Maiden, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,282. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,264 (-0.5% change)
Males: 1,719 (52.4%), Females: 1,563 (47.6%)
Catawba County
Zip code: 28650
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $35,417
Median house value: $77,600
Population by Race
Races in Maiden:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.7%)
- Black (14.7%)
- Hispanic (5.7%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (17.6%), German (15.5%), English (6.0%), Irish (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Dutch (2.3%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Maiden
- High school or higher: 71.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Maiden town
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 10.3%
4.5% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Maiden:
- LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC)
- CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; HICKORY, NC)
- FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; HICKORY, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Maiden:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 33 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 79 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Maiden:
- LANEYS (about 7 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 9 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
- WILSON’S (about 11 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Maiden:
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 39 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
Schools
Public high school in Maiden:
- MAIDEN HIGH (Students: 597; Location: 518 NORTH C AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Maiden:
- MAIDEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 575; Location: 201 N MAIN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
- CHARLES H TUTTLE MIDDLE (Students: 497; Location: 2872 WATER PLANT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)