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28751

Maggie Valley, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,159
Median household income
$69,057
People below poverty
12.3%
Median home value
$313,500

Income

The median income of households in 28751 was $69,057. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 5.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 18.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8
$75,000 to $99,999 19.4
$100,000 to $149,999 11
$150,000 to $199,999 6.2
$200,000 or more 8.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63868
Female 51970

An estimated 56% of households received earnings. An estimated 54.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 47.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,048. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 56
Social Security 54.5
Retirement income 47.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.2
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.8

In 2020-2024, 3.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 4.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 4.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28751 in 2020-2024, 91.6% had health insurance coverage and 8.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.6% and public coverage was 52.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.6%.


In 2020-2024, 28751 had a total population of 4,159 - 2,006 (48.2%) females and 2,153 (51.8%) males. The median age was 58.1 years. An estimated 12.9% of the population was under 18 years, 18.4% was 19 to 44 years, 27.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 37 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28751 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 33
5 to 9 49 141
10 to 14 96 37
15 to 19 261 87
20 to 24 33 41
25 to 29 56 61
30 to 34 242 72
35 to 39 88 51
40 to 44 58 61
45 to 49 105 177
50 to 54 37 97
55 to 59 209 202
60 to 64 181 145
65 to 69 186 201
70 to 74 291 338
75 to 79 139 54
80 to 84 84 70
85 and over 38 138

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.6% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 14.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.2% of the people in 28751 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.6% of the people in 28751 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,859 households in 28751. The average household size was 2.21 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.5% of the households in 28751 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19% of all households, while 13.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 28751, 15% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 52.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.7% of males and 61.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.1 13.3
Now married, except separated 55.7 61.3
Separated 1.1 3.1
Widowed 2 13
Divorced 6.1 9.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28751, 90 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.6% of the people living in 28751 were U.S. natives. 35.7% of the 28751 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.4% of 28751 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 30% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28751 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28751.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 69.3
Asia 21.4
Europe 3.6
Africa 0
Northern America 5.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28751 in 2020-2024, 5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.1% of people at least five years old; 2.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 28751 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.6
Different house, same county 1.6
Different county, same state 4.8
Different state 1.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28751 was 630 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 537. College or graduate school enrollment was 93.

Educational Attainment of People in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.1
High school diploma or equivalency 25.5
Some college, no degree 27.6
Associate's degree 9.1
Bachelor's degree 17.2
Graduate or professional degree 16.6

Disability

In 28751, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28751, 39.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 59.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,215 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 170 11.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 92 6.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28751 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 10.3
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 4.1
Retail trade 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 20.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28751 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 617 41.8
Service occupations 251 17
Sales and office occupations 270 18.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 152 10.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 187 12.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.1% of 28751 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 13.8

In 2020-2024, 28751 had a total of 4,191 housing units. Of these housing units, 84.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 84.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.7
Mobile homes 10.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.9

7.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28751 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 52.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28751 had 1,859 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,332 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.8% while renters occupied 16.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.87.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 15.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28751:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28751 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.2
Electricity 69.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.1
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28751 was $313,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50 % had a mortgage. 50% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,651 and for owners without a mortgage it was $469.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28751 was $1,018. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.