Mar-Mac is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Wayne County,

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, United States. The population was 3,011 at the 2007 census. It is included in the

Goldsboro, North Carolina Goldsboro, originally Goldsborough, is a city and the county seat of Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 33,657 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropol ...

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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.68%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,004 people, 1,232 households, and 868 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,485 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.00%

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, 19.54%

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, 0.53% Native American, 1.50%

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, 2.10% from

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, and 1.33% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.16% of the population. There were 1,232 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were

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living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,145, and the median income for a family was $43,235. Males had a median income of $30,279 versus $21,715 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,794. About 5.3% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Education in Mar-Mac is administered by the Wayne County

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system with children attending schools in nearby townships. Higher education is offered through

Wayne Community College Wayne Community College is a public community college in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It offers more than 70 credit programs on campus with nine buildings and over 287,000 square feet (27,000 m2). Over 14,000 curriculum and extension students are e ...

in Goldsboro and

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in Mount Olive.

Transportation

Passenger

*Air: Mar-Mac is served through nearby

Kinston Regional Jetport Kinston Regional Jetport , also known as Stallings Field, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Kinston, a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina. The airport has a single runway that is ...

with service to

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is the closest major airport with service to more than 45 domestic and international destinations.

Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport Wayne Executive Jetport is a public use airport three miles north of Goldsboro, in Wayne County, North Carolina. The airport is owned by Wayne County. It was formerly Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport, when it was owned by both City of Goldsbo ...

is an airport located nearby, but is only used for general aviation. *Interstate Highway: I-795 is the closest Interstate to Mar-Mac, which is located 5 miles north in Goldsboro. *Mar-Mac is not served directly by passenger trains. The closest

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station is located in Selma. *Bus: The area is served by

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with a location in nearby Goldsboro.

Roads

*The main highways in Mar-Mac are

US 117 U.S. Route 117 (US 117) is a north-south United States Highway located completely within the state of North Carolina. A spur route of US 17, the highway runs for from the Port of Wilmington, south of downtown Wilmington, to US&nb ...

and

US 13 U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 (I-95) just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to US 1 in the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mar-Mac, North Carolina Census-designated places in North Carolina Census-designated places in Wayne County, North Carolina Populated places on the Neuse River