Montezuma

Population: 3,002
Median household income: $52,771
Median home value: $95,900

Montezuma, a community in Macon County, Georgia, has 3,002 residents. At $52,771, its median household income sits above Macon County's $37,177.

Between 2019 and 2023, Montezuma's population declined 2.0% from 3,063 to 3,002, while its median home value rose 22.5% from $78,300 to $95,900.

The median resident is 37.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,002
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,771
Median home value: $95,900
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 1,505
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0633,002

Median household income

$36,955$52,771

Median home value

$78,300$95,900

Median gross rent

$597$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,063	$36,955	$78,300	$597
2020	3,039	$43,106	$86,500	$596
2021	3,138	$45,417	$85,900	$667
2022	3,040	$46,315	$81,400	$712
2023	3,002	$52,771	$95,900	$691

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	108	3.6%
5 to 17	426	14.2%
18 to 24	304	10.1%
25 to 34	564	18.8%
35 to 44	208	6.9%
45 to 54	382	12.7%
55 to 64	485	16.2%
65 to 74	393	13.1%
75 and over	132	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	557	18.6%
Black or African American	2,220	74.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	181	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	237	11.0%
High school graduate	703	32.5%
Some college or associate's	842	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	290	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	92	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	948	73.6%
Carpooled	177	13.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	4.0%
Bicycle	33	2.6%
Worked from home	53	4.1%
Other means	25	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	530	42.9%
15 to 29 min	241	19.5%
30 to 44 min	267	21.6%
45 to 59 min	56	4.5%
60+ min	141	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 15.4% (453 of 2,935)

	Count	Share
Family households	652	59.3%
Nonfamily households	447	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,099	73.0%
Vacant	406	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	724	65.9%
Renter-occupied	375	34.1%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,133	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	152	10.1%
5 to 19 units	96	6.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	124	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1352304
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 32.2972, -84.0191