Macon County, Alabama

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Macon County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,691	5,086,768	334,922,499	1950th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,707	$63,999	$80,734	2997th of 3,221
Median Age	37.4	39.3	38.9	2685th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	28.4%	35.7%	1798th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$102,000	$209,900	$332,700	2954th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$734	$1,007	$1,413	2559th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.3%	15.6%	12.5%	258th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.3%	4.7%	5.2%	244th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.7	100.4	n/a	1979th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	4.0%	14.1%	2309th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2670th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.5%	70.2%	65.2%	2938th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.7	25.5	26.4	1736th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	8.8%	15.1%	1896th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1304th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	27.7%	46.1%	46.9%	3195th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.1%	n/a	n/a	2915th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	37.0	52.8	61.4

Age in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	37.4	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	15.4%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	23.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	7.7%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	7,237	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.9%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.4%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	29.3%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.4%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	51.6%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,341	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.2%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.3%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.1%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.1%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	9,653	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.4%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.7%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.0%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.5%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$509	$788	n/a

Education in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	15.4%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.3%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.9%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.2%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.7%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.7%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.4%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Macon County, Alabama

Statistic	Macon County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.0%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	4.5%	16.7%

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