploma	5.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	24.6%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon	Warrenton
Drove alone	100.0%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon	Warrenton
1-unit, detached	79.5%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.6%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Macon	Warrenton
Poverty rate	10.1%	25.6%
Average household size	2.26	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1948	1947