2022 population: 652,496 ( 13,332 from 2010 , 4,593 from 2020)
Land area: 7682.1 square miles
Population density: 84.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	330,907	50.71%	5.3%
Black:	262,409	40.22%	6.3%
Indian:	1,597	0.24%	21.7%
Asian:	12,087	1.85%	41.2%
2+ races:	12,449	1.91%	53.5%
Hispanic:	33,047	5.06%	36.8%

Total non-White:	321,589	49.29%	11.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,097	12.4
Deaths:	19,977	15.4
Net Migration:	7,607	5.9
Net Immigration:	703	0.5

Change in White population:	-18,590	-2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	31,922	5.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
639,164
349,497	54.68%
246,821	38.62%
1,312	0.21%
8,561	1.34%
8,110	1.27%
24,157	3.78%
289,667	45.32%

2000
574,907
335,905	58.43%
217,575	37.85%
1,181	0.21%
4,992	0.87%
4,315	0.75%
10,485	1.82%
239,002	41.57%

1990
512,065
319,394	62.37%
186,019	36.33%
826	0.16%
2,470	0.48%
n/a
3,356	0.66%
192,671	37.63%

1980
486,031
306,882	63.14%
172,409	35.47%
512	0.11%
1,494	0.31%
n/a
4,541	0.93%
179,149	36.86%

1970
437,502
280,974	64.22%
154,196	35.24%
132	0.03%
257	0.06%
n/a
1,815	0.41%
156,528	35.78%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
79,040	13.7
52,378	9.1
18,937	3.3
3,962	0.7

13,592	2.4
50,665	8.8

Number	Rate
1990's
81,068	15.8
52,198	10.2
16,583	3.2
2,366	0.5

16,511	3.2
46,331	9.0

Number	Rate
1980's
78,409	16.1
46,451	9.6
-391	-0.1
n/a

12,512	2.6
13,522	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,885	1.1
n/a

25,908	5.9
22,621	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Macon, GA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
150,767	23.1%
501,729	76.9%
110,516	16.9%

239,681
2.63

157,682	65.8%
105,181	66.7%
21,946	13.9%
81,999	34.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
155,350	24.3%
483,814	75.7%
80,811	12.6%

238,522
2.53

162,986	68.3%
107,478	65.9%
24,089	14.8%
75,536	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
151,034	26.3%
423,873	73.7%
67,007	11.7%

210,872
2.58

150,030	71.1%
105,252	70.2%
21,673	14.4%
60,842	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
140,295	27.4%
371,770	72.6%
60,542	11.8%

183,233
2.69

135,336	73.9%
99,809	73.7%
17,230	12.7%
47,897	26.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
150,160	30.9%
335,871	69.1%
50,874	10.5%

161,648
2.91

125,766	77.8%
99,212	78.9%
12,899	10.3%
35,882	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Macon, GA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	19,254	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	13,912	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	12,359	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,778	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,513	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,608	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,886	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,797	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,471	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	17,011	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	21,679	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,760	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,847	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	14,566	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,400	6.4%
$200,000 or more	12,840	5.4%

Median Household Income	57,801
Per Capita Income	30,570

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17,979	7.5%
Public Assistance	5,533	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	43,235	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	246,412	61.2%
Unemployed	16,038	4.0%
In Armed Forces	4,607	1.1%

Total Labor Force	267,057	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	135,841	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	92,681	83,130	52.7%
Non-Profit	6,064	11,686	34.2%
Self-Employed	15,163	8,178	65.0%

Local Government	8,099	12,262	39.8%
State Government	6,039	10,591	36.3%
Federal Government	12,892	7,168	64.3%

Total Private + Self	107,844	91,308	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	33,094	41,707	44.2%
Total	140,938	133,015	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	36,551	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	58,839	21.5%
Professional, Technical	57,163	20.8%
Service Occupations	47,674	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,644	0.6%
All others	74,064	27.0%

White Collar		55.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	38,133	13.9%
Retail trade	33,132	12.1%
Manufacturing	27,921	10.2%
Public administration	26,665	9.7%
Educational services	26,174	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	20,160	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	16,244	5.9%
Construction	16,016	5.8%
Finance and insurance	13,043	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,517	4.6%
Other services	11,034	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,692	3.9%
Wholesale trade	5,029	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,261	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,914	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,925	1.1%
Information	2,923	1.1%
Utilities	1,973	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,410	0.5%
Management	125	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17,282	2.59%
Puerto Rican	3,717	0.56%
Cuban	1,652	0.25%
Dominican	394	0.06%

Total Central American	2,821	0.42%
Costa Rican	32	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,326	0.20%
Honduran	288	0.04%
Nicaraguan	196	0.03%
Panamanian	275	0.04%
Salvadoran	692	0.10%
Other Central American	12	0.00%

Total South American	2,274	0.34%
Argentinean	311	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	45	0.01%
Colombian	851	0.13%
Ecuadorian	214	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	337	0.05%
Uruguayan	114	0.02%
Venezuelan	391	0.06%
Other South American	11	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,891	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,187	0.48%
Korean	1,739	0.26%
Vietnamese	1,710	0.26%
Filipino	1,656	0.25%
Chinese	1,225	0.18%
Burmese	274	0.04%
Laotian	270	0.04%
Japanese	183	0.03%
Thai	70	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	596,141	94.8%
Spanish	19,545	3.1%
Other Indo-European	2,721	0.4%
Other Asian	1,773	0.3%
Vietnamese	1,444	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,384	0.2%
Korean	1,378	0.2%
Chinese	1,046	0.2%
German, other Germanic	924	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	63,024	9.5%
English	50,808	7.6%
Irish	36,442	5.5%
German	30,304	4.5%
Italian	8,467	1.3%
European	7,929	1.2%
Scottish	7,783	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	6,579	1.0%
French	5,514	0.8%
African	4,991	0.7%
British	3,712	0.6%
Polish	3,697	0.6%
Dutch	2,459	0.4%
Jamaican	1,848	0.3%
Welsh	1,779	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	655,127	98.3%
Not a citizen	11,234	1.7%

Native	643,233	96.5%
Foreign-born	23,128	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18,392	4.1%	40,845	9.1%	154,128	34.3%	133,394	29.7%	57,540	12.8%	44,537	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18,392	4.1%
9-12 Years	40,845	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	154,128	34.3%
Some College	133,394	29.7%
Bach. Degree	57,540	12.8%
Grad Degree	44,537	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	242,947	230,422	12,525	5.2%
1991	242,270	230,084	12,186	5.0%
1992	249,897	233,535	16,362	6.5%
1993	252,272	237,607	14,665	5.8%
1994	257,875	243,471	14,404	5.6%
1995	262,034	247,893	14,141	5.4%
1996	265,070	249,736	15,334	5.8%
1997	270,640	255,692	14,948	5.5%
1998	273,508	256,858	16,650	6.1%
1999	267,658	252,444	15,214	5.7%

2000	268,017	256,314	11,703	4.4%
2001	267,428	255,032	12,396	4.6%
2002	274,304	259,503	14,801	5.4%
2003	281,606	266,761	14,845	5.3%
2004	283,491	268,265	15,226	5.4%
2005	288,821	271,228	17,593	6.1%
2006	296,368	279,468	16,900	5.7%
2007	298,463	282,453	16,010	5.4%
2008	303,310	281,784	21,526	7.1%
2009	301,356	270,353	31,003	10.3%

2010	287,209	253,698	33,511	11.7%
2011	286,729	254,666	32,063	11.2%
2012	285,880	256,982	28,898	10.1%
2013	279,135	253,097	26,038	9.3%
2014	274,555	252,112	22,443	8.2%
2015	266,795	248,236	18,559	7.0%
2016	274,404	257,393	17,011	6.2%
2017	281,188	265,908	15,280	5.4%
2018	279,208	266,316	12,892	4.6%
2019	278,424	267,042	11,382	4.1%

2020	274,020	256,884	17,136	6.3%
2021	275,339	263,131	12,208	4.4%
2022	271,853	262,184	9,669	3.6%
2023	271,229	261,338	9,891	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	287,843
Median Value	$150,416

Occupied	239,681	83.3%
Vacant	48,162	16.7%

Owned	157,051	65.5%
Rented	82,630	34.5%
Median Rent	$883

Single-Family Units	195,613	68.0%
Detached	190,858	66.3%
Attached	4,755	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27,828	9.7%
Mobile Homes	44,786	15.6%

Macon, GA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Macon, GA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Macon, GA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Macon, GA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Macon, GA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Macon, GA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Macon, GA Market Area