Macon County, AL Demographic Data
Macon County, AL Summary
Macon County is located in Alabama
- Population: 21,094
- Area: 613.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 608.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.32 sq. miles
- Population Density: 34.39 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 328.74 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Macon County, AL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,612
54%
50.8
Male
9,072
46%
49.2
Total Population
19,684
323,128,000
Macon County, AL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
951
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
984
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
910
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,170
11.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,255
11.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,018
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,950
9.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,395
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,318
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,436
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,943
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
906
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
448
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,142
82.0%
77.2
Female
8,850
54.8%
51.3
Male
7,292
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,084
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,060
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,297
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,907
57.8%
55.8
Male
1,390
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Macon County, AL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,552
99.3%
96.8
White
3,106
15.8%
72.6
Black or African American
16,162
82.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
65
0.3%
0.8
Asian
44
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
11
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
33
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
175
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
132
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
324
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
205
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
53
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
16
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
50
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
19,360
98.4%
82.2
Macon County, AL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
753
6.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,672
13.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,874
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,873
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
754
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,369
11.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,119
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,425
19.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,989
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,488
20.0%
31.2
Macon County, AL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,850
46.6%
33.7%
Now Married
5,129
30.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,894
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
700
4.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,266
7.5
5.8%
Macon County, AL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,061
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
672
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
460
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
143
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
30
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
39
0.2%
1.1%
Macon County, AL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,345
17.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
641
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,268
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
857
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,381
17.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
980
12.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
667
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
551
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
203
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
32,390
57,617
Per capita income
18,385
31,128
Macon County, AL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
86
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
672
8.8%
9.8
Construction
356
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,644
34.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
200
2.6%
6.6
Information
30
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,194
15.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
447
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
303
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
578
7.6%
4.6
Retail trade
779
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
218
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
87
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
588
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,202
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,453
19.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,540
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,811
23.8%
18.1%
Macon County, AL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,375
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,754
78.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
841
11.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
70
0.9%
5.1
Walked
480
6.5%
2.7
Other means
116
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
114
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.8
26.6
Macon County, AL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,121
14.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,921
36.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,255
28.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,618
20.4%
21.0
Macon County, AL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,915
77.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,222
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,693
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,307
22.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Macon County, AL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,222
1 room
51
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
98
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
650
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,694
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,433
23.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,309
22.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,344
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
755
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
888
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Macon County, AL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,222
1-unit, detached
6,618
64.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
53
0.5%
5.9
2-units
306
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
526
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
543
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
158
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
59
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
1,959
19.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Macon County, AL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
859
8.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
550
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
819
8.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,366
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,603
25.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,190
11.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,760
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,023
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
21
0.2%
1.4%
Macon County, AL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,482
31.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,690
21.4%
4.7
Electricity
3,558
45.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
105
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
56
0.7%
1.1
Macon County, AL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,216
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
28
1.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
64
2.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
67
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
90
4.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
183
8.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
672
30.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,112
50.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
764
34.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
352
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
223
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
277
12.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
600
27.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Macon County, AL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,119
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
6.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
716
33.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,264
59.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
574
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
592
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
340
16.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
310
14.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
168
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
171
8.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
144
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
942
45.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
618
0.0%
0.0%
Macon County, AL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,222
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,525
29.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,902
36.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
744
14.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
393
7.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
404
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
138
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
87
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,000
205,000
