Maiden

Population: 3,777
Median household income: $52,102
Median home value: $219,300

Maiden, a community in Catawba County, North Carolina, has 3,777 residents. The median household income of $52,102 is below the Catawba County median ($64,544).

Between 2019 and 2023, Maiden's population grew 10.8% from 3,410 to 3,777, while its median home value rose 76.6% from $124,200 to $219,300.

11.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,777
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,102
Median home value: $219,300
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 1,470
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4103,777

Median household income

$53,407$52,102

Median home value

$124,200$219,300

Median gross rent

$831$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,410	$53,407	$124,200	$831
2020	3,413	$78,667	$162,500	$804
2021	3,657	$63,750	$172,500	$799
2022	3,727	$62,765	$186,600	$734
2023	3,777	$52,102	$219,300	$780

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4421.8%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	4.1%
5 to 17	662	17.5%
18 to 24	148	3.9%
25 to 34	458	12.1%
35 to 44	825	21.8%
45 to 54	416	11.0%
55 to 64	610	16.2%
65 to 74	294	7.8%
75 and over	208	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,716	71.9%
Black or African American	218	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	229	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	574	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	388	13.8%
High school graduate	1,231	43.8%
Some college or associate's	878	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	277	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	37	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,500	87.3%
Carpooled	84	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	4.0%
Other means	39	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	371	22.5%
15 to 29 min	1,106	67.1%
30 to 44 min	62	3.8%
45 to 59 min	106	6.4%
60+ min	4	0.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 12.8% (442 of 3,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,052	75.6%
Nonfamily households	339	24.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,391	94.6%
Vacant	79	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	988	71.0%
Renter-occupied	403	29.0%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,118	76.1%
1-unit, attached	44	3.0%
2 to 4 units	194	13.2%
5 to 19 units	2	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	112	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3740660
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 35.5915, -81.2315