Housing density: 820 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013_5yr: $67,816.
Median contract rent in 2021: $645 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $827)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,389
Median gross rent in Macon, GA in 2021: $839
Housing units in Macon with a mortgage: 7,751 (184 second mortgage, 651 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 6,438
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,115
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $47,629
In family households: 73,160 (7,425 male householders, 12,663 female householders)
8,874 spouses, 31,392 children (29,665 natural, 518 adopted, 1,208 stepchildren), 4,682 grandchildren, 2,554 brothers or sisters, 1,986 parents, 81 foster children, 1,713 other relatives, 1,866 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,051 (5,234 male householders (4,118 living alone)), 7,462 female householders (6,922 living alone)), 2,354 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,488
Size of family households: 8,999 2-persons, 6,189 3-persons, 3,369 4-persons, 1,373 5-persons, 281 6-persons, 689 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,110 1-person, 1,897 2-persons, 65 3-persons.
5,105 married couples with children.
14,394 single-parent households (807 men, 13,587 women).
95.9% of residents of Macon speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 2,337 (2.6%)
(33.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Macon, Georgia
882010 or later
202000 to 2009
91990 to 1999
2561980 to 1989
2061970 to 1979
172Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
American: 3,508 (5.2%)
English: 2,786 (4.1%)
Irish: 1,619 (2.4%)
German: 764 (1.1%)
Scottish: 450 (0.7%)
African: 388 (0.6%)
European: 314 (0.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 312 (0.5%)
Nigerian: 228 (0.3%)
British: 194 (0.3%)
French: 156 (0.2%)
Jamaican: 144 (0.2%)
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 139 (0.2%)
Northern European: 134 (0.2%)
Italian: 126 (0.2%)
Brazilian: 121 (0.2%)
Polish: 107 (0.2%)
Welsh: 59 (0.09%)
Greek: 53 (0.08%)
Swedish: 51 (0.08%)
Portuguese: 44 (0.07%)
Czech: 41 (0.06%)
Dutch: 37 (0.05%)
French Canadian: 33 (0.05%)
Russian: 27 (0.04%)
Guyanese: 19 (0.03%)
Austrian: 16 (0.02%)
Lithuanian: 16 (0.02%)
Canadian: 15 (0.02%)
Norwegian: 14 (0.02%)
Lebanese: 11 (0.02%)
Armenian: 11 (0.02%)
Bahamian: 11 (0.02%)
Romanian: 6 (0.01%)
West Indian: 6 (0.01%)
Swiss: 5 (0.01%)
Iraqi: 4 (0.01%)
Danish: 4 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Macon:
30.3% (619)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Jamaica
Macon:
8.2% (168)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Nigeria
Macon:
6.0% (122)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Bangladesh
Macon:
5.9% (121)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Brazil
Macon:
4.5% (93)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
India
Macon:
4.5% (92)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Dominican Republic
Macon:
4.4% (90)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Macon:
3.5% (71)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Philippines
Macon:
3.0% (62)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Colombia
Macon:
2.9% (60)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Trinidad and Tobago
Macon:
2.7% (55)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Japan
Macon:
2.2% (46)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Vietnam
Macon:
2.2% (44)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Honduras
Macon:
2.0% (41)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Canada
Macon:
1.8% (36)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Nepal
Macon:
1.8% (36)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Guatemala
Macon:
1.8% (36)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Korea
Macon:
1.7% (35)
Georgia:
100.0% (-1)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 73,394
Other state: 13,662
Northeast: 1,998
Midwest: 2,844
South: 8,033
West: 787
78.1% of Macon residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.7% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75.7% lived in Georgia.
Macon:
78.1%
State average:
86.0%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 473
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 435
7th and 8th grade: 889
9th grade: 1,072
10th grade: 1,242
11th grade: 983
12th grade, no diploma: 643
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,741
Less than 1 year of college: 1,326
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,277
Associate degree: 1,705
Bachelor's degree: 2,642
Master's degree: 1,142
Professional school degree: 551
Doctorate degree: 429
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 750
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 218
7th and 8th grade: 676
9th grade: 364
10th grade: 1,327
11th grade: 1,204
12th grade, no diploma: 711
High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,678
Less than 1 year of college: 1,465
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,868
Associate degree: 2,485
Bachelor's degree: 4,272
Master's degree: 2,547
Professional school degree: 562
Doctorate degree: 543
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 29,075
One, attached: 635
Two: 4,435
3 or 4: 3,077
5 to 9: 3,820
10 to 19: 2,527
20 to 49: 599
50 or more: 1,121
Mobile homes: 477
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,098
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 4.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 9.0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago