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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Macon is $16,155, which is much lower than the state average of $25,309 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Macon median household income is $26,110, which has shrunk by 4.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Macon residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #374

Macon, GA	16,155 USD
Georgia	25,309 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Macon, GA	19,670 USD
Georgia	29,415 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Macon, GA	23,382 USD
Georgia	33,756 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Macon, GA	16,992 USD
Georgia	25,130 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #492

Macon, GA	26,110 USD
Georgia	49,604 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Macon, GA	41,644 USD
Georgia	67,659 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #487

Macon, GA		-4.73%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Macon, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.08%	$14,227, see rank	17.05%	$14,773	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	32.27%	$13,562, see rank	25.62%	$16,126	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.00%	$2,766, see rank	1.73%	$3,464	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	14.47%	$22,182, see rank	15.75%	$23,635	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Macon, GA	33,504 USD
Georgia	59,198 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Macon, GA	50,540 USD
Georgia	77,926 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Macon, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$40,353, see rank	$56,831	$56,203
Black	$22,301, see rank	$36,618	$35,564
Hispanic	$22,423, see rank	$37,132	$41,994
Asian	$41,520, see rank	$62,709	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$8,571, see rank	$40,253	$37,469
One Race, Other	$25,610, see rank	$33,101	$40,405
Two or More Races	$48,504, see rank	$47,697	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Macon, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$15,295, see rank	$23,621	$25,955
25 to 44	$27,172, see rank	$53,226	$58,073
45 to 64	$29,887, see rank	$58,635	$64,486
65 or over	$23,402, see rank	$34,286	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Macon, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	69,552, see rank	7,508,748	243,810,053
Male¹	30,444, 43.77%, see rank	48.21%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,857, 58.66%, see rank	70.18%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	40, 0.13%, see rank	1.34%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	17,817, 58.52%, see rank	68.84%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,641, 82.17%, see rank	89.26%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,176, 17.83%, see rank	10.74%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,587, 41.34%, see rank	29.82%	29.80%
Female¹	39,108, 56.23%, see rank	51.79%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,908, 50.91%, see rank	59.26%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	19,908, 50.91%, see rank	59.08%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,348, 87.14%, see rank	89.39%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,560, 12.86%, see rank	10.61%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,200, 49.09%, see rank	40.74%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Macon, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	31,133, 100%	4,234,475	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	24,508, 78.72%, see rank	78.96%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,682, 11.83%, see rank	10.98%	10.03%
Public Transportation	637, 2.05%, see rank	2.17%	4.98%
Walked	936, 3.01%, see rank	1.55%	2.82%
Other Means	854, 2.74%, see rank	1.67%	1.76%
Worked at Home	516, 1.66%, see rank	4.66%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Macon, GA	19.4 minutes
Georgia	27.1 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Macon, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,989	4,277,991	141,996,548
Male¹	14,641, 45.77%, see rank	52.00%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,682, 25.15%, see rank	31.69%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	3,529, 24.10%, see rank	13.85%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,340, 15.98%, see rank	18.07%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.09%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,326, 9.06%, see rank	9.94%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,961, 20.22%, see rank	18.77%	17.87%
Female¹	17,348, 54.23%, see rank	48.00%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,300, 30.55%, see rank	39.32%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	4,733, 27.28%, see rank	19.42%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,926, 34.16%, see rank	33.43%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 0.27%, see rank	0.33%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,326, 7.64%, see rank	6.93%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Macon, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,989, 100%	4,277,991	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	176, 0.55%, see rank	1.13%	1.90%
Construction	1,653, 5.17%, see rank	6.89%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,367, 7.40%, see rank	10.91%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	626, 1.96%, see rank	3.12%	2.83%
Retail Trade	3,934, 12.30%, see rank	11.87%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,404, 4.39%, see rank	5.99%	5.00%
Information	419, 1.31%, see rank	2.54%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,334, 7.30%, see rank	6.33%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,852, 8.92%, see rank	11.25%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,722, 27.27%, see rank	20.80%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,193, 13.11%, see rank	8.78%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,682, 5.26%, see rank	5.37%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,627, 5.09%, see rank	5.02%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Macon, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28,832	33.21%, see rank	17.41%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	5,842	28.83%, see rank	13.35%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.