2022 population: 18,516 ( 2,936 from 2010 , 1,018 from 2020)
Land area: 608.7 square miles
Population density: 30.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,076	16.61%	5.8%
Black:	14,584	78.76%	17.3%
Indian:	51	0.28%	82.1%
Asian:	102	0.55%	30.8%
2+ races:	231	1.25%	13.2%
Hispanic:	472	2.55%	103.4%

Total non-White:	15,440	83.39%	15.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	394	10.1
Deaths:	660	16.9
Net Migration:	-735	-18.8
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Change in White population:	-191	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2,745	-12.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
21,452
3,267	15.23%
17,631	82.19%
28	0.13%
78	0.36%
204	0.95%
232	1.08%
18,185	84.77%

2000
24,105
3,331	13.82%
20,298	84.21%
39	0.16%
92	0.38%
162	0.67%
173	0.72%
20,774	86.18%

1990
24,928
3,398	13.63%
21,411	85.89%
0	0.00%
74	0.30%
n/a
45	0.18%
21,530	86.37%

1980
26,829
4,062	15.14%
22,393	83.47%
0	0.00%
72	0.27%
n/a
264	0.98%
22,767	84.86%

1970
24,841
4,782	19.25%
19,854	79.92%
8	0.03%
48	0.19%
n/a
58	0.23%
20,059	80.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,358	9.8
2,547	10.6
-2,159	-9.0
158	0.7

-64	-0.3
-2,589	-10.7

Number	Rate
1990's
3,640	14.6
2,878	11.5
-2,668	-10.7
129	0.5

-67	-0.3
-756	-3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
4,053	15.1
2,725	10.2
-3,069	-11.4
n/a

-664	-2.5
-1,237	-4.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-228	-0.9
n/a

-720	-2.9
2,708	10.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Macon County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.8
3,179	17.2%
15,337	82.8%
3,883	21.0%

7,131
2.33

4,210	59.0%
2,165	51.4%
748	17.8%
2,921	41.0%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
4,420	20.6%
17,032	79.4%
3,031	14.1%

8,499
2.32

5,051	59.4%
2,429	48.1%
1,026	20.3%
3,448	40.6%

2000
Number	Percent
32.3
6,086	25.2%
18,019	74.8%
3,384	14.0%

8,914
2.45

5,528	62.0%
2,961	53.6%
1,251	22.6%
3,386	38.0%

1990
Number	Percent
29.2
6,620	26.6%
18,308	73.4%
3,827	15.4%

8,522
2.64

5,679	66.6%
3,241	57.1%
1,247	22.0%
2,843	33.4%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
7,986	29.8%
18,843	70.2%
3,648	13.6%

8,194
2.95

5,697	69.5%
3,685	64.7%
991	17.4%
2,497	30.5%

2022 Housing Data for Macon County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	868	12.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	487	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	579	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	378	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	493	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	315	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	364	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	342	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	294	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	570	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	559	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	790	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	404	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	278	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	228	3.2%
$200,000 or more	182	2.6%

Median Household Income	41,206
Per Capita Income	22,449

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	755	10.6%
Public Assistance	87	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,675	23.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,312	51.8%
Unemployed	812	6.7%
In Armed Forces	89	0.7%

Total Labor Force	7,213	59.2%
Not in Labor Force	4,971	40.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,088	2,150	49.3%
Non-Profit	81	481	14.4%
Self-Employed	358	240	59.9%

Local Government	209	328	38.9%
State Government	189	487	28.0%
Federal Government	179	282	38.8%

Total Private + Self	2,446	2,390	50.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	658	1,578	29.4%
Total	3,104	3,968	43.9%

Pct. Govt.	23.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	797	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,312	18.6%
Professional, Technical	1,340	18.9%
Service Occupations	1,767	25.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	84	1.2%
All others	1,856	26.2%

White Collar		48.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,240	17.5%
Accommodation and food services	836	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	836	11.8%
Manufacturing	797	11.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	610	8.6%
Retail trade	580	8.2%
Public administration	493	7.0%
Other services	285	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	243	3.4%
Construction	238	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	172	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	167	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	160	2.3%
Utilities	137	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	114	1.6%
Finance and insurance	91	1.3%
Information	35	0.5%
Wholesale trade	19	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	211	1.10%
Puerto Rican	197	1.03%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	4	0.02%

Total Central American	29	0.15%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	21	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.03%
Argentinean	6	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	25	0.13%
Filipino	14	0.07%
Korean	12	0.06%
Thai	11	0.06%
Japanese	5	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,989	98.3%
Spanish	266	1.5%
Other Indo-European	17	0.1%
Tagalog	14	0.1%
Other Asian	11	0.1%
Other	3	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%
German, other Germanic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,115	11.0%
English	769	4.0%
Irish	565	2.9%
German	227	1.2%
Scottish	85	0.4%
African	78	0.4%
Italian	75	0.4%
West Indian	72	0.4%
Swedish	67	0.3%
Dutch	64	0.3%
Haitian	52	0.3%
French	49	0.3%
European	45	0.2%
Polish	39	0.2%
Bahamian	35	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	19,028	99.1%
Not a citizen	170	0.9%

Native	18,971	98.8%
Foreign-born	227	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
448	3.8%	1,605	13.5%	3,763	31.7%	3,622	30.5%	1,275	10.7%	1,167	9.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	448	3.8%
9-12 Years	1,605	13.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,763	31.7%
Some College	3,622	30.5%
Bach. Degree	1,275	10.7%
Grad Degree	1,167	9.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,237	8,406	831	9.0%	6.8%
1991	8,926	8,099	827	9.3%	7.3%
1992	8,872	8,018	854	9.6%	7.5%
1993	8,589	7,753	836	9.7%	7.2%
1994	8,484	7,737	747	8.8%	6.2%
1995	8,462	7,762	700	8.3%	5.9%
1996	8,224	7,582	642	7.8%	5.2%
1997	8,021	7,383	638	8.0%	4.9%
1998	8,014	7,362	652	8.1%	4.5%
1999	7,699	7,052	647	8.4%	4.7%

2000	9,139	8,606	533	5.8%	4.6%
2001	8,959	8,433	526	5.9%	5.2%
2002	8,789	8,220	569	6.5%	5.9%
2003	8,554	7,959	595	7.0%	6.0%
2004	8,622	8,031	591	6.9%	5.6%
2005	8,680	8,173	507	5.8%	4.4%
2006	8,843	8,380	463	5.2%	4.0%
2007	8,888	8,397	491	5.5%	4.1%
2008	9,112	8,410	702	7.7%	5.8%
2009	9,308	8,263	1,045	11.2%	10.1%

2010	8,928	7,635	1,293	14.5%	10.4%
2011	8,502	7,321	1,181	13.9%	9.6%
2012	8,299	7,388	911	11.0%	8.2%
2013	8,410	7,587	823	9.8%	7.3%
2014	8,250	7,502	748	9.1%	6.7%
2015	7,951	7,307	644	8.1%	6.1%
2016	7,803	7,208	595	7.6%	5.9%
2017	7,868	7,399	469	6.0%	4.6%
2018	7,829	7,407	422	5.4%	3.9%
2019	7,856	7,522	334	4.3%	3.0%

2020	8,063	7,290	773	9.6%	5.9%
2021	7,937	7,478	459	5.8%	3.4%
2022	7,862	7,563	299	3.8%	2.6%
2023	7,995	7,740	255	3.2%	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,662
Median Value	$93,900

Occupied	7,131	73.8%
Vacant	2,531	26.2%

Owned	4,489	63.0%
Rented	2,642	37.0%
Median Rent	$688

Single-Family Units	6,102	63.2%
Detached	6,067	62.8%
Attached	35	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,063	11.0%
Mobile Homes	1,846	19.1%

Macon County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Macon County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Macon County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Macon County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Macon County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Macon County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Macon County, AL