Maxton

Population: 2,398
Median household income: $22,632
Median home value: $79,600

Maxton is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, home to 2,398 residents. At $22,632, its median household income sits below Robeson County's $40,318.

Between 2019 and 2023, Maxton's population declined 5.9% from 2,549 to 2,398, while its median home value rose 1.9% from $78,100 to $79,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.8% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 60.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,398
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $22,632
Median home value: $79,600
Median gross rent: $630
Housing units: 1,092
Homeownership rate: 43.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5492,398

Median household income

$24,800$22,632

Median home value

$78,100$79,600

Median gross rent

$536$630

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,549	$24,800	$78,100	$536
2020	2,614	$23,563	$77,100	$541
2021	2,224	$21,318	$78,400	$565
2022	2,300	$23,106	$85,300	$636
2023	2,398	$22,632	$79,600	$630

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

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	271	11.3%
5 to 17	547	22.8%
18 to 24	220	9.2%
25 to 34	297	12.4%
35 to 44	259	10.8%
45 to 54	165	6.9%
55 to 64	230	9.6%
65 to 74	311	13.0%
75 and over	98	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	321	13.4%
Black or African American	1,460	60.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	506	21.1%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.6%
Two or more races	74	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	260	19.1%
High school graduate	541	39.8%
Some college or associate's	397	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	130	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	32	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	528	80.2%
Carpooled	61	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.5%
Bicycle	9	1.4%
Worked from home	41	6.2%
Other means	9	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	245	39.7%
15 to 29 min	184	29.8%
30 to 44 min	156	25.3%
45 to 59 min	24	3.9%
60+ min	8	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 43.1% (1,026 of 2,383)

	Count	Share
Family households	593	64.0%
Nonfamily households	333	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	926	84.8%
Vacant	166	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	399	43.1%
Renter-occupied	527	56.9%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units21.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	734	67.2%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	236	21.6%
5 to 19 units	27	2.5%
20 or more units	6	0.5%
Mobile home & other	85	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3742020
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7365, -79.3527