Macon-Bibb County is home to 234,943 people. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $186,510. The foreign-born share is 3%. The poverty rate is 20.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households take in $59,225 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,225, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Macon-Bibb County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.4% → 4.0%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$137,194 → $186,510(+36%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.1% → 24.5%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.8%(3,204)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(3,335)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(4,583)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(541)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(94)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13,461 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Macon-Bibb County, decade by decade
Macon-Bibb County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
206,616
$63,063
$137,194
15.1%
60.0
2000
222,368
$66,412
$146,558
18.7%
65.0
2010
232,293
$58,662
$173,595
20.8%
68.3
2020
233,802
$56,555
$160,193
23.6%
72.5
2024
234,943
$59,225
$186,510
24.5%
67.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
