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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
157,556
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$174,500
Owner-occupied units

Macon-Bibb County, GA

Georgia · 32.809° N, 83.694° W · 249 sq mi

Macon-Bibb County is a city in Georgia, with a population of 157,556 and about 632 residents per square mile. The median household earns $51,234 a year, and the median home is worth $174,500.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
249 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
632
People per square mile
Rank by population
#176
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#25
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$51,234
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,066
Per month
Homeownership
51.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.2 min
One way

People

Median age
36.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
3.8%
Households
59,921
2.51 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.1%
Retail trade 13.2%
Professional & business services 9.7%
Manufacturing 9.5%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Georgia

Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Georgia · private sector

Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Georgia

Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Georgia

State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State

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