Population 1,020 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Macon
Household size in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.14 | 2.72 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.76 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.51 | 2.70 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.30 | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.84 | −0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Macon is a place of small households, averaging 2.30 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 3.14 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.1 | 35.8 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.0 | 36.7 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 52.0 | 37.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 55.4 | 37.7 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +15.3 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 55.4, Macon is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.7% | 17.3% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.8% | 16.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.9% | 15.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.1% | 16.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −6.7 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.1% of households in Macon, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Macon
Renters in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 34.7% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.4% | 37.9% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 40.0% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.4% | 39.5% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +4.8 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.4% of households in Macon rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 40.3% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.7% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Macon than nationally: 7.0%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1994 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1995 | 1981 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1995 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +3 | +6 | +6 |
Macon has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1995, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $725 | $912 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $857 | $991 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $640 | $1,080 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,017 | $1,428 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$292 | +$516 | +$526 | +$606 |
Rent in Macon runs $1,017 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 15.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Macon
Bachelor's degrees in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.9% | 25.5% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.0% | 26.6% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.9% | 28.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 30.8% | 30.5% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.9 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a little less common in Macon than nationally: 30.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. That is in line with the rest of the Memphis area.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.2% | 84.8% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.7% | 86.4% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.8% | 87.8% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.4% | 89.2% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.2 pts | +4.4 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Macon have finished high school (92.4%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Macon
| Period | Macon | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.3 pts | −3.2 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Macon than nationally: unemployment was 3.5%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Macon compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon | 2.30 | 55.4 | 5.1% | 16.4% | 7.0% | 1995 | $1,017 | 30.8% | 92.4% | 3.5% |
| Hickory Withe | 2.75 | 42.9 | 9.9% | 16.5% | 11.2% | 1997 | $1,060 | 29.8% | 90.7% | 8.3% |
| Oakland | 2.58 | 41.8 | 8.9% | 14.5% | 6.2% | 2004 | $1,632 | 32.1% | 95.4% | 4.2% |
| Rossville | 2.37 | 54.7 | 4.2% | 16.0% | 5.7% | 1999 | $939 | 29.5% | 91.2% | 4.4% |
| Warren | 2.92 | 39.5 | 11.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 2002 | $966 | 20.1% | 94.2% | 1.6% |
| Williston | 2.44 | 50.6 | 11.7% | 15.3% | 9.9% | 1987 | $858 | 21.1% | 90.7% | 4.4% |
| Moscow | 2.35 | 54.3 | 8.1% | 20.3% | 13.3% | 1991 | $948 | 20.8% | 88.5% | 3.8% |
| Eads | 2.87 | 45.2 | 3.8% | 9.1% | 5.0% | 1998 | $1,329 | 41.6% | 94.0% | 6.8% |
| Somerville | 2.45 | 44.5 | 14.9% | 31.4% | 11.0% | 1987 | $840 | 19.1% | 89.8% | 6.0% |
| Piperton | 2.42 | 57.4 | 4.5% | 7.9% | 4.2% | 2005 | $1,114 | 46.2% | 95.5% | 3.5% |
| Collierville | 2.87 | 41.0 | 6.2% | 22.6% | 5.8% | 1997 | $1,994 | 62.5% | 96.1% | 4.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Macon. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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