METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Macon-Bibb County Metro

Macon-Bibb County, GA · 5 counties · 206,616 residents · 1,724 sq mi

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With 206,616 people, Macon-Bibb County is a metro area. Median home value sits at $57,163. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 18.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households take in $26,276 at the median, 13% less than the US figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

206,616

−7%vs 2000

vs 222,368 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

120 / sq mi

−7%vs 2000

vs 129 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,724 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024235K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(15,446)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(15,452)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(15,686)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(16,125)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(14,259)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(34,965)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(31,095)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(21,109)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(17,389)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(15,011)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(7,891)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(2,188)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,276

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,457 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,587

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,703 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,163

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,453 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$339

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.7%(123,882)

Black41.2%(91,567)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(2,886)

Asian0.8%(1,863)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.3%(124,676)

Black39%(80,522)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(797)

Asian0.4%(763)

Other0.3%(655)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(4,104)

Puerto Rican0.6%(1,378)

Central American0.5%(1,081)

Cuban0.4%(776)

South American0.3%(747)

Guatemalan0.2%(449)

Salvadoran0.2%(420)

Venezuelan0.2%(372)

Dominican0.1%(322)

Spaniard0.2%(318)

Peruvian0.1%(163)

Honduran0.1%(114)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0%(59)

Uruguayan0%(55)

Colombian0%(51)

Argentine0%(33)

Costa Rican0%(23)

Chilean0%(18)

Nicaraguan0%(16)

Paraguayan0%(14)

Ecuadorian0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(1,055)

Chinese0.2%(545)

Korean0.2%(519)

Vietnamese0.3%(500)

Filipino0.2%(420)

Pakistani0.2%(346)

Laotian0.1%(202)

Japanese0.1%(137)

Burmese0%(37)

Thai0%(25)

Taiwanese0%(21)

Okinawan0.1%(16)

+ 2 more asian origin groups with data

Indonesian0%(9)

Malaysian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(112)

Samoan0%(34)

Native Hawaiian0%(23)

Ancestry

English9.7%(22,895)

American9.2%(21,723)

Irish4.7%(11,114)

German3.5%(8,194)

Scottish1.3%(3,171)

Subsaharan African1.2%(2,767)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(2,535)

Italian1%(2,264)

French0.8%(1,964)

Polish0.4%(1,016)

West Indian0.4%(872)

British0.3%(707)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(616)

Greek0.3%(587)

Arab0.3%(538)

Swedish0.2%(480)

Welsh0.2%(472)

Norwegian0.2%(406)

Haitian0.1%(276)

Jamaican0.1%(264)

Portuguese0.1%(243)

Lebanese0.1%(224)

French Canadian0.1%(201)

Turkish0.1%(181)

Hungarian0.1%(172)

Nigerian0.1%(162)

Austrian0.1%(157)

Russian0.1%(150)

Ukrainian0.1%(138)

Czech0.1%(135)

Danish0.1%(117)

Finnish0%(112)

Canadian0.1%(111)

Palestinian0.4%(102)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(87)

Iranian0%(75)

Lithuanian0%(71)

Guyanese0%(69)

Romanian0%(63)

Brazilian0%(54)

Ethiopian0%(53)

Cape Verdean0%(49)

Croatian0%(47)

Swiss0%(45)

Australian0%(43)

Moroccan0%(22)

Slovak0%(16)

Armenian0%(14)

Somali0%(14)

Belgian0%(13)

Barbadian0%(10)

Egyptian0%(9)

Israeli0%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.0%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 15.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.6%(35,451)

Married46.4%(41,634)

Widowed3.7%(3,358)

Divorced10.3%(9,190)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(35,810)

Married41.8%(41,909)

Widowed10.3%(10,345)

Divorced12.2%(12,227)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.4%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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