Macon-Bibb County

Population & Demographics

Macon-Bibb County, GA

Macon-Bibb County is home to 156,578 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 59,035 resident workers commute each day.

GeorgiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
156,578
people
Population

156,578 residents

Median age 36.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Macon-Bibb County population & demographics

Who lives in Macon-Bibb County — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
156,578
Median age
36.8yrs
Median household income
$51,234
Median home value
$174,500
Median gross rent
$1,066/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.3%
Poverty rate
24.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Macon-Bibb County

How Macon-Bibb County breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black54.7%
White34.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Two or more races3.2%
Asian2.3%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Macon-Bibb County

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Macon-Bibb County.

Macon-Bibb County at a glance
Employed Residents
59,035
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
52.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Warner Robins
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Macon-Bibb County proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Macon-Bibb County commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

66 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Macon-Bibb County

59,035 commutes, one dot at a time

Macon-Bibb County

Where 59,035 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Macon-Bibb County, by worker count.

1Macon-Bibb County0.0 mi31,078
2Warner Robins15.7 mi2,689
3Atlanta77.1 mi1,824
4Columbus77.6 mi529
5Fort Valley22.4 mi524
6Milledgeville30.7 mi506
7Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)103.5 mi465
8Sandy Springs86.3 mi439

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Macon-Bibb County.

1Macon-Bibb County0.0 mi31,078
2Warner Robins15.7 mi5,764
3Perry24.9 mi1,218
4Columbus77.6 mi708
5Centerville13.3 mi630
6Byron13.8 mi606
7Atlanta77.1 mi572
8Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)103.5 mi523

Top industries

The sectors that employ Macon-Bibb County’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.7%
RTRetail Trade12.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.1%
EDEducational Services9.7%
FIFinance and Insurance7.8%
MFManufacturing7.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.7%
PAPublic Administration4.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.8%
Connectivity

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