Macon County, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Macon County, Georgia has a population of 11,864 across 401 square miles, down 2.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $615.5 m in 2024, 172 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals worth $27.5 m.
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Macon County
How many people live in Macon County
- Population11,864
- Households4,142
- Average household size2.86
- Median household income$41,031
- Median age40.4
- Median gross rent$655 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,300
- Home value to household income2.4 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over8,757
- Population under 182,135
- Share under 1818.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,256
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 647,473
- Civilian labor force4,160
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over42.8 percent
- Rank by population among Georgia counties115th of 159
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2361st
Macon County is the 115th largest of 159 Georgia counties by population. A median home costs 2.4 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 19.0 percent against 18.0 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Macon County
Is Macon County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.05 percent
- Census 2020 base population12,078
- Births, 2024129
- Deaths, 2024179
- Natural change, 2024-50
- Net domestic migration, 20249
- Net international migration, 202433
- Total net migration, 202442
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-46
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2508th
The county has lost 2.05 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Macon County
Where people moving to Macon County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving227
- People arriving, from those returns416
- Adjusted gross income arriving$8.4 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$37,106
- Largest single originMacon County Non-migrants (3,475 households)
- Largest single destination (3,475 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County Non-migrants | 3,475 | 6,967 | $161.6 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 126 | 228 | $3.8 m |
| Houston County | 42 | 81 | $1.9 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 38 | 70 | $2.1 m |
| Other flows - South | 38 | 70 | $2.1 m |
| Sumter County | 21 | 37 | $574,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Macon County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Macon County
What the Macon County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$615.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$559.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202410.0 percent
- GDP change over five years58.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Georgia counties104th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2254th
- GDP per resident$51,883
Output grew 10.0 percent in the latest year and 58.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Macon County
Who employs people in Macon County
- Covered employment, annual average2,873
- Establishments reporting236
- Average annual pay$54,399
- Average weekly wage$1,046
- Sector 31-33, employment611
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$90,814
- Sector 44-45, employment266
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$33,498
- Sector 54, employment126
- Sector 54, average annual pay$67,730
- Sector 42, employment91
- Sector 42, average annual pay$48,869
- Sector 48-49, employment72
- Sector 56, employment48
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 611 | 17 | $90,814 |
| Sector 44-45 | 266 | 41 | $33,498 |
| Sector 54 | 126 | 9 | $67,730 |
| Sector 42 | 91 | 11 | $48,869 |
| Sector 48-49 | 72 | 10 | $59,845 |
| Sector 56 | 48 | 8 | $46,668 |
| Sector 81 | 45 | 12 | $38,835 |
| Sector 23 | 36 | 9 | $65,617 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 611 jobs, 21.3 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Macon County
What businesses operate in Macon County
- Establishments, all industries172
- Employment at those establishments1,948
- Annual payroll$119.6 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents14.5
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Macon County
What is being built in Macon County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202413
- Declared construction value permitted$2.9 m
- Single family units authorised13
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$222,532
- Units authorised per 1,000 households3.1
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Macon County
How much SBA lending happens in Macon County
- 7(a) approvals recorded12
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$27.5 m
- Average 7(a) approval$2,295,658
- Median 7(a) approval$1,645,100
- 10th percentile approval$573,000
- 90th percentile approval$5,000,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)62
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active7
- Distinct industries receiving approvals5
- Median 7(a) term240 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer58.3 percent
- Loans on real estate terms7
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter5
- Franchise loans1
- Franchise share of approvals8.3 percent
- Leading industry by approval countBroilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (5)
- Most active lenderTruist Bank (3)
- 504 approvals recorded3
- 504 gross approval dollars$632,000
- Average 504 approval$210,667
- Median 504 approval$202,000
- Distinct CDCs active2
- 504 jobs per approval1.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved4.7
- Most active CDCCapital Partners Certified Development Company (2)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals80.0 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$28.2 m
The average approval of $2,295,658 sits close to the median of $1,645,100, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. 58.3 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Macon County
Do SBA loans in Macon County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full5
- Status: Exempt from disclosure5
- Status: Cancelled2
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 5 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Macon County
Which parts of Macon County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- MONTEZUMA, approvals7
- Ideal, approvals2
- OGLETHORPE, approvals2
- REYNOLDS, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| MONTEZUMA | 7 | $18,909,300 |
| Ideal | 2 | $4,176,600 |
| OGLETHORPE | 2 | $3,677,000 |
| REYNOLDS | 1 | $785,000 |
MONTEZUMA accounts for 7 approvals against 2 in Ideal. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Macon County
How big is Macon County
- Land area401 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Georgia counties55th of 159
- Width, east to west23.9 mi
- Height, north to south24.2 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land30
- Establishments per square mile0.43
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Macon County
What hazards affect Macon County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book6
- Of those, participating in the NFIP6
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Macon County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Macon County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population11,864
- Households4,142
- Average household size2.86
- Median household income$41,031
- Median age40.4
Common questions
Macon County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Macon County, Georgia?
11,864, in 4,142 households, ranking 115th of 159 Georgia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Macon County growing?
The population has fallen 2.05 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 129 births against 179 deaths, with net migration of 42. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Macon County?
$41,031. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,300, which is 2.4 times income, and median gross rent is $655 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Macon County?
172 establishments, employing 1,948 people with an annual payroll of $119.6 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Macon County?
Average annual pay is $54,399, or $1,046 a week, across 2,873 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Macon County?
12 7(a) approvals totalling $27.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, with a median approval of $1,645,100, plus 3 504 approvals worth $632,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Macon County?
13 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $2.9 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Macon County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Macon County come from?
The largest single origin is Macon County Non-migrants, with 3,475 households. Arriving households report an average income of $37,106 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Macon County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Macon County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.