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.Maxton is a blue-collar town, with 38.95% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. 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 (10.76%), healthcare suport services (9.45%), and sales jobs (8.14%). Being a small town, Maxton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Maxton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.91% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Maxton in 2022 was $16,056, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,224 for a family of four. Maxton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.06% 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, European, and German. The most common language spoken in Maxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
