Macon County, Tennessee

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 25,793
Median household income: $56,269
Median home value: $211,200

Home to 25,793 residents, Macon County is one of Tennessee's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $56,269 is below the Tennessee median ($67,097).

Between 2019 and 2023, Macon County's population grew 8.2% from 23,842 to 25,793, while its median household income rose 50.3% from $37,430 to $56,269.

11.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,793
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,269
Median home value: $211,200
Median gross rent: $805
Housing units: 10,845
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,84225,793

Median household income

$37,430$56,269

Median home value

$115,000$211,200

Median gross rent

$673$805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,842	$37,430	$115,000	$673
2020	24,208	$38,080	$124,800	$668
2021	24,954	$43,605	$138,900	$727
2022	25,365	$51,215	$185,100	$789
2023	25,793	$56,269	$211,200	$805

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,606	6.2%
5 to 17	4,846	18.8%
18 to 24	2,206	8.6%
25 to 34	3,368	13.1%
35 to 44	3,163	12.3%
45 to 54	3,171	12.3%
55 to 64	3,483	13.5%
65 to 74	2,421	9.4%
75 and over	1,529	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,880	88.7%
Black or African American	191	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	12	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	942	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,751	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's20.5%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,150	18.4%
High school graduate	8,449	49.3%
Some college or associate's	3,513	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,349	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	674	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,095	76.5%
Carpooled	1,858	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	117	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	538	4.5%
Other means	288	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,293	29.0%
15 to 29 min	2,500	22.0%
30 to 44 min	1,751	15.4%
45 to 59 min	1,883	16.6%
60+ min	1,931	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 15.2% (3,871 of 25,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,273	68.2%
Nonfamily households	2,927	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,200	84.8%
Vacant	1,645	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,610	71.8%
Renter-occupied	2,590	28.2%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,459	68.8%
1-unit, attached	36	0.3%
2 to 4 units	639	5.9%
5 to 19 units	287	2.6%
20 or more units	13	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2,411	22.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 47111
State: Tennessee
Land area: 307 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 36.5378, -86.0010