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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Maxton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.95% of the Maxton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). Maxton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
