Maggie Valley

Population: 2,311
Median household income: $67,674
Median home value: $312,200

Maggie Valley, a community in Haywood County, North Carolina, has 2,311 residents. Its median household income of $67,674 runs above the Haywood County figure of $61,001.

Between 2019 and 2023, Maggie Valley's population grew 31.1% from 1,763 to 2,311, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $202,000 to $312,200.

64.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,311
Median age: 52.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,674
Median home value: $312,200
Median gross rent: $1,087
Housing units: 1,866
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7632,311

Median household income

$46,350$67,674

Median home value

$202,000$312,200

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,763	$46,350	$202,000	$1,024
2020	1,843	$52,836	$218,600	$861
2021	2,429	$54,125	$228,900	$942
2022	2,195	$62,083	$267,800	$982
2023	2,311	$67,674	$312,200	$1,087

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	0.9%
5 to 17	403	17.4%
18 to 24	196	8.5%
25 to 34	225	9.7%
35 to 44	144	6.2%
45 to 54	189	8.2%
55 to 64	395	17.1%
65 to 74	401	17.4%
75 and over	337	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,016	87.2%
Black or African American	10	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	1.0%
Asian	36	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.3%
Two or more races	29	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	7.2%
High school graduate	412	24.4%
Some college or associate's	621	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	299	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	237	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	584	65.0%
Carpooled	160	17.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	138	15.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	170	22.3%
15 to 29 min	278	36.5%
30 to 44 min	196	25.8%
45 to 59 min	61	8.0%
60+ min	56	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 11.8% (269 of 2,271)

	Count	Share
Family households	565	62.8%
Nonfamily households	334	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	899	48.2%
Vacant	967	51.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	684	76.1%
Renter-occupied	215	23.9%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,203	64.5%
1-unit, attached	90	4.8%
2 to 4 units	80	4.3%
5 to 19 units	149	8.0%
20 or more units	3	0.2%
Mobile home & other	341	18.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3740600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5258, -83.0619