Macon County, Georgia

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Macon County, Georgia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,864	10,940,407	334,922,499	2361st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,031	$77,353	$80,734	3058th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	37.6	38.9	1980th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.0%	34.9%	35.7%	3154th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$97,300	$303,300	$332,700	3025th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$655	$1,393	$1,413	2925th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.1%	13.4%	12.5%	227th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.2%	5.1%	5.2%	395th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.6	189.6	n/a	2014th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	11.2%	14.1%	1394th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2542nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.4%	65.7%	65.2%	2709th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	28.3	26.4	1990th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.6%	15.9%	15.1%	1312th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.5%	n/a	n/a	274th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	30.9%	46.5%	46.9%	3161st of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.0%	n/a	n/a	3022nd 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, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.5%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.7%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.0	64.9	61.4

Age in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	40.4	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.0%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	4,142	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	59.0%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	28.1%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.9%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	45.9%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,614	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	35.2%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.1%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.4%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.1%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	5,135	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.6%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$954	$2,341	n/a

Education in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	22.6%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.1%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.9%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.9%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.7%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.7%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Macon County, Georgia

Statistic	Macon County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.3%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.5%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	12.3%	16.7%

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