Macon is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 157,056 people and 53 associated neighborhoods, Macon is the fourth largest community in Georgia.

Also of interest is that Macon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.47% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of people in Macon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.29% of adults in Macon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Macon in 2022 was $31,699, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,796 for a family of four. However, Macon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Macon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Macon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Macon residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Macon include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and African.

The most common language spoken in Macon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.