Macon County, GA

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2024 Population
11,864
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
1.25% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
25.1%
1.56% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$41,031
10.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$97,300
11.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,862
4.75% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Macon County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Macon County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Macon County, GA was $97,300, and the homeownership rate was 65.4%.

Most people in Macon County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Macon County, GA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Macon County, GA is home to a population of 11.9k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.38% of Macon County, GA residents were born outside of the country (401 people).

In 2024, there were 1.8 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.93k people) in Macon County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.85k White (Non-Hispanic) and 390 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2024 Citizenship
97.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Macon County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Macon County, GA was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Macon County, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.93k ± 101
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.85k ± 72
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    390 ± 104
4.73%
Hispanic Population
561 people

In 2024, there were 1.8 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.93k people) in Macon County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.85k White (Non-Hispanic) and 390 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.73% of the people in Macon County, GA are hispanic (561 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Macon County, GA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. Jamaica
    51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.38%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
401 people
3.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
370 people

As of 2024, 3.38% of Macon County, GA residents (401 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Macon County, GA was 3.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    199 ± 89
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    166 ± 108
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    149 ± 66

Macon County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Macon County, GA employs 3.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Macon County, GA were Manufacturing (498 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (483 people), and Retail Trade (454 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($155,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,263), and Finance & Insurance ($100,066).

Employment

Occupations

3.86k
2024 Value
± 485
4.75%
1 Year growth
± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Macon County, GA grew at a rate of 4.75%, from 3.69k employees to 3.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Macon County, GA, are Management Occupations (416 people), Material Moving Occupations (378 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (355 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Macon County, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.86k
2024 Value
± 485
4.75%
1 Year growth
± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Macon County, GA grew at a rate of 4.75%, from 3.69k employees to 3.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Macon County, GA, are Manufacturing (498 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (483 people), and Retail Trade (454 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Macon County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Macon County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,556
Median earning men ± $7,700
$30,489
Median earning women ± $4,705

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($197,701), Public Administration ($80,063), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,811).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,417), Public Administration ($52,167), and Manufacturing ($36,953).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 27
    Retail Trade
  2. 14
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 7
    Accommodation and Food Services

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $49.3k
    Manufacturing
  2. $13.7k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $7.02k
    Transportation and Warehousing

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Macon County, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.394%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Macon County, GA was $97,300 in 2024, which is 0.292 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,000 to $97,300, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Macon County, GA is 65.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Macon County, GA have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Macon County, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

In 2025, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Macon County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.66%.

Housing

Property

$97,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,305
$2,708
Median Property Taxes
±$355

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Macon County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Macon County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

65.4%
Homeownership
2024
61.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.4% of the housing units in Macon County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,031
Median Household Income
± $6,044
4.14k
Number of Households
± 431

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.14k households in Macon County, GA grew to $41,031 from the previous year's value of $37,177.

The following chart displays the households in Macon County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Macon County, GA is from Georgia.
0.471
2023 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.61%)
  3. Carpooled (8.99%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Macon County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.61%) and those who carpooled to work (8.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Macon County, GA have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.24% of the workforce in Macon County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Macon County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Macon County, GA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Macon County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.66%.

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Poverty & Diversity

25.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Macon County, GA (2.48k out of 9.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Macon County, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 41.9% of the children was living in poverty in Macon County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 311 in Macon County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 36.5 per 100,000 population.

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Health

75.3% of the population of Macon County, GA has health coverage, with 22.1% on employee plans, 29.8% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 8.81% on non-group plans, and 1.76% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Macon County, GA see 12,004 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (12,004 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5882 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 5908 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

12,004 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Macon County, GA

Primary care physicians in Macon County, GA see an average of 12,004 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (12,004 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Macon County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 23% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

24.7%
Uninsured
22.1%
Employer Coverage
29.8%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
8.81%
Non-Group
1.76%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Macon County, GA grew by 6.19% from 23.2% to 24.7%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 114 in Macon County, GA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 48.3% in Macon County, GA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 19.3% in Macon County, GA.

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