Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 688, settled in 1856.
24% of residents live below the poverty line in McLeansville, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 5 of the 291 North Carolina towns we compare have a higher median age than McLeansville. McLeansville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,176 in 1980, 1,113 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1938 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
McLeansville is unincorporated, so Guilford County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in McLeansville.
Its public schools are run by the Guilford County Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLeansville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 332 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
At 16 minutes, McLeansville’s average trip to work is below both North Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, McLeansville has lost 46 jobs, to 172 in 2023. Most working residents leave McLeansville for work: only 2% work in town.
| McLeansville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
McLeansville has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical McLeansville home is worth about $289,000, about the same as a year ago, 13% below the North Carolina typical home. 93% of households own their home in McLeansville.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
McLeansville beats the North Carolina average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of McLeansville adults sleep under 7 hours.
| McLeansville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | McLeansville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.3% | 8.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McLeansville. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Stadium & arenaKenan Memorial Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
33 mi Zoo & aquariumNorth Carolina Zoo700K visitors a year
33 mi MuseumOld Salem3 mi MuseumPalmer Memorial Institute
37 mi Stadium & arenaDean Smith CenterKenan Memorial Stadium: Yeungb, CC BY 3.0 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium: BobHWS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Carolina Zoo: Diane Villa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Salem: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dean Smith Center: No machine-readable author provided. Snargle~commonswiki assumed (based on copyr, Public domain
7 within 15 miles of the center of McLeansville
About 0 of every 100 McLeansville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Where McLeansville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
McLeansville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2020 census.
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McLeansville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
