Maggie Valley is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,716 people and two associated neighborhoods, Maggie Valley is the 324th largest community in North Carolina.

Maggie Valley real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Maggie Valley house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Maggie Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.96% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Maggie Valley is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Maggie Valley has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Maggie Valley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Maggie Valley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Maggie Valley may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Maggie Valley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The overall education level of Maggie Valley citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.68% of adults in Maggie Valley have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Maggie Valley in 2022 was $33,957, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,828 for a family of four. However, Maggie Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Maggie Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Maggie Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maggie Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Maggie Valley include Irish, English, German, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Maggie Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.