China Grove vs Macdona

A side-by-side comparison of China Grove and Macdona: population, income, housing, and more.

China Grove and Macdona are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

China Grove has the higher population (1,395 vs 449 in Macdona). China Grove has the higher median household income ($103,000 vs $54,279 in Macdona). China Grove has the higher median home value ($349,500 vs $155,900 in Macdona).

Population, income & housing

	China Grove	Macdona
Population	1,395	449
Median age	50.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,000	$54,279
Median home value	$349,500	$155,900
Median gross rent	$1,684	$1,111
Housing units	514	166
Homeownership rate	89.7%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	China Grove	Macdona
Population	1,224 → 1,395 (+14.0%)	232 → 449 (+93.5%)
Median household income	$92,656 → $103,000 (+11.2%)	$34,079 → $54,279 (+59.3%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $349,500 (+59.7%)	$74,200 → $155,900 (+110.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,386 → $1,684 (+21.5%)	$988 → $1,111 (+12.4%)

China Grove

Population

1,2241,395

Median household income

$92,656$103,000

Median home value

$218,800$349,500

Median gross rent

$1,386$1,684

Macdona

Population

232449

Median household income

$34,079$54,279

Median home value

$74,200$155,900

Median gross rent

$988$1,111

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	China Grove	Macdona
Under 5	4.2%	10.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	14.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	6.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	20.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.0%
75 and over	6.5%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	China Grove	Macdona
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	28.1%
Black or African American	11.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	2.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	44.4%	71.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	China Grove	Macdona
No high school diploma	5.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	37.6%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	China Grove	Macdona
Drove alone	88.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	China Grove	Macdona
1-unit, detached	94.0%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	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	2.9%	29.5%

Poverty & households

	China Grove	Macdona
Poverty rate	6.5%	20.7%
Average household size	2.87	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1988	1969