2022 population: 233,916 ( 1,623 from 2010 , 110 from 2020)
Land area: 1723.6 square miles
Population density: 135.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	109,838	46.96%	8.3%
Black:	107,075	45.77%	6.6%
Indian:	576	0.25%	17.3%
Asian:	3,976	1.70%	31.8%
2+ races:	3,745	1.60%	43.5%
Hispanic:	8,706	3.72%	53.7%

Total non-White:	124,078	53.04%	10.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,086	13.0
Deaths:	7,543	16.1
Net Migration:	1,384	3.0
Net Immigration:	166	0.4

Change in White population:	-9,928	-4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,551	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
232,293
119,766	51.56%
100,479	43.26%
491	0.21%
3,016	1.30%
2,610	1.12%
5,664	2.44%
112,527	48.44%

2000
222,368
123,882	55.71%
91,567	41.18%
421	0.19%
1,913	0.86%
1,566	0.70%
2,886	1.30%
98,486	44.29%

1990
206,616
124,242	60.13%
80,407	38.92%
352	0.17%
818	0.40%
n/a
797	0.39%
82,374	39.87%

1980
198,483
120,377	60.65%
75,803	38.19%
156	0.08%
664	0.33%
n/a
1,425	0.72%
78,106	39.35%

1970
180,597
113,762	62.99%
66,138	36.62%
45	0.02%
75	0.04%
n/a
541	0.30%
66,835	37.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
30,926	13.9
21,000	9.4
-1,142	-0.5
1,582	0.7

-4,116	-1.9
14,041	6.3

Number	Rate
1990's
33,297	16.1
22,009	10.7
297	0.1
840	0.4

-360	-0.2
16,112	7.8

Number	Rate
1980's
31,882	16.1
19,512	9.8
-2,361	-1.2
n/a

3,865	1.9
4,268	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,361	0.8
n/a

6,615	3.7
11,271	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro 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
38.7
54,168	23.2%
179,748	76.8%
39,807	17.0%

87,541
2.58

55,158	63.0%
35,907	65.1%
8,182	14.8%
32,383	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
58,269	25.1%
174,024	74.9%
30,065	12.9%

88,999
2.52

59,867	67.3%
38,274	63.9%
9,461	15.8%
29,132	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
59,307	26.7%
163,061	73.3%
26,601	12.0%

84,272
2.56

59,068	70.1%
40,502	68.6%
8,941	15.1%
25,204	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
55,960	27.1%
150,656	72.9%
25,090	12.1%

75,548
2.66

54,703	72.4%
39,182	71.6%
7,437	13.6%
20,845	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
59,435	29.9%
139,048	70.1%
20,958	10.6%

67,866
2.85

51,928	76.5%
39,762	76.6%
5,985	11.5%
15,938	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,982	9.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,761	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,055	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,100	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,539	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,342	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,703	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,408	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,957	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,030	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,099	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,608	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,758	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,533	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,283	6.0%
$200,000 or more	5,383	6.1%

Median Household Income	54,488
Per Capita Income	31,621

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,198	8.2%
Public Assistance	2,426	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	17,069	19.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	88,997	63.3%
Unemployed	6,534	4.6%
In Armed Forces	273	0.2%

Total Labor Force	95,804	68.1%
Not in Labor Force	44,784	31.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,150	33,788	49.5%
Non-Profit	2,297	4,518	33.7%
Self-Employed	6,078	2,991	67.0%

Local Government	2,552	4,130	38.2%
State Government	1,684	3,013	35.9%
Federal Government	2,678	1,507	64.0%

Total Private + Self	39,228	36,779	51.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,211	13,168	41.2%
Total	48,439	49,947	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,976	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,934	23.3%
Professional, Technical	20,898	21.2%
Service Occupations	17,375	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	243	0.2%
All others	23,364	23.7%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,399	15.6%
Retail trade	11,135	11.3%
Educational services	9,263	9.4%
Manufacturing	8,590	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	8,027	8.1%
Public administration	6,427	6.5%
Finance and insurance	5,939	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	5,880	6.0%
Construction	5,716	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,273	5.4%
Other services	4,298	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,998	4.1%
Wholesale trade	2,449	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,895	1.9%
Information	1,213	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,096	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	871	0.9%
Utilities	678	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	387	0.4%
Management	13	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,052	1.74%
Puerto Rican	1,125	0.48%
Cuban	609	0.26%
Dominican	48	0.02%

Total Central American	436	0.19%
Costa Rican	7	0.00%
Guatemalan	178	0.08%
Honduran	120	0.05%
Nicaraguan	21	0.01%
Panamanian	23	0.01%
Salvadoran	87	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	474	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	25	0.01%
Colombian	87	0.04%
Ecuadorian	28	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	206	0.09%
Uruguayan	83	0.04%
Venezuelan	39	0.02%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	958	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,345	0.58%
Chinese	652	0.28%
Korean	586	0.25%
Vietnamese	360	0.15%
Filipino	242	0.10%
Laotian	242	0.10%
Japanese	44	0.02%
Burmese	12	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	209,268	95.4%
Spanish	5,520	2.5%
Other Indo-European	1,286	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	640	0.3%
Chinese	634	0.3%
Korean	618	0.3%
Other Asian	361	0.2%
Vietnamese	346	0.2%
Other	259	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	22,123	9.5%
English	18,616	8.0%
Irish	11,684	5.0%
German	9,557	4.1%
Scottish	3,268	1.4%
European	2,892	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,658	1.1%
Italian	2,015	0.9%
African	1,930	0.8%
French	1,766	0.8%
Polish	1,226	0.5%
British	950	0.4%
Dutch	719	0.3%
Haitian	530	0.2%
Welsh	496	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	230,913	99.0%
Not a citizen	2,421	1.0%

Native	227,441	97.5%
Foreign-born	5,893	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,672	3.6%	15,015	9.6%	52,825	33.6%	46,212	29.4%	20,029	12.7%	17,417	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,672	3.6%
9-12 Years	15,015	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	52,825	33.6%
Some College	46,212	29.4%
Bach. Degree	20,029	12.7%
Grad Degree	17,417	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	193,354	183,508	9,846	5.1%
1991	190,508	181,114	9,394	4.9%
1992	194,244	181,920	12,324	6.3%
1993	195,580	184,230	11,350	5.8%
1994	199,472	187,490	11,982	6.0%
1995	200,296	189,856	10,440	5.2%
1996	203,936	193,398	10,538	5.2%
1997	206,744	196,426	10,318	5.0%
1998	208,272	196,212	12,060	5.8%
1999	199,716	189,796	9,920	5.0%

2000	206,862	198,276	8,586	4.2%
2001	205,214	196,326	8,888	4.3%
2002	210,668	199,652	11,016	5.2%
2003	216,848	206,058	10,790	5.0%
2004	219,082	207,612	11,470	5.2%
2005	220,838	207,616	13,222	6.0%
2006	222,578	209,524	13,054	5.9%
2007	224,192	212,172	12,020	5.4%
2008	229,758	214,158	15,600	6.8%
2009	227,138	204,348	22,790	10.0%

2010	211,614	187,356	24,258	11.5%
2011	213,224	189,824	23,400	11.0%
2012	214,096	192,710	21,386	10.0%
2013	209,874	191,154	18,720	8.9%
2014	207,792	191,730	16,062	7.7%
2015	202,924	189,592	13,332	6.6%
2016	208,194	196,006	12,188	5.9%
2017	212,576	201,584	10,992	5.2%
2018	210,086	200,872	9,214	4.4%
2019	206,566	198,548	8,018	3.9%

2020	203,490	189,904	13,586	6.7%
2021	203,278	194,158	9,120	4.5%
2022	199,284	192,310	6,974	3.5%
2023	197,242	189,948	7,294	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	103,903
Median Value	$158,087

Occupied	87,541	84.3%
Vacant	16,362	15.7%

Owned	54,680	62.5%
Rented	32,861	37.5%
Median Rent	$920

Single-Family Units	71,081	68.4%
Detached	68,576	66.0%
Attached	2,505	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,280	13.7%
Mobile Homes	10,488	10.1%

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area