Macon County vs Telfair County

A side-by-side comparison of Macon County and Telfair County: population, income, housing, and more.

Macon County and Telfair County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Telfair County has the higher population (12,174 vs 11,953 in Macon County). Telfair County has the higher median household income ($44,948 vs $37,177 in Macon County). Telfair County has the higher median home value ($108,200 vs $87,000 in Macon County).

Population, income & housing

	Macon County	Telfair County
Population	11,953	12,174
Median age	39.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,177	$44,948
Median home value	$87,000	$108,200
Median gross rent	$624	$614
Housing units	5,148	4,756
Homeownership rate	61.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon County	Telfair County
Population	13,305 → 11,953 (-10.2%)	16,035 → 12,174 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$32,161 → $37,177 (+15.6%)	$32,405 → $44,948 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $87,000 (+36.4%)	$64,600 → $108,200 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $624 (+5.4%)	$599 → $614 (+2.5%)

Macon County

Population

13,30511,953

Median household income

$32,161$37,177

Median home value

$63,800$87,000

Median gross rent

$592$624

Telfair County

Population

16,03512,174

Median household income

$32,405$44,948

Median home value

$64,600$108,200

Median gross rent

$599$614

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macon County	Telfair County
Under 5	5.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.6%
75 and over	6.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon County	Telfair County
White (non-Hispanic)	32.8%	47.5%
Black or African American	59.1%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon County	Telfair County
No high school diploma	23.8%	21.5%
High school graduate	39.4%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon County	Telfair County
Drove alone	73.7%	89.1%
Carpooled	11.2%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.4%	5.1%
Other means	2.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon County	Telfair County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Macon County	Telfair County
Poverty rate	25.5%	31.0%
Average household size	2.50	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1979	1977