City profile · North Carolina · Census ACS 2023

Maggie Valley, NC

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Maggie Valley - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

2,311
Residents
$67,674
Median income
$312,200
Median home
$1,230
Median rent (state)

Maggie Valley - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Maggie Valley places in the 47th percentile for household income and the 3rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

47th
percentile, household income
67th
percentile, home value
39th
percentile, median rent
3rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Maggie Valley, NC

Maggie Valley is a small town in North Carolina, home to 2,311 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $67,674 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.8%. Typical homes in Maggie Valley are valued around $312,200, and the median resident age is 52.0 years. 31.7% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 47.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Maggie Valley's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 5539.7 incidents per 100,000 residents, above the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in North Carolina run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, North Carolina scores 94.3 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,230 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in North Carolina run around $215, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Maggie Valley report an average commute of 22.9 minutes, with 65.0% driving alone and 15.4% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 77.2 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

2,311 residents

Census ACS 2023 - North Carolina

Median Household Income

$67,674 /yr

Poverty 8.8%

Cost of Living Index (state)

94.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, North Carolina average

How does Maggie Valley compare to other US cities?

Where Maggie Valley sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 47% higher than other cities
Home value 67% pricier than other cities
Median rent 39% pricier than other cities
Safety 3% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to North Carolina alone, Maggie Valley ranks #179 of 195 North Carolina cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Maggie Valley's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in North Carolina, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

47thIncome percentile
3rdSafety percentile

47th percentile nationally for median household income · 3rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Maggie Valley's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Maggie Valley's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 32 Avg. percentile National median
Maggie Valley's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Maggie Valley's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$312,200 33rd percentile more affordable than 33% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Maggie Valley $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Maggie Valley, NC Maggie Valley, NC's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Maggie Valley, NC-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Maggie Valley, NC median $67,674/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Maggie Valley, NC's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Maggie Valley, NC. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 31.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 8.8%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 47.8%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
2,311
Median Income
$67,674
Median Home Value
$312,200
Median Age
52.0
Poverty Rate
8.8%
Labor force participation
47.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
31.7%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
5539.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
456.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
5082.8
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,720 residents1,730 residents1,740 residents1,750 residents1,760 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,731 residents 1,748 residents ▲ +1.0%
Maggie Valley's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
22.9 minutes
Drive Alone
65.0%
Carpool
17.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.9%
Work from Home
15.4%

Based on 899 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for North Carolina - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$115
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$215
estimated/month

Estimates reflect North Carolina state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a North Carolina state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Maggie Valley sits in

Cost of Living Index
94.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,230/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
77.2 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in North Carolina

Dudley
2,320 people
Kure Beach
2,323 people
Fairmont
2,326 people
Fairview
2,327 people
Icard
2,291 people
Connelly Springs
2,342 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Maggie Valley's 2,311 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Neodesha, KS
2,311 people
Bar Harbor, ME
2,311 people
Center, CO
2,312 people
Milford, ME
2,312 people
Hartford, MI
2,312 people
Warson Woods, MO
2,312 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Maggie Valley's $67,674 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Bartonville, IL
$67,674 median income
Start, LA
$67,673 median income
Mattydale, NY
$67,672 median income
Marysville, PA
$67,670 median income
Aspermont, TX
$67,670 median income
Guthrie Center, IA
$67,679 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Maggie Valley, NC Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Maggie Valley, NC - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 87.2% 7.0% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.2% White 87.2% Black or African American 0.4% Asian 1.6% American Indian 1.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 7.0% Two or more races 2.7% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Maggie Valley compares to nearby North Carolina cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Maggie Valley (this city) 2,311 $67,674
Dudley 2,320 $46,389
Kure Beach 2,323 $102,292
Fairmont 2,326 $36,493
Census ACS 5-year FIPS NC FBI UCR OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Maggie Valley, NC?

What is the population of Maggie Valley, NC? +

2,311 people live in Maggie Valley, NC according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Maggie Valley, NC? +

Median annual household income in Maggie Valley runs $67,674, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Maggie Valley? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Maggie Valley; the closest available measure is the North Carolina state average, a cost of living index of 94.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within North Carolina vary by metro area.

Is Maggie Valley, NC safe? +

Maggie Valley has a total crime rate of 5539.7 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Maggie Valley, NC? +

A typical home in Maggie Valley is worth $312,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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