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Macon, GA
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Macon profile


Living in Macon


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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In terms of college education, Macon is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.29% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.