Maxton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,114 people and four associated neighborhoods, Maxton is the 303rd largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Maxton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.68% of Maxton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Maxton is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maxton who work in office and administrative support (10.17%), sales jobs (8.01%), and healthcare suport services (7.86%). Being a small town, Maxton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Maxton, just 10.24% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Maxton in 2022 was $15,783, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,132 for a family of four. Maxton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.25% of its population below the federal poverty line.Maxton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maxton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Maxton include English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, German, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Maxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
