Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Settled in 1856, this town now has 688 residents.
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 midpoint 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 one school is below. 332 students attend McLeansville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLeansville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 332 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
In McLeansville, 2.4% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in McLeansville dropped by 46, to 172. The top destinations are Greensboro (35%), Burlington (8%) and Charlotte (7%). The median commute is under 12 miles.
| 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
The range runs from 30° on a January night to 89° on a July afternoon, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in McLeansville is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in McLeansville after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2018. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 81% come from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of households in McLeansville who own their home: 93%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11% of adults smoke cigarettes in McLeansville. On the CDC’s 32 measures, McLeansville is ahead of North Carolina on 12 and behind on 3. Among adults locally, 14% report frequent mental distress and 29% feel lonely.
| 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.
