Macon County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Macon County is 4th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Macon County is 16th out of 3,143 other counties in Female residents

Statewide Claims to Fame

Macon County is 1st in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Macon County is 2nd in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Macon County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Macon County is 11th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Macon County is 14th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Main Cities Within Macon County, Alabama

Tuskegee, Alabama

Macon County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	20,535	47th	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	608.9	48th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	35.2	44th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	64th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.1%	67th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.4%	41st	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	78.9%	23rd	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.1%	14th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	16.7%	67th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	81.5%	1st	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	58th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	49th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	67th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	35th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	52nd	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	67th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	53.9%	2nd	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.7%	54th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	10,166	47th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.6%	11th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	8,031	48th	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.9%	55th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$77,900	51st	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	60th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3	49th	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$16,763	58th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$29,355	58th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	26.7%	11th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Macon County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	201	58th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	5,269	43rd	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,584	46th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$87,509	54th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,932	64th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$19,354	40th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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