Mar-Mac

Population: 2,802
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $139,800

Located in Wayne County, North Carolina, Mar-Mac is a community with a population of 2,802. Its median household income of $53,125 runs below the Wayne County figure of $58,082.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mar-Mac's population declined 16.8% from 3,368 to 2,802, while its median home value rose 9.0% from $128,200 to $139,800.

Owners occupy 63.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,802
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,125
Median home value: $139,800
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 1,401
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3682,802

Median household income

$44,143$53,125

Median home value

$128,200$139,800

Median gross rent

$699$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,368	$44,143	$128,200	$699
2020	3,119	$45,617	$129,900	$704
2021	2,576	$40,515	$131,700	$726
2022	2,485	$50,286	$137,700	$787
2023	2,802	$53,125	$139,800	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	7.4%
5 to 17	475	17.0%
18 to 24	310	11.1%
25 to 34	361	12.9%
35 to 44	201	7.2%
45 to 54	378	13.5%
55 to 64	338	12.1%
65 to 74	307	11.0%
75 and over	226	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,193	42.6%
Black or African American	851	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	48	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	687	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	329	18.2%
High school graduate	670	37.0%
Some college or associate's	456	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	265	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	91	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone94.5%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	955	94.5%
Carpooled	41	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	193	19.4%
15 to 29 min	454	45.6%
30 to 44 min	235	23.6%
45 to 59 min	53	5.3%
60+ min	61	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 21.5% (602 of 2,794)

	Count	Share
Family households	513	42.3%
Nonfamily households	700	57.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,213	86.6%
Vacant	188	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	766	63.1%
Renter-occupied	447	36.9%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	707	50.5%
1-unit, attached	10	0.7%
2 to 4 units	122	8.7%
5 to 19 units	151	10.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	411	29.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3741540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.3308, -78.0570