Macon County, Georgia

Macon County has a population of 11,864 and has shrunk 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,300, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $41,031.

Home price
$97,300
Income
$41,031
Population
11,864
Unemployment
7.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$97,300county
Median gross rent$655county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198055.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$41,031county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate25.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.6%county
Unemployment rate7.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$51,883county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.98%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station104 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.7%county
Traffic deaths8.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1047county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible93.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance24.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year35.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year33.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity42.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,864county
Land area in square miles401county
People per square mile of land29.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person37.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages7.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents348county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in207county
Households that moved away258county
Average income of arriving households$34,029county
Average income of departing households$40,516county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F75 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing41 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,125 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.4%county
Homes heated by propane19.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband76.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk33.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.0county
Landslide risk22.2county
Hail risk69.3county
Earthquake risk46.1county
Tornado risk34.6county
Tropical cyclone risk80.3county
Extreme heat risk53.5county
Winter weather risk3.6county
Strong wind risk29.1county
Wildfire risk43.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Macon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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