Cities / Georgia / Macon-Bibb County

Macon-Bibb County, GA

156,578 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 96°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Macon)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 0.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ATL

72 mi — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Population & People

Population

156,578

Median age

36.8

Median household income

$51,234

Poverty rate

24.7%

Unemployment rate

8.1%

Bachelor's degree+

26.3%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$174,500

Median gross rent

$1,066/mo

Homeownership rate

51.4%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,307

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bibb County, 4 mi from Macon-Bibb County), 2026. Efficiency $1085, 1BR $1158, 2BR $1307, 3BR $1567, 4BR $1731. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.12

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

72 mi away

SAV

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

150 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

187 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).